Team Leader - Fife

If you’re looking for the next step on your career in social care, you’ve just discovered it.

Team Leader– £31,515.50 per annum (£16.79 per hour).

Hours: 36 hours per week

Location: Mercury House, Riccarton Hub, Research Avenue North, Edinburgh, EH14 4AP

***Benefits: 32 days annual leave, rising to 37 with service, up to 8% pension contribution, perks at work, £600 refer a friend and much more! ***

About Fife Services

At Capability Scotland, Fife Services we support adults with physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sensory impairment, to live independently within their own homes and small residential services in Dunfermline, Rosyth and Glenrothes. Our days are filled with laughter, with a focus on activities, on-site and externally. From football or shopping day trips to motor sports, our service prides itself on being customer led.

Our closeknit team of Team Leaders, help our support staff to provide 24-hour support 7 days a week, and they require a motivated and enthusiastic leader to join the team.

Maybe you are an experienced Team Leader, Senior Support Worker or Support Worker with transferable experience, looking to advance your career.

About the Role

We are looking to recruit a Team Leader who will work alongside a small group of team leaders to 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 activities
• Health and Safety
• Compiling and checking Care and Support plans for customers
• Management of medicines procedures
• Financial management for customers (dependent on service)
• Liaising with families, health and care professionals and social workers
• Sleepovers & on-call support (dependent on service – if appropriate additional payments are provided)

Hours: We have a set shift pattern, 36 hours rotational, typically, Mon to Fri 9am to 4pm with an early shift one week, a late shift the next week and a working on call weekend approximately every 4th week. Which is planned in advance, enabling you to plan life outside of work responsibilities.

Location: Office address is - Units 4 & 16 John Smith Business Park, 1 Begg Road, Kirkcaldy, KY2 6HD - services are based in Dunfermline, Rosyth & Glenrothes.

Other: A driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential for this role. This role does NOT qualify for skilled worker visa.

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 4, 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 - £31,515.50 per annum (£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
• £600 refer a friend scheme

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 - Day Services - Job D

For more information on this role, you can contact Mhairi Coulston mhairi.coulston@Capability.Scot using reference CS130526

Closing date – 27th May 2026

We 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 Information

Capability 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.

***Please note that we do not offer Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship, if you require this to commit to this role long term, please do not apply. If we are in a position to offer sponsorship in the future our adverts will be updated to reflect this***