Annex A Table 3: Staff of Scottish Social Work Services (number and WTE) by staff group: 2005 to 2008 (1)
Staff Group | 2005 (2) | 2006 (2-6) | 2007 (3,7,8) | 2008 (9) |
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Number | WTE | % WTE | Number | WTE | % WTE | Number | WTE | % WTE | Number | WTE | % WTE |
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Senior Managers, etc | 1,874 | 1,805 | 4.2% | 1,878 | 1,801 | 4.4% | 1,992 | 1,897 | 4.3% | 2,051 | 1,959 | 4.4% |
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Social Workers | 5,191 | 4,760 | 11.2% | 5,415 | 4,946 | 12.0% | 5,504 | 4,986 | 11.3% | 5,599 | 5,072 | 11.5% |
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Other Qualified Fieldwork Staff | 2,539 | 2,259 | 5.3% | 2,720 | 2,398 | 5.8% | 2,643 | 2,320 | 5.2% | 2,694 | 2,343 | 5.3% |
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Social Work/ OT Assistants | 2,620 | 2,290 | 5.4% | 2,625 | 2,231 | 5.4% | 2,423 | 2,156 | 4.9% | 2,528 | 2,240 | 5.1% |
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Home Care Staff & Managers | 16,924 | 11,014 | 25.9% | 16,489 | 10,272 | 24.8% | 18,911 | 12,661 | 28.6% | 18,662 | 12,491 | 28.2% |
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Other Domiciliary Staff | 654 | 516 | 1.2% | 621 | 451 | 1.1% | 571 | 444 | 1.0% | 577 | 432 | 1.0% |
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Day Care - Managers & Qualified Care Staff | 1,721 | 1,512 | 3.6% | 1,641 | 1,416 | 3.4% | 1,637 | 1,402 | 3.2% | 1,711 | 1,457 | 3.3% |
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Day Care - Care Staff | 2,570 | 2,052 | 4.8% | 2,654 | 2,050 | 5.0% | 3,019 | 2,265 | 5.1% | 3,026 | 2,233 | 5.0% |
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Residential - Managers & Qualified Care Staff | 5,652 | 4,874 | 11.4% | 6,176 | 5,035 | 12.2% | 6,494 | 5,237 | 11.8% | 6,545 | 5,240 | 11.8% |
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Residential - Care Staff (4) | 2,850 | 2,145 | 5.0% | 2,755 | 1,960 | 4.7% | 2,764 | 2,019 | 4.6% | 2,784 | 2,040 | 4.6% |
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Support Staff | 11,170 | 9,148 | 21.5% | 10,606 | 8,594 | 20.8% | 10,739 | 8,722 | 19.7% | 10,621 | 8,630 | 19.5% |
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Trainee Social Workers | - | - | - | 196 | 190 | 0.5% | 140 | 134 | 0.3% | 83 | 81 | 0.2% |
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Secondments | 48 | 46 | 0.1% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Unknown | 195 | 173 | 0.4% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Total | 54,008 | 42,593 | 100.0% | 53,776 | 41,343 | 100.0% | 56,837 | 44,243 | 100.0% | 56,881 | 44,219 | 100.0% |
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Notes:
(1) Staff numbers may fluctuate over time as a result of various factors, including changes in the way services are provided and changes in the number of vacancies. Please refer to Background Notes for further information.
(2) 2005 and 2006 information for Residential Care Staff cannot be directly compared to data prior to this because of post re-classification.
(3) In 2006 and 2007, data for Dundee City was not provided. The data supplied for 2005 has been used as this was the most recent available.
(4) In 2006, children and families data for City of Edinburgh was not provided. The 2005 data for children and families has been used.
(5) In 2006, new staff category trainee social workers collected for the first time and secondments were excluded. Therefore, not directly comparable with previous years.
(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) In 2007, data for Eilean Siar was not provided.. The data supplied for 2006 has been used.
(8) In October 2007, Glasgow provided figures for homecare staff for the first time. Therefore, totals for 2007 are not comparable with previous years. The WTE for 2007 excluding Glasgow's home care is 41,850.
(9) 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.