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Caseworker numbers reflect frontline caseworkers and caseworker specialists across the community services spectrum, including those working in statutory child protection and out-of-home care. The figures do not include management staff associated with caseworkers.
This is the number of full-time equivalent caseworkers funded in the FACS Budget.
Department of Communities and Justice
Not applicable
Not applicable
Nil
FACS human resources system
Actual FTE refers to the number of full-time equivalent caseworkers working in a given reference period, excluding those on extended or parental leave or occupying positions funded by specific time-limited funding. Helpline time limited roles are included and caseworkers on temporary secondments to other roles are excluded.
Department of Communities and Justice
Not applicable
Not applicable
Nil
FACS human resources system
The number of vacancies represents the difference between the funded FTE and actual FTE during the reference period.
Department of Communities and Justice
Not applicable
Not applicable
Nil
FACS human resources system
The number of vacancies represents the difference between the funded FTE and actual FTE during the reference period in percentage. The '-' symbol is used for Vacancies % where the number of Funded FTE is less than the number of Actual FTE.
Department of Communities and Justice
Not applicable
Not applicable
Nil
FACS human resources system
The newly funded positions available for caseworkers from the 2017-18 FACS budget.
FACS received additional funding from the 2017-18 State budget to recruit more caseworker positions in FACS Districts, FACS Child Protection Helpline and Join Investigation Response Teams/Investigation Response Team (JIRT/JCPR) in 2017-18 and 2018-19.
From the first quarter of 2018/19, Joint Investigation Response Teams (JIRT) have been renamed as Joint Child Protection Response (JCPR) teams to better reflect the collaborative efforts between FACS, NSW Health and NSW Police to strength the future of the Program.
Department of Communities and Justice
Not applicable
Not applicable
Nil
FACS human resources system
These are identified positions reported below the line as increased Headcount when filled for the first time. When these are all filled or at the end of the year the full time equivalent (FTE) of this headcount is included in the reported Caseworker numbers.
Department of Communities and Justice
Not applicable
Not applicable
Nil
FACS human resources system
03 Jul 2024