Senior Autism Practitioner (Team Leader)
Fife Area Services - Dalgety Bay
Full Time Position available – 37 hours per week
Pay Scale:
Starting at £33, rising to £34, after probation. Opportunity to progress to £36, at your own pace (pro rata)
Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for these roles
Reference: SA
Embracing difference, leading change
Are you ready to take the next step in your social care career? Whether you’re an experienced supervisor or looking to move into a leadership role, this is your opportunity to make a real difference as a Senior Autism Practitioner within Scottish Autism’s Fife Area Services.
You’ll be part of a strong, supportive team of Senior Autism Practitioners, bringing together over 50 years of combined experience. This wealth of knowledge creates a collaborative environment where you'll receive exceptional mentoring and contribute to high-quality person-centred support.
About the Role
As the Senior Autism Practitioner in Fife Area, you will have the exciting opportunity to ensure the successful delivery of a new service within Dalgety Bay. Leading a team of dedicated Autism Practitioners, you will inspire them to provide a consistent, high-quality support service to autistic people. You will coach and mentor them to ensure they perform to the best of their ability.
Using your outstanding communication skills, you’ll collaborate closely with families, agencies and multi-disciplinary teams to implement and further develop support plans designed to help individuals succeed in their day-to-day lives.
Actively involving yourself in the recruitment process, you will always be on the lookout for talented individuals who could make the team even stronger.
This is a superb opportunity to gather experience of a different role, to undertake additional training and lead a hard-working team to success.
About You
To be considered for this diverse role, you must have:
1. Experience gained within a supervisory and/or management role
2. A health and social care qualification, or the willingness to gain an SVQ Level 4 in health & social care and Leadership and Management for Care Services (LMC) qualification provided by the organisation
3. A good level of IT literacy, including MS Word and Excel
4. Flexibility to work varied shifts, including weekends, evenings and participation in regular on call for the area. Can be discussed further at interview.
5. Full UK Driving License essential
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Valuing diversity and promoting equal opportunities is at the heart of our vision, mission, and values. We encourage and welcome applications from people with lived experience of autism.