Team Leader - Children's Services

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

Team Leader– £13,131.45 pa (£16.79)Hours: 1 x 15 hours per week Location: Craigmillar - 11 Harewood Road, Edinburgh, EH16 4NT

We are currently recruiting a Team Leader to work in our weekend services for children and young people with additional supports needs in Edinburgh. The role includes providing fun, meaningful activities such as baking, arts and crafts, games, sports, trips in the community and outdoor play to support young people to have lots of fun! Our 4 hour sessions run on a Saturday and Sunday and you will be required to work two weekends a month along with admin duties for the service.

The Team Leader will be responsible for the planning and delivery of each session, upkeep of personal plans for young people, meeting Care Inspectorate requirements and health and safety requirements of the building along with supporting a small staff team. Experience in a childcare setting is essential.

Candidates who have achieved an SVQ3/SVQ4 level qualification (Children and young people/Health and Social Care) or equivilent is desirable.

You may be required to provide personal care for young people and must complete Child Protection and Emergency First Aid training within your initial 6 month probationary period which will be provided by Capability Scotland.

Working with Capability Scotland brings you lots of benefits: 

• Competitive salary of £13,131.45 pa (£16.79 per hour).

• We offer a fully funded SVQ – a qualification which is yours for life.

• up to 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.

A full job description of this role is available by clicking here:  0059.Team Leader (Day Services).docx

Closing date – 31st Aug 2026

For more information on this role, you can contact Lauren Stewart at Lauren.Stewart@Capability.Scot or 07739195692 using reference CS110826

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  

We reserve the right to extend or close this vacancy early, therefore we would encourage you to apply without delay.

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.

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.

Team Leader - Children's Services

How to apply

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