Duplicate of Team Leader - Children's Residential Services

If you’re looking for the next step on your career in social care, you’ve just discovered it.Team Leader– £32,391.00 paHours: 37 hours per week Location: Stanmore House Residential, Stanmore Road, Lanark, ML11 7RRAbout Stanmore Residential & Life Skills ServiceStanmore House Residential acts as both a boarding element to Stanmore House School and a residential and respite service for the children of Scotland. The young people we support are aged between 5 & 20 with a variety of complex disabilities.  We support them to live independently in our bright, fully adapted, residential & school campus based in the outskirts of Lanark.Our amazing life skills service, supports young people up to age of 26, in a mock-home set up, to learn life skills such as cooking, domestic tasks and money management to prepare them for independent living.  About the Role  We are looking to recruit a Team Leader who will support our Service Manager in managing our team.  As an experienced social care practitioner, you will ensure that our people continue to receive exceptional, person-centred support we provide by being responsible for: Rota management Staff management, supervision, recruitment, and development Managing customer activitiesHealth and SafetyCompiling and checking Care and Support plans for customersManagement of medicines proceduresFinancial management for customers (dependent on service)Liaising with families, health and care professionals and social workersSleepovers & on-call support (dependent on service – if appropriate additional payments are provided)  Location – Stanmore House Residential, Stanmore Road, Lanark, ML11 7RRHours – 37 hours per week, shift working with on-call therefore a flexible approach to working is required.Experience/qualifications/key skills required Experience of working in a similar role and environment is desirable as is a willingness to take on any personal development opportunities. You should have a care related SVQ Level 3, or the willingness to gain this qualification in a given timescale. You should have good interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team and on your own initiative.  Working with Capability Scotland brings you lots of benefits: Competitive salary - £32,391.00 pa (£16.79 per hour).We offer a fully funded SVQ – a qualification which is yours for life.32 days holidays per year, increasing to 37 with service.Free PVG checks throughout your employment.Up to 8% company contribution pension scheme.Up to 3 x annual salary death in service.Perks at Work – shopping discount scheme.Cycle to work scheme.24/7 employee assistance programme.Working for us means you would qualify for Blue Light & Concert for Carer discounts*Benefits are subject to contractual terms.We are One Voice, One Charity, One Spirit, #OneCapability. Want to be part of this? Apply now. Applying to join Capability Scotland is easy. At the bottom of this advert, you can submit your CV and a covering letter directly to the hiring manager. If shortlisted, you’ll then hear from us within three weeks of the noted closing date. We’ll invite successful candidates to an interview so we can learn more about what makes each other tick, in a safe and secure way.A full job description of this role is available by clicking here: Team Leader (Res Resp)For more information on this role, you can contact Karen on 01555 665041 ext. 2369 / Karen.Graham@Capability.Scot using reference CS0411261Closing date –  18th Nov 2026We reserve the right to close or extend this vacancy dependent on the number of applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.General InformationCapability Scotland is committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone. A copy of Capability Scotland’s Equality and Diversity Policy is available upon request from the HR Team.Due to the high volume of applications expected, we advise that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Thank you for your interest and for taking the time to apply to work with us.This post is subject to membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and a satisfactory PVG Scheme Record/Update. The successful candidate will be required to undergo the appropriate Disclosure Scotland vetting checks prior to appointment.