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Table 10
Vacancies in Scottish Social Work Services, 2002-2004

WTEs by Staff Group

Staff Group

2002

2003

2004 (2)

Vacancies

Percent Vacancies (1)

Vacancies

Percent Vacancies (1)

Vacancies

Percent Vacancies (1)

Senior Managers, etc

127

8.6

132

7.8

146

7.3

Social Workers

564

12.3

603

12.8

557

10.9

Other Qualified Fieldwork Staff

209

10.3

241

10.6

217

10.9

Social Work Assistants

114

8.2

111

6.7

114

5.1

Home Care Staff & Managers

43

5.6

72

8.2

58

7.3

Other Domiciliary Staff

17

3.2

43

8.1

33

6.3

Day Care - Managers & Qualified Care Staff

87

5.8

91

6.0

61

4.0

Day Care - Care Staff

173

8.9

142

7.3

170

7.9

Residential - Managers & Qualified Care Staff

432

10.1

395

8.7

361

6.7

Residential - Care Staff

212

7.3

245

8.2

211

9.6

Support Staff

883

10.5

865

8.9

820

8.4

Total

2,861

9.6

2,940

9.1

2,874

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
(2) In 2004, there were 125 WTE vacancies with unknown posts.

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