Table 18
Vacancies in Scottish Social Work Services, 2002 to 2005
WTEs by Staff Group
Staff Group | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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Vacancies | Percent Vacancies (1) | Vacancies | Percent Vacancies (1) | Vacancies | Percent Vacancies (1) | Vacancies | Percent Vacancies (1) |
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Senior Managers, etc | 127 | 8.6 | 132 | 7.8 | 164 | 8.1 | 214 | 10.6 |
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Social Workers | 564 | 12.3 | 603 | 12.8 | 558 | 10.9 | 502 | 9.5 |
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Other Qualified Fieldwork Staff | 209 | 10.3 | 241 | 10.6 | 222 | 11.2 | 220 | 8.9 |
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Social Work Assistants | 114 | 8.2 | 111 | 6.7 | 119 | 5.3 | 172 | 7.0 |
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Home Care Staff & Managers | 43 | 5.6 | 72 | 8.2 | 58 | 7.3 | 55 | 7.0 |
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Other Domiciliary Staff | 17 | 3.2 | 43 | 8.1 | 33 | 6.3 | 30 | 5.4 |
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Day Care - Managers & Qualified Care Staff | 87 | 5.8 | 91 | 6.0 | 78 | 5.1 | 113 | 6.9 |
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Day Care - Care Staff | 173 | 8.9 | 142 | 7.3 | 173 | 8.1 | 146 | 6.6 |
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Residential - Managers & Qualified Care Staff | 432 | 10.1 | 395 | 8.7 | 390 | 7.2 | 431 | 8.1 |
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Residential - Care Staff | 212 | 7.3 | 245 | 8.2 | 211 | 9.6 | 162 | 7.0 |
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Support Staff | 883 | 10.5 | 865 | 8.9 | 849 | 8.6 | 968 | 9.6 |
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Unknown | | | | | 19 | | 16 | |
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Total | 2,861 | 9.6 | 2,940 | 9.1 | 2,874 | 8.5 | 3,027 | 8.6 |
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Note:
(1) Percent vacancies = vacancies as a percentage of the staff complement - i.e. relevant WTE+vacancies. Relevant WTE excludes home care staff and secondments