Statistics Publication Notice - Health and Care Series: Staff of Scottish Local Authority Social Work Services, 2007

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Annex A Table 4: Vacancies ( WTE) in Scottish Social Work Services by staff group: 2002 to 2007

Staff Group

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006 (2,3,4,6)

2007 (2,3,4,7)

Vacancies

Percent Vacancies (1)

Vacancies

Percent Vacancies (1)

Vacancies

Percent Vacancies (1)

Vacancies

Percent Vacancies (1)

Vacancies

Percent Vacancies (1)

Vacancies

Percent Vacancies (1)

Senior Managers, etc

127

8.6

132

7.8

164

8.1

214

10.6

191

9.6

174

8.4

Social Workers

564

12.3

603

12.8

558

10.9

502

9.5

400

7.5

399

7.4

Other Qualified Fieldwork Staff

209

10.3

241

10.6

222

11.2

220

8.9

209

8.0

236

9.2

Social Work/ OT Assistants

114

8.2

111

6.7

119

5.3

172

7.0

216

8.8

204

8.7

Home Care Staff & Managers

43

5.6

72

8.2

58

7.3

55

7.0

70

6.1

41

3.6

Other Domiciliary Staff

17

3.2

43

8.1

33

6.3

30

5.4

50

10.0

48

9.7

Day Care - Managers & Qualified Care Staff

87

5.8

91

6.0

78

5.1

113

6.9

99

6.5

101

6.7

Day Care - Care Staff

173

8.9

142

7.3

173

8.1

146

6.6

176

7.9

167

6.9

Residential - Managers & Qualified Care Staff

432

10.1

395

8.7

390

7.2

431

8.1

437

8.0

468

8.2

Residential - Care Staff

212

7.3

245

8.2

211

9.6

162

7.0

204

9.4

210

9.4

Support Staff

883

10.5

865

8.9

849

8.6

968

9.6

949

9.9

973

10.0

Trainee Social Workers (5)

-

-

-

-

5

2.6

17

11.3

Unknown

-

-

-

-

19

11.4

16

-

-

-

-

-

Total

2,861

9.6

2,940

9.1

2,874

8.5

3,027

8.6

3,007

8.6

3,037

8.5

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 prior to 2006).
(2 ) In 2006 and 2007, data for Dundee City was not provided. The data supplied for 2005 has been used.
(3) In 2006 and 2007, children and families vacancy data for City of Edinburgh was not provided. The 2005 data for children and families has been used.
(4) Vacancy data for Eilean Siar was not provided for 2006 and 2007, so 2005 figures have been used.
(5) In 2006, new staff category trainee social workers collected for the first time.
(6) In the October 2006 census, there was a change in methodology to eliminate the double counting of staff covering for absent staff. Therefore, 2006 figures are not comparable with previous years.
(7) Vacancy data for Glasgow City was not provided for 2007, so 2006 figures have been used instead.

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