Fife Council
Team Manager Adult Services (Resources)
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Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing Monday 24 August 2026
Closing Date: Sunday 16 August 2026
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: FC10 £57,196.54 to £62,543.64
Working Pattern: 36 Hours per week
Location: Fife House, Glenrothes, Fife Wide and Blended working
Supporting Statement
As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply [https://www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/how-to-apply] section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked ‘upload resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement [http://www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement].
Job details
This is an exciting new service-wide leadership role with responsibility for managing our Service Improvement Team and driving innovation across workforce planning, recruitment and organisational development.
You will play a key role in shaping a sustainable workforce for the future by using workforce intelligence, data and innovative recruitment approaches to attract, retain and develop talented staff across Adult Services Resources.
A significant part of the role will involve leading the implementation and ongoing development of Total Mobile, ensuring workforce information is accurate, meaningful and effectively used to support operational and strategic decision-making.
In this role you will:
- Lead the Service Improvement Team and oversee key workforce functions.
- Develop and deliver innovative recruitment and retention strategies.
- Drive workforce sustainability and succession planning initiatives.
- Lead workforce intelligence, reporting and performance analysis.
- Oversee staff induction, onboarding and workforce development programmes.
- Coordinate annual training needs analysis and training compliance activity.
- Manage workforce investigations through our trained investigation pool.
- Work closely with Operational Team Managers to ensure workforce capacity aligns with service demand.
- Contribute to the delivery of Fife HSCP's Strategic Plan 2026–2029 through collaborative multi-agency working.
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The Person
You will have:
- Significant leadership and management experience within health, social care or a related environment.
- Experience of supervising, supporting and developing staff.
- Strong workload management, performance management and coaching skills.
- Excellent communication, relationship-building and partnership-working abilities.
- The ability to assess and manage risk and make sound, defensible decisions.
- A commitment to delivering safe, effective and person-centred services.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations and the Health and Social Care Standards.
You must hold or be willing to achieve:
- A relevant practice qualification accepted by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), including SVQ Social Services and Healthcare at SCQF Level 9 (or equivalent).
- A management qualification at SCQF Level 10 accepted by the SSSC.
- Registration with the SSSC is not currently required for this post.
This is an opportunity to join a forward-thinking service that is committed to innovation, continuous improvement and delivering excellent outcomes for the people of Fife.
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Further Information
- Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria Role Profile [https://www.fife.gov.uk/__data/assets/file/0015/41055/Team-Manager-Adult-Services-Resources-A4706.pdf]
- How We Work Matters - Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our How We Work Matters [https://www.fife.gov.uk/__data/assets/file/0014/40127/OD12-How-We-Work-Matters-Framework-2.pdf] behaviour framework for more information.
- Employee Benefits - Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services
- Directorate Information - Council Department information [https://www.fife.gov.uk/kb/docs/articles/council-and-democracy/council-departments#xd_co_f=MzBlNmFkMDAtYzRiZi00OTgyLWI3MjUtM2MxZWU1OWIwODQx~]
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- Alternative Formats - Job information can be made available in alternative formats, to make a request please email: transactions.recruitment@fife.gov.uk [transactions.recruitment@fife.gov.uk]
- AI - We recognise that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used by many people when they are applying for jobs and preparing for interview. Candidate guidance on the use of AI in the recruitment process is available here [https://www.fife.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0028/94771/AI-and-Recruitment-Candidate-Guidance.pdf]
For Further Information Please Contact : Dafydd.McIntosh@fife.gov.uk
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