Senior Autism Practitioner; Team Leader

Overview

Dalgety Bay — Fife Area Services. Full Time Position available 37 hours per week. Starting pay scale from £33,921 rising to £34,471 after probation, with progression to £36,344 pro rata at your own pace.

Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for these roles. Reference: SA1120.

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 mentoring and contribute to high-quality, person-centred support.

As the Senior Autism Practitioner in Fife Area, you will help ensure the successful delivery of a new service within Dalgety Bay. You will lead a team of dedicated Autism Practitioners, inspiring high-quality support for autistic people. You will coach and mentor the team to perform to the best of their ability.

You will use outstanding communication skills to collaborate with families, agencies and multi-disciplinary teams to implement and develop support plans designed to help individuals succeed in their day-to-day lives.

Actively involve yourself in the recruitment process and look for talented individuals who could strengthen the team. This role offers opportunities to gain experience in a different role, undertake additional 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 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

• 32 days holiday pro rata (which increases with 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

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 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.

For more information or an informal chat please contact Vanda Paton:

Closing Date 22 January 2026

Interview Dates Week of 26 January 2026

Registered charity number is SC009068