Team Leader - Fife, United Kingdom - Link Group Limited

Link Group Limited
Link Group Limited
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Fife, United Kingdom

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Tom O´Connor

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The purpose of the job is to provide leadership, support and supervision to a team of support workers whilst ensuring that objectives and targets are achieved, the service to individuals is co-ordinated and that appropriate policies and local procedures are in place.

The Team Leader is the first line manager and is responsible for ensuring the service is of high quality which meets all internal and external standards and reporting requirements.

The Team Leader will combine a thorough knowledge of social care practice and processes with first class leadership, staff support and development skills.


Working closely with the Service Manager, the Team Leader will use their extensive knowledge and experience to ensure the delivery of high quality, person-centred services to people we support.

They will also be expected to establish and develop effective working relationships with partner agencies and to actively promote opportunities for partnership working in order to deliver improved outcomes for the people we support.


About You


You will have a general good standard of education and a SVQ Social Services and Healthcare at SCQF Level 9 PLUS SVQ Care Services Leadership and Management SCQF Level 10 or ability to gain these qualifications within the required timescales.


You will be able to demonstrate experience of co-ordinating complex support arrangements combined with knowledge of social care and housing issues, welfare rights; benefits, procedures and entitlements.


You will have a sense of judgement and ability to take decisions and be responsible for them, with a flexible, practical and reliable approach.

You will be able to work flexible hours including evenings, weekends and public holidays.


For a comprehensive list of the essential and desirable criteria required for this post, please refer to the Job Specification in the Job information Pack above.


What's in it for you?

  • 35 days' holiday per year (inclusive of public holidays) pro rata plus additional 3 days pro rata after 3 years' service, with an opportunity to buy and sell holiday
- temporary enhanced business travel mileage allowance to support employees with increased fuel costs
- access to paid SVQ qualifications and a wide range of learning and development opportunities and funded Disclosure Scotland and Scottish Social Services Council memberships
- defined contribution pension scheme with generous employer contributions plus salary exchange and additional voluntary contribution options
- life assurance scheme providing death in service benefits to named beneficiaries
- healthcare cash plan for employees (and dependents) to support health and wellbeing plus discounts on shopping, restaurants, and other services
- employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate household dependants to support health, mental and financial well-being
- discounted travel schemes including cycle to work scheme, monthly bus pass scheme and travel ticket loan and much more


Successful applicants will be required to register with SSSC within 6 months of their start date.

Further Information

Closing Date:
midnight on Sunday 12 March 2023

Interview Date:
Interviews are being held on Tuesday 21 March 2023 at our office in Kirkcaldy
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