Team Manager (Locality - Children and Families) - EAY12921


Company:	East Ayrshire Council
Salary:	£51,506 to £56,329 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Cumnock, KA18 1LH
Working pattern:	Hybrid
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	28 Sept 2026
Closing date:	12 Oct 2026

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Summary

Job Description

To be a member of the Management Team to contribute to the development of policy, procedures and service development in line with National Policy and to lead a team of Social Work employees to protect and promote the welfare and wellbeing of Children, Adults at Risk and Communities in order to assist with the promotion and integration of the Council’s key objectives in relation to those identified within the East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnerships Strategic Plan and the Council’s Community Plan.

Requirements

The duties of the post involve Regulated Work with children and/or protected adults, as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Successful applicants for such posts will be required to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member in respect of Regulated Work with either or both of these groups as appropriate, or if they are already a Scheme member, be subject to a PVG Scheme Record Update, before any formal offer of employment can be made by East Ayrshire Council.

Please note:- PVG members' records are constantly updated with any new vetting information that arises. Any information that is disclosed on a PVG Scheme Record or Scheme Record Update, if relevant to the post being applied for, will be discussed with the applicant prior to any formal offer of employment being made.

Employment References

We follow the national guidance in relation to pre-employment checks namely “Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment”. With regards to requests for references and in line with this guidance, during your application process you should provide details of a minimum of two appropriate and relevant references, one of which should be from your current or most recent employer. It is also a requirement that the reference from your current or most recent employer is from an appropriate senior manager and it is not a reference from a former peer operating at the same level.

Additional Information

There are 2 x full time permanent posts available within Locality Services (Children & Families).

Hours of work - Mon-Thurs 9am-5pm,Frid 9am-4pm.

Annual Salary - £51,506 - £56,329

The workstyle for this post is ‘Flexible’ -

50% -79% of your time in an office location/ multiple work locations.

You will work at your administrative base or another agreed office location between

2.5 to 4 days per week and only occasionally from home.

The admin base for this posts are The Johnnie Walker Bond, Kilmarnock & Rothesay House, Cumnock.

If you require any further information please contact Scott Campbell, Service Manager at scott.campbell@east-ayrshire.gov.uk

East Ayrshire Council is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes applications from all members of the community. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups including Black and Minority Ethnic people, disabled people and LGBT people. We are also keen to decrease occupational segregation and so encourage women to apply for managerial posts and/or roles in which they are underrepresented. East Ayrshire Council is a Disability Confident employer and a Recruit with Conviction Ambassador.

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