Staff of Scottish Social Work Services, 2000 and 2001
Numbers and WTEs by Staff Group

Table 6

Staff Group

2000

2001

Number

WTE

% WTE

Number

WTE

% WTE

Senior Managers etc

1,469

1,416

4.1

1,537

1,479

4.3

Social Workers

4,286

3,894

11.4

4,251

3,873

11.2

Other Qualified Fieldwork Staff

1,802

1,592

4.7

1,762

1,568

4.5

Social Work Assistants

1,147

999

2.9

1,270

1,086

3.1

Home Care Staff & Managers

15,311

8,837

25.9

15,817

9,031

26.0

Other Domiciliary Staff

625

472

1.4

544

413

1.2

Day Care - Managers & Qualified Care Staff

1,465

1,337

3.9

1,622

1,447

4.2

Day Care - Care Staff

2,240

1,902

5.6

2,153

1,797

5.2

Residential - Managers & Qualified Care Staff

4,095

3,631

10.6

4,614

4,023

11.6

Residential - Care Staff

3,755

3,011

8.8

3,279

2,607

7.5

Support Staff

8,647

7,004

20.5

8,880

7,294

21.0

Secondments

66

66

0.2

67

67

0.2

Total

44,090

34,161

100.0

45,796

34,683

100.0