Team Leader (Children and Families) - Family Resource Centre - SOA12622

JOB DESCRIPTION

Based within the Family Resource Centre, Wills Road, Ayr, you will provide leadership and improvement to support children and young people in South Ayrshire to start well, live well and age well. Working alongside Family Support Services and the Initial Response Team, you will provide support and supervision to a range of Social Work staff.

The Family Support and Initial Response Team provide specific and targeted support to protect and enhance the outcomes of children, young people and their families. As the Team Leader you will provide a “Duty Manager” role within the Initial Response Team.

As an innovative and creative individual, you will be a Qualified Social Worker with demonstrable experience in working within a Children and Families setting, have experience of promoting and developing staff, leading on improvement and driving a culture of learning and care within a Health and Social Care Partnership.

Our core values are dedicated and committed to support children and young people to remain at home with their families and sits under The Promise aligned to South Ayrshire Council’s Children’s Services priorities and planning.     

As part of our continued commitment to Service Improvement and your professional development opportunities will be provided to support you in this role through training, supervision and professional development.   

If you would like to find out more about this post and have an informal discussion please contact Andrew Craig, Service Manager on 01292 267675 or email: Andrew.craig@south-ayrshire.gov.uk

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RESPONSIBILITIES

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ABOUT US

South Ayrshire is at the heart of historic Ayrshire, with a wealth of local heritage and culture, first class leisure amenities, world-wide travel links, diverse landscapes and thriving communities.

Making a difference for our communities is at the heart of what we do and working with us means, you can use your skills, knowledge and experience to help us do just that. We currently employ around 6000 people to serve a population of more than 112,000 people located across a diverse area that includes the towns of Ayr, Girvan, Maybole, Prestwick and Troon as well as small rural villages, coastline and farmland.

We are an ambitious Council, and we aim to place people at the centre of everything we do as we look to deliver the best possible outcomes. We are ambitious for our communities too and our new Council Plan is based on priorities and outcomes that we believe will have the greatest impact on the wellbeing of our communities, our local economy, and our environment.

BENEFITS 

Here’s what we can offer! 

• Competitive salary
• Excellent pension scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement and enhanced leave scheme (purchase of up to 2 weeks’ holidays)
• Wellbeing initiatives and Occupational Health services
• A healthy environment supportive of work-life balance and caring responsibilities
• Car leasing scheme
• Discounts on major supermarkets and retailers, cinemas and gym memberships (including Council leisure facilities)
• Purchase of white goods and more via salary sacrifice
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Scotwest Credit Union

REQUIREMENTS

This post is considered to be Regulated Work with children and/or protected adults as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) (PVG) Act 2007. Accordingly, the preferred candidate will be required to become a member of the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme update if already a Scheme member, prior to any formal offer of employment being made. If you wish further information on the PVG Scheme you can visit the Disclosure Scotland website at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Interviews for this post are scheduled for 25/06/2026.

The grade of this post is Level 12.

The work style for this post is Hybrid Worker.

The successful candidate will be required to work flexibly between home and the office and the frequency for attending the office may vary depending on the exigencies of the service.