Team Leader - Stanmore School

Job Title: Team Leader

Location: Stanmore School, Lanark, ML11 7RR

Hours: 37 hours per week (term time only)

Salary: £32,391pa

We are currently looking to recruit a Team Leader to join our leadership team, supporting the Head Teacher and Principal Teacher in the operation of Stanmore House School.

You will coordinate and supervise a team of support staff, delivering a high standard of social care practice using a person-centred approach that reflects each learner’s individual needs, wants, and aspirations.

In addition to supporting the care aspects of your team’s role, you and your team will work alongside education and therapy staff to enhance learners’ educational outcomes.

A key part of this role is to coach, monitor, mentor, and develop the skills within the staff team. You will do this by demonstrating leadership qualities such as role modelling, decision-making, effective communication, a positive attitude, commitment, and confidence in your role.

You may also be required to deliver direct support to our learners. Supervision duties, rota management, and supporting staff to complete online and mandatory training will also form part of your responsibilities.

Working with Capability Scotland brings you lots of benefits: 

• Competitive salary - £32,391.00 per annum (£16.79 per hour).  
• Term time only. 

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

• 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 

A full job description of this role is available by clicking here: Team Leader (Education)

For more information on this role, you can call Clare on 01555 665041 using reference CS291025.

Closing date – 12^th November 2025

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  

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.  

A copy of Capability Scotland’s Equality and Diversity Policy is available upon request from the HR Team. 

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. 

 ***Please note that our vacancies do not qualify for Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship, if you require this to commit to this role long term, please do not apply. If we are in a position to offer sponsorship in the future our adverts will be updated to reflect this***