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Senior Autism Practitioner (Team Leader), Fife Area Services

Lumphinans & Lochgelly

1 x Full-Time Position available – 37 hours per week

Salary: Starting at £33,921, with the opportunity to progress to £36,344 at your own pace.

Reference: SA790

Be Here, Be You, Create 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 with 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.

As the Senior Autism Practitioner, you’ll ensure the successful delivery of our services in our Fife Area Service. Leading a team of dedicated Autism Practitioners, you will inspire them to provide a high-quality support service to autistic individuals. You will coach and mentor them to ensure they perform to the best of their ability.
 
Using your outstanding communication skills, you’ll collaborate with agencies, multi-disciplinary teams and families to implement support plans 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 undertake exceptional training and lead a hard-working team to success. 
 
To be considered for this diverse role, you must have: 
 
- Experience gained within a supervisory and/or management role 
- 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
- A good level of IT literacy, including MS Word and Excel 

As part of your role, you will be required to undertake shift work, including weekends, evenings and required for on-call, so flexibility towards working hours is key. 

Why Join Us?

We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package which has something for everyone! See more about our colleague benefits on our website.
 
This post is subject to a PVG Disclosure check. All new employees must have applied to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within 3 months of starting in post. Scottish Autism covers all the costs of PVG membership and SSSC Registration for employees.

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.

Closing Date – 13th June 2025

Interview Dates – 24th / 25th June

Registered charity number is SC(phone number removed)