Staff of Scottish Social Work Services, 2008
Table 17: Main Focus of Service Provision by Staff Group, Number and WTE(1,2)
Staff Group | Main Focus of Service Provision |
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Community based (incl. fieldwork) | Administrative/support service | Residential | Home care | Day service | Criminal Justice/work with offenders | Hospital/hospice/clinic |
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Total | WTE | Total | WTE | Total | WTE | Total | WTE | Total | WTE | Total | WTE | Total | WTE |
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Senior Managers, etc | 909 | 872 | 698 | 664 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 7 |
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Social Workers | 4,633 | 4,171 | 24 | 22 | 38 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 297 | 278 | 192 | 172 |
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Other Qualified Fieldwork Staff | 2,165 | 1,862 | 67 | 65 | 33 | 32 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 21 | 145 | 122 | 6 | 5 |
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Social Work/ OT Assistants | 2,016 | 1,775 | 59 | 49 | 128 | 118 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 27 | 53 | 50 | 35 | 33 |
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Home Care Staff & Managers | 49 | 45 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 17,603 | 11,670 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Other Domiciliary Staff | 110 | 88 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 26 | 324 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Day Care - Managers & Qualified Care Staff | 32 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 1,542 | 1,298 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Day Care - Care Staff | 128 | 63 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 110 | 86 | 2,435 | 1,828 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 23 |
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Residential - Managers & Qualified Care Staff | 50 | 46 | 6 | 6 | 6,191 | 4,913 | 45 | 38 | 34 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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Residential - Care Staff | 81 | 56 | 3 | 2 | 2,434 | 1,761 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Support Staff | 1,599 | 1,304 | 4,889 | 4,268 | 1,718 | 1,247 | 236 | 189 | 1,150 | 755 | 41 | 34 | 15 | 13 |
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Trainee Social Workers | 73 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Total | 11,845 | 10,384 | 5,777 | 5,100 | 10,662 | 8,208 | 18,361 | 12,247 | 5,278 | 4,007 | 588 | 532 | 289 | 253 |
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Staff Group | Main Focus of Service Provision | Total | WTE |
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School/education setting | Housing support | Care at home | Other | Unknown |
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Total | WTE | Total | WTE | Total | WTE | Total | WTE | Total | WTE |
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Senior Managers, etc | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 207 | 194 | 124 | 120 | 2,051 | 1,959 |
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Social Workers | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 49 | 335 | 321 | 5,599 | 5,072 |
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Other Qualified Fieldwork Staff | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 28 | 202 | 189 | 2,694 | 2,343 |
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Social Work/ OT Assistants | 5 | 4 | 44 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 133 | 122 | 2,528 | 2,240 |
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Home Care Staff & Managers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 451 | 341 | 1 | 1 | 521 | 407 | 18,662 | 12,491 |
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Other Domiciliary Staff | 0 | 0 | 35 | 25 | 42 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 577 | 432 |
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Day Care - Managers & Qualified Care Staff | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 85 | 79 | 1,711 | 1,457 |
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Day Care - Care Staff | 119 | 64 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 124 | 3,026 | 2,233 |
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Residential - Managers & Qualified Care Staff | 48 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 150 | 6,545 | 5,240 |
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Residential - Care Staff | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 175 | 2,784 | 2,040 |
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Support Staff | 19 | 13 | 250 | 231 | 7 | 7 | 147 | 124 | 550 | 447 | 10,621 | 8,630 |
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Trainee Social Workers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 83 | 81 |
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Total | 208 | 142 | 417 | 380 | 511 | 395 | 450 | 406 | 2,495 | 2,164 | 56,881 | 44,219 |
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Notes:
(1) In 2008 data for Dumfries and Galloway was not provided. The data supplied for 2007 has been used as this was the most recent available.
(2) Staff numbers may fluctuate over time as a result of various factors, including changes in the way services are provided and changes in the numbers of vacancies. Please refer to Background Notes for further information.