Case Study: CatholicCare Tasmania achieves centralised data management and apprentice safety with Smartsheet

CatholicCare Tasmania Transforms Data Collection And Ensures Employee Safety

CatholicCare Tasmania is the social services arm of the Catholic Church in Tasmania that recently launched a building social enterprise, St Joseph Affordable Homes, and partners with Build Up Tassie to employ vulnerable youth as apprentices. Faced with fragmented spreadsheet‑based contract management and a duty‑of‑care challenge to monitor apprentices’ whereabouts and work hours, the organisation needed a simple, secure way to centralise data and ensure on‑site safety and compliance.

They deployed Smartsheet to centralise contracts and project management and to provide a smartphone check‑in/check‑out app with geolocation for apprentices, integrated with Zapier for real‑time updates. The result is faster access to contract details, stronger compliance and safety oversight (preventing excessive hours), clearer reporting for stakeholders including the Tasmanian government, significant time savings, and broader staff buy‑in as the organisation scales its apprentice program.

CatholicCare Tasmania

David Sakko

General Manager