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Statistics Publication Notice Health and Care Series: Staff of Scottish Local Authority Social Work Services, 2008

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Staff of Scottish Social Work Services, 2008

Table 3: Percentages of staff by Ethnic Group and Disability (1,2)

Staff Group

Percentage of staff

by Ethnic Group

by Declaration of having a disability

White

Minority

Not known/ Not disclosed

Total

Yes

No

Not known/ Not disclosed

Total

Senior Managers, etc

84.2

0.9

14.9

2,051

1.8

75.5

22.7

2,051

Social Workers

77.8

1.9

20.3

5,599

2.6

73.8

23.7

5,599

Other Qualified Fieldwork Staff

78.8

1.2

20.0

2,694

2.9

75.1

22.0

2,694

Social Work/ OT Assistants

81.4

1.2

17.4

2,528

2.9

78.8

18.3

2,528

Home Care Staff & Managers

81.0

0.6

18.4

18,662

0.6

78.2

21.3

18,662

Other Domiciliary Staff

73.5

0.9

25.6

577

0.5

76.8

22.7

577

Day Care - Managers & Qualified Care Staff

87.8

1.8

10.4

1,711

1.3

80.4

18.3

1,711

Day Care - Care Staff

76.8

0.9

22.4

3,026

1.8

68.5

29.7

3,026

Residential - Managers & Qualified Care Staff

82.4

1.4

16.2

6,545

1.4

77.1

21.6

6,545

Residential - Care Staff

74.9

1.1

24.0

2,784

1.4

67.2

31.4

2,784

Support Staff

82.1

1.2

16.7

10,621

3.7

75.4

20.9

10,621

Trainee Social Workers

66.3

2.4

31.3

83

0.0

65.1

34.9

83

Total

80.7

1.1

18.3

56,881

1.8

75.8

22.3

56,881

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.

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