Scottish Autism
Senior Autism Practitioner (Team Leader) - Edinburgh and Lothian Area
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Senior Autism Practitioner (Team Leader)
Edinburgh and Lothian Area Services
2 Part time positions available: 32 hour per week and 30 hours per week (weekly hours could vary slightly for suitable candidate)
Reference: SA1205
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of autistic people? Do you have leadership skills and a desire to mentor and develop others? If so, this could be the role for you!
In Lothian, you’ll join a dynamic and forward-thinking management team that’s always evolving – consistently innovating to shape stronger, more responsive support teams. Together, we deliver a diverse range of services, including Residential, Day Opportunities, Housing Support, and Outreach. With pride, we support 43 autistic people to live happy, healthy, and fulfilling lives. As the Senior Autism Practitioner, you’ll ensure the successful delivery of our services in our Lothian 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.
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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.
We are looking for someone with an outgoing personality, excellent communication skills, a dynamic and proactive mindset, and the ability to use your initiative. You should be a creative problem solver, who can think on your feet and adapt to changing situations.
Successful candidates will 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 strong level of IT literacy, including MS Word and Excel
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As part of your role, you will be required to undertake shift work, including weekends, evenings, and be 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 HERE
This post is subject to a PVG Disclosure check. All new colleagues 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.
For more information contact: Services Manager Yvonne Veitch via email Yvonne.Veitch@scottishautism.org
Closing Date – 21st July 2026
Registered charity number is SC009068
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