Scottish Government

Staff

Vacancies

Total posts

Full time

Part time WTE ²

Total WTE ²

% change since 2002

Total WTE ²

% change since 2002

% of total staff+vacs

Total WTE

% change since 2002

Fieldwork staff

Service Managers

77

1

78

50

1

-67

1

79

44

Team Leaders/Managers

187

8

195

17

22

22

10

217

18

Senior Social Workers

301

24

325

-3

34

17

9

359

-2

Main Grade Social Workers

1,310

197

1,507

3

297

20

16

1,804

6

Advocacy/ Rights Staff

7

3

10

43

2

-50

17

12

9

Other Qualified Fieldwork Staff

293

27

320

40

51

96

14

371

46

SW Assistants

414

54

468

40

35

-19

7

503

33

Support Services ¹

683

155

838

25

74

10

8

912

24

Total

3,272

468

3,740

15

514

18

12

4,254

15

Daycare staff

Unit Managers

34

1

35

9

4

33

10

39

11

Assistant Unit Managers

26

5

31

-30

1

0

3

32

-29

Other Qualified Care Staff

224

47

271

8

15

67

5

286

10

Care Staff

75

26

101

25

10

100

9

111

29

Support Services ¹

40

23

63

66

11

450

15

74

85

Ancillary Staff

16

35

51

6

5

0

9

56

6

Total

415

137

552

12

46

84

8

598

15

Residential staff

Unit Managers

124

2

126

16

10

-57

7

136

3

Assistant Unit Managers

97

4

101

6

38

-3

27

139

4

Residential Resource Worker

137

32

169

30

44

69

21

213

37

Other Qualified Care Staff

777

212

989

6

105

-38

10

1,094

0

Care Staff

381

103

484

-7

44

-15

8

528

-8

Support Services ¹

33

29

62

44

12

-45

16

74

14

Ancillary Staff

58

65

123

-6

47

-4

28

170

-6

Total

1,607

446

2,053

5

300

-21

13

2,353

1

Total (all children's social care staff)

5,294

1,051

6,346

11

860

2

12

7,206

10