Children's Social Work Statistics 2002-03

TABLE 29 CHILDREN'S SOCIAL CARE STAFF AND VACANCIES IN LOCAL AUTHORITIES BY STAFF TYPE AND MODE OF EMPLOYMENT

	Staff				Vacancies
	Full time	Part time WTE ²	Total WTE ²	% change since 2001	Total WTE ²	% change since 2001	% of total staff+vacs
Fieldwork staff
Service Managers	51	1	52	13	3	200	5
Team Leaders/Managers	158	8	166	6	18	64	10
Senior Social Workers	313	23	336	7	29	0	8
Main Grade Social Workers	1279	183	1462	2	247	35	14
Advocacy/ Rights Staff	4	3	7	-13	4	-	36
Other Qualified Fieldwork Staff	210	18	228	34	26	24	10
SW Assistants	287	47	334	10	43	153	11
Support Services ¹	568	103	671	3	67	12	9
Total	2870	384	3254	6	436	36	12
Daycare staff
Unit Managers	31	1	32	-18	3	0	9
Assistant Unit Managers	41	3	44	-4	1	-	2
Other Qualified Care Staff	203	47	250	-6	9	-31	3
Care Staff	55	26	81	-42	5	-72	6
Support Services ¹	18	20	38	27	2	-33	5
Ancillary Staff	16	32	48	-41	5	-62	9
Total	364	129	493	*-18*	25	*-49*	5
Residential staff
Unit Managers	108	1	109	-11	23	44	17
Assistant Unit Managers	91	4	95	-27	39	70	29
Residential Resource Worker	117	13	130	3	26	44	17
Other Qualified Care Staff	755	174	929	3	169	36	15
Care Staff	410	112	522	-5	52	21	9
Support Services ¹	20	23	43	-7	22	175	34
Ancillary Staff	67	64	131	0	49	36	27
Total	1568	391	1959	-2	381	43	16

Note : (1) Includes Admin/ Clerical staff
Note : (2) WTE = whole time equivalent i.e. total number of staff if everyone worked 37 hours

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