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STAFF OF SCOTTISH LOCAL AUTHORITY SOCIAL WORK SERVICES, 2003
2. Summary
- There were 39,429 whole time equivalent (WTE) staff employed by Scottish local authority social work services in October 2003. This represented an increase of 8% from the 2002 total ( table 1).
- The 39,429 WTE staff in October 2003 corresponded to 7.8 staff per 1,000 population. The number of staff per 1,000 population was highest in the island councils (17.5 in Orkney Islands, 15.6 in Eilean Siar and 14.2 in Shetland Islands), and lowest in Dumfries and Galloway (3.5), East Dunbartonshire (5.1) and Moray (5.2) ( table 2).
- Twenty-nine percent of staff employed by Scottish local authority social work services in October 2003 were domiciliary staff (mainly home carers) and 28% were fieldwork staff. A further 16% worked in residential establishments for adults and 9% were located in day centres for adults ( table 3).
- Almost two thirds of staff (63%) provided services for adults, a further 16% provided services for children and 4% provided services for offenders. Ten percent of staff were attributed to generic provision, providing services for more than one client group (table 4).
- The majority (85%) of all staff in 2003 were female. This proportion was highest for staff providing services for adults, where 89% were female, and lowest for staff providing services for offenders (61%) ( table 4).
- There were a reported 2,940 vacancies in Scottish Local Authority Social Work Services in October 2003. Of these, 603 were for qualified social workers ( table 10).
- Nine percent of staff were under 30 years of age, while 35% were over 50 ( table 11).
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