Lead Practitioner (Team Leader)
| Posting date: | 15 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £28,007 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 27 January 2026 |
| Location: | Kilwinning, North Ayrshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Cornerstone |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Are you an experienced Health & Social care professional looking for an exciting new role where you can really shine? We've got a great opportunity for you!
We have an exciting opportunity for an organised and dedicated individual to join our fantastic team in Ayrshire as a Lead Practitioner (Team Leader) on a part-time (20 hours per week), permanent basis across services.
The Role
As a Lead Practitioner, you'll demonstrate great communication, organisational and interpersonal skills and will lead and inspire your team of Support Practitioners.
You'll provide support, guidance and mentor your teams to ensure that they are professional, accountable, engaged and motivated resulting in them delivering first class, high quality care and support. Alongside our Service Lead, you’ll also contribute to ensuring that our service(s) are running within agreed budgets and in conjunction with our contractual requirements.
For a full list of key responsibilities, please see our role profile attached to this advert.
About you
What we'll need you to bring:-
Knowledge of what it takes to run an effective service within the Health & Social Care sector
A passion for and experience of delivering high quality, person-centred care and support
Sound knowledge of SSSC Codes of Practice and Health & Social Care Standards
Proven record of building and maintaining positive and professional relationships with supported individuals, their families and other stakeholders
The ability to lead others and work collaboratively
Great communication skills; both verbal and written
A sound understanding of professional boundaries, accountabilities and responsibilities and how they relate to supporting vulnerable individuals
A commitment to undertake and achieve a SVQ Social Services & Healthcare Level 7 qualification and PDA in Health & Social Care Supervision (if not already attained)
Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate will need to have a full UK manual drivers licence with a years experience on the roads.
Shift patterns
As a Lead Practitioner, you will usually work during office hours Monday-Friday, however, there may be occasions where we will need you to be flexible to work evenings, sleepovers, waking nights and weekends due to the needs of our service. On call duties will also be part of your role on a rotational basis.
What makes Cornerstone a great place to work
Along with hosting our annual Star Awards to celebrate and recognise the impact and dedication of our colleagues and the achievements of the people we support, there's some other great perks that'll you receive when you join our team: -
Your job actually changes and improves lives - you'll make a difference in your local community
We have a culture of empowering our colleagues and teamwork
No uniform - we wear our own casual clothes
We fund up to £500 towards driving lessons
We reimburse your yearly SSSC registration fees
Access to funded qualifications through our SQA approved, award winning Training Academy
Ongoing continued professional development and career progression opportunities
Recommend a colleague bonus scheme
Long service awards
Access to a 24/7 independent employee assistance helpline
26 days annual leave (rising by 5 days after 5 years) plus 4 paid bank holidays
Family friendly leave options, including family, parental, bereavement and special leave
Access to lots of discounts, including the cinema, gym memberships, holidays and shopping to name a few
Sound interesting? What are you waiting for? Apply today! We're waiting to hear from you.
Have any questions? If you'd like to find out more, please contact Caroline MacDonald on 01294 311723.
Successful candidates will be required to join the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme and have a commitment to working towards a relevant SVQ in Social Services and Healthcare with the support from our Training Academy.
We are looking to fill this role as soon as possible and reserve the right to close our advert early should we find a suitable candidate before the closing date. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.
Cornerstone welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively seeks to increase the diversity of our workforce.
We have an exciting opportunity for an organised and dedicated individual to join our fantastic team in Ayrshire as a Lead Practitioner (Team Leader) on a part-time (20 hours per week), permanent basis across services.
The Role
As a Lead Practitioner, you'll demonstrate great communication, organisational and interpersonal skills and will lead and inspire your team of Support Practitioners.
You'll provide support, guidance and mentor your teams to ensure that they are professional, accountable, engaged and motivated resulting in them delivering first class, high quality care and support. Alongside our Service Lead, you’ll also contribute to ensuring that our service(s) are running within agreed budgets and in conjunction with our contractual requirements.
For a full list of key responsibilities, please see our role profile attached to this advert.
About you
What we'll need you to bring:-
Knowledge of what it takes to run an effective service within the Health & Social Care sector
A passion for and experience of delivering high quality, person-centred care and support
Sound knowledge of SSSC Codes of Practice and Health & Social Care Standards
Proven record of building and maintaining positive and professional relationships with supported individuals, their families and other stakeholders
The ability to lead others and work collaboratively
Great communication skills; both verbal and written
A sound understanding of professional boundaries, accountabilities and responsibilities and how they relate to supporting vulnerable individuals
A commitment to undertake and achieve a SVQ Social Services & Healthcare Level 7 qualification and PDA in Health & Social Care Supervision (if not already attained)
Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate will need to have a full UK manual drivers licence with a years experience on the roads.
Shift patterns
As a Lead Practitioner, you will usually work during office hours Monday-Friday, however, there may be occasions where we will need you to be flexible to work evenings, sleepovers, waking nights and weekends due to the needs of our service. On call duties will also be part of your role on a rotational basis.
What makes Cornerstone a great place to work
Along with hosting our annual Star Awards to celebrate and recognise the impact and dedication of our colleagues and the achievements of the people we support, there's some other great perks that'll you receive when you join our team: -
Your job actually changes and improves lives - you'll make a difference in your local community
We have a culture of empowering our colleagues and teamwork
No uniform - we wear our own casual clothes
We fund up to £500 towards driving lessons
We reimburse your yearly SSSC registration fees
Access to funded qualifications through our SQA approved, award winning Training Academy
Ongoing continued professional development and career progression opportunities
Recommend a colleague bonus scheme
Long service awards
Access to a 24/7 independent employee assistance helpline
26 days annual leave (rising by 5 days after 5 years) plus 4 paid bank holidays
Family friendly leave options, including family, parental, bereavement and special leave
Access to lots of discounts, including the cinema, gym memberships, holidays and shopping to name a few
Sound interesting? What are you waiting for? Apply today! We're waiting to hear from you.
Have any questions? If you'd like to find out more, please contact Caroline MacDonald on 01294 311723.
Successful candidates will be required to join the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme and have a commitment to working towards a relevant SVQ in Social Services and Healthcare with the support from our Training Academy.
We are looking to fill this role as soon as possible and reserve the right to close our advert early should we find a suitable candidate before the closing date. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.
Cornerstone welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively seeks to increase the diversity of our workforce.
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