Scottish Autism
Senior Autism Practitioner (Team Leader) - Fife Area Services, Glenrothes
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Senior Autism Practitioner (Team Leader) - Fife Area Services, Glenrothes
Senior Autism Practitioner (Team Leader)Fife Area Services - GlenrothesFull Time Position available – 37 hours per week Pay Scale:
Starting at £34,939 rising to £35,505 after engagement. Opportunity to progress to £37,434 at your own pace Embracing difference, leading change Can you coach, lead, and develop a team of Autism Practitioners to support an autistic young man to shape their new service in their own home? 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 RoleAs the Senior Autism Practitioner in Fife Area, you will have the exciting opportunity to ensure the successful delivery of a new service within Glenrothes. 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.
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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 liaise with Services manager to recruit new, talented autism practitioners to support this new service.
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:
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 Flexibility to work varied shifts, including weekends, evenings and participation in regular on call for the area. Can be discussed further at interview. Full UK Driving License essential
View the full Job Description HERE Scottish Autism offers you:We are proud to offer a comprehensive colleague benefits package which includes a competitive salary and a personalised learning pathway for all. We keep it simple with 3 pay points which you progress at your pace as you develop.
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32 days holiday pro rata (which increases with your length of service) Sector leading training from day one, including fully funded support to complete your necessary SVQ Non-contributory life assurance scheme Workplace Pension (Employer matched up to 9%) Discount platform Employee Assistance Programme.
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 employees must have applied to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within 3 months of starting in post and be registered within 6 months. Scottish Autism cover all the costs of PVG membership and SSSC Registration for employees.For more information or an informal chat please contact Services Manager, Andrea McComiskie: Andrea.McComiskie@scottishautism.org
Closing Date: 10th July 2026Interview Dates – 15th and 16th July 2026 Registered charity number is SC009068
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