BANKSIA HILL DETENTION CENTRE — STAFFING
628. Hon PETER COLLIER to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Corrective Services:
(1) What is
the current approved full-time equivalent for principal officer, senior
officer, prison officer, vocational support officer and other staff at Banksia
Hill Detention Centre?
(2) What are the current vacancies for each of the approved
FTE referred to in (1)?
(3) How many resignations have there been for each of
the approved FTE referred to in (1) since 1 January 2022?
Hon MATTHEW SWINBOURN
replied:
I thank the member for some notice of the question. The
answer is contained in tabular form and I seek leave to have the response
incorporated into Hansard.
[Leave
granted for the following material to be incorporated.]
(1)–(3)
Refer to table below:
�Position/Rank
|
Approved FTE **
|
Substantive FTE
|
Vacancies
|
From 1/1 – 31/7/2021
|
New hires: Permanent
|
New hires: Fixed term
|
Resignations
|
Other*
|
54.0
|
44.6
|
-9.4
|
4
|
7
|
4 FTE / 4 employees
|
Principal Officer
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Senior Officer
|
18.0
|
12.4
|
-5.6
|
0
|
0
|
3.5 FTE / 4 officers
|
Unit Manager
|
22.0
|
17.2
|
-4.8
|
0
|
0
|
1 FTE / 1 officer
|
Prison Officer
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Vocational Support Officer
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Youth Custodial Officer
|
213.0
|
196.1
|
-16.9
|
39
|
0
|
23.6 FTE / 24 officers
|
TOTAL
|
307
|
270.3
|
-36.7
|
43
|
7
|
32.1 FTE / 33 officers
|
Note:
Except for the Senior Officer, the positions requested don't exist
under the Youth Custodial Agreement. The Youth Custodial Agreement provides for
Senior Youth Custodial Officers, Unit Managers and Youth Custodial Officers.
*
Does not include educational employees
**
The approved staffing (FTE) level is for a population of 215 detainees. As of
10 August 2022 the current population is 87.