Team Leader - Family Centred Care Team - MID07814

Midlothian Council; Dalkeith; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Flexible working

Pension scheme

Professional development

Job summary

Midlothian Council is recruiting a Team Leader for the Family Centred Care Team to cover maternity leave until 31 December 2027. The role commands 36 hours per week with a fixed-term contract and location at the Midlothian Centre and Families Centre.

The post requires a Social Work degree, substantial family placement experience, and a management qualification in progress. PVG checks and SSSC registration are mandatory.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in social work recognised by the SSSC.
• Substantial experience in family placement or children and families social work.
• Management qualification pursued within three years of appointment.
• Experience in a multi-agency environment and leading professional staff.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Family Centred Care Team and oversee the maternity-cover period.
• Deliver high-quality supervision and learning opportunities for team members.
• Drive service improvements and ensure alignment with the Promise and bespoke fostering service.
• Lead budgetary planning and maintain strong communication with stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Budget management

Multi-agency collaboration

Education

Social Work Degree

Job description

Team Leader - Family Centred Care Team - MID07814

Do you have the necessary managerial experience, vision and the leadership skills required to support a vibrant and motivated team with a clear vision to ensure that our children and young people experience loving and caring environments.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a team leader within our Family Centred Care team to cover a period of maternity leave. This temporary post will run until End December 2027.

We are looking for a motivated and enthused individual who understands the importance of the Promise and where this sits in relation to developing a bespoke fostering service. You will be responsible for managing this service and driving forward ongoing improvement work as well as delivering high-quality supervision and learning opportunities to members of your team.

Midlothian Council invest strongly in their workforce, and you will receive generous benefits such as 30 minimum days annual leave entitlement, flexible working, employee well-being assistance programme, pension scheme and ongoing professional development opportunities.

KNOWLEDGE:

Extensive technical and specialist knowledge is required and underpinned by both breadth and depth of knowledge likely to be gained by the acquisition of formal qualifications such as a degree. A considerable period of relevant working experience will be needed to perform competently, and jobholders may contribute to internal working parties considering the operational implications of external change.

The jobholder must hold a Diploma or Degree in an appropriate social work discipline that is recognised by the SSSC with substantial experience in family placement and/or children and families social work. The job holder must have or be working towards a management qualification within a three year period.

To deliver the remit of this post also requires the jobholder to keep abreast of current developments in the fields of Children & Families along with current and future legislation changes that impact on the service.

S/he will have experience of working within a multi-agency environment and an in-depth knowledge of working with children’s establishments in addition to experience of managing a professional staff team and/or managing/leading on a project. Previous management experience with budget responsibility and excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential to the role.

CLOSING DATE – Sunday 22nd November 2026

INTERVIEW DATE - Wednesday 2nd December 2026

Vacancy Information

Position Title: Team Leader - Family Centred Care Team

Location: Midlothian Centre and Families Centre

Contract Status: Fixed Term until 31/12/2027

Hours of Work: 36 hours per week

Working Pattern: Monday - Thursday 09:00–17:30, Friday 09:00–15:30

Weeks per year: 52

Please note that it is Midlothian Council's policy that successful applicants will be appointed to the first point on the salary scale.

Based on 36 hours over 52 weeks per year, the minimum actual salary for this position is £56,391.97 per annum.

Requirements

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children.

Successful candidates will require PVG Scheme membership for Regulated Work with Children, You will be required to join the Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to commencing employment with Midlothian Council, the cost of which will be met by you. For further information on the PVG Scheme please visit

www.disclosurescotland.gov.uk

Once you have submitted your application and this has been processed you will be notified by email from Disclosure Scotland that your certificate is available to view. Once you have viewed your certificate you will be allowed to share this with your employer and it is only available for 14 days from the first day you have viewed the certificate. If you do not grant access to Midlothian Council to view before access is removed, a further application will need to be generated, and this will incur an additional cost.

Please note: If you have spent more than 3 months working or living outwith the UK in the last 5 years then you will also be required to present a copy of an overseas criminal record check. Details of how to apply and contact details can be found on the

GOV.UK website.

SSSC registration is an essential requirement of this role. If you are appointed and are not already a member of the relevant section of the SSSC Register, you will be required to apply for registration within 3 months of your start date to ensure that you are registered within the required 6 months.

Additional Information

Please note: We do not accept CV's (either electronically or by mail). All our vacancies must be applied for by fully completing the on-line application form. Although there is an ‘import data from my CV’ function on MyJobScotland, this only imports very limited data and should not be relied upon to complete the application form.