PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga/6X
Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 2
Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Conflict Airborne Conflict; Deviation - Track / Heading All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance
Human Factors
ZZZ Tower departed Aircraft X on a 040 heading off of Runway XX; with a VFR target southwest bound; basically opposite direct of Aircraft X at 025. I issued the traffic; and told Aircraft X to expect higher once he passed the unknown VFR traffic. I then saw the VFR traffic begin to descend. I called ZZZ Tower to request control of Aircraft X in order to turn the aircraft to the east to avoid conflict. The Ground Controller told me he was answering the line for the Local Controller because he was busy; and gave me control. I issued a 070 heading to Aircraft X; then almost immediately Aircraft Z; departed on a 060 heading off of ZZZ. I turned Aircraft X on a 080 or a 090 heading to give myself divergent headings with Aircraft Z. Called ZZZ and told them to turn Aircraft Z; but they said they already switched Aircraft Z. I then turned Aircraft Y on a northwest heading to avoid a separation loss. I would recommend ZZZ Tower waits to switch aircraft to departure until all conflicts with aircraft appearing to join their downwind are resolved; Aircraft X was departed and switched right into a VFR target.
TRACON Controller reported that a VFR aircraft departed into the face of an IFR aircraft arrival; inbound to the same airport