At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a dedicated team to provide high-quality support for autistic individuals.
- Company: Join a friendly and passionate social care team in Lanark.
- Benefits: Competitive salary with opportunities for progression and professional development.
- Other info: Dynamic role with training opportunities and a supportive work environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the lives of autistic adults while growing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in social care management and a passion for coaching others.
The predicted salary is between 25639 - 31337 £ per year.
Full 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.
Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for these roles.
Embracing difference, leading change
Are you looking for your next step in your social care career? Are you a dynamic leader who thrives on building strong relationships, adapting to new challenges, and bringing out the best in others? If you're passionate about coaching and developing teams to grow and succeed together, this is your opportunity to lead with purpose and make a lasting impact.
Join our friendly and dedicated team as Senior Autism Practitioner in Lanark within our South West Area Services. Across our South West Area Services, we support 48 autistic adults across several welcoming locations. Our care is tailored to each person's needs, including Housing Support, residential care, and transitional assessment services. You'll be joining a warm, dedicated team that's passionate about making a real difference and always looking for ways to grow and improve.
About the Role
As the Senior Autism Practitioner, you'll ensure the successful delivery of each person's service across our South West Services. 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. 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 always be on the lookout for talented individuals who could make the team even stronger. 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 within social care
- Demonstrated experience in supporting autistic people
- Experience coaching and mentoring colleagues
- A health and social care qualification, or the willingness to gain an SVQ Level 4 in health
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