Advertised from 31 October 2025

Role

We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our Edinburgh Outreach services as an Area Manager.

Autism Initiatives Scotland provides a range of person centred services throughout Scotland. The charity provides services to autistic people who are 16 years old and over and encompasses supported living and outreach services.

Our Edinburgh Outreach services are delivered across the city, with some individuals using our dedicated bases. These services are designed to be flexible and person-centred, often involving lone working and dispersed support arrangements.

The Area Manager will play a key role in recognising and supporting the unique nature of outreach work. This includes understanding the challenges of managing remote teams, ensuring robust communication and supervision, and maintaining high standards of autism-specific support across varied settings.

A key responsibility of the role is ensuring safe staffing across all services. This includes effective rota planning, maintaining appropriate staffing levels, and responding to changing needs to ensure the safety and wellbeing of both staff and the people we support. In addition to operational leadership, the Area Manager will oversee financial management across the services. This includes managing budgets, monitoring expenditure, and ensuring resources are used effectively to support service delivery and development

The Area Manager is responsible for the design of the support programme to the people we support and to ensure, through the management team, the delivery and maintenance of high level autism specific services. The Area Manager’s responsibilities also include service development and liaison with external agencies. To provide leadership to the group of services, the Area Manager must ensure all staff are managed and supervised effectively. 

You will have excellent leadership and supervision skills, knowledge of current legislation and regulations relating to the social care sector and management of an operational budget. A Social Work / health care qualification or equivalent as noted within the Scottish Social Service Council (SSSC) guidelines for the qualifications for managers is essential for this role. 

The successful candidate will be required to register with the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme, the SSSC and be registered manager with the care inspectorate.

Application notes

How do I apply?

If you are interested in leading our services, we’d be delighted to hear from you. For full details and how to apply please visit our website:

https://autisminitiativesjobs.org/jobs/area-manager-edinburgh-507/ 

If you require any support with the application process, or you wish to request an application form be sent to you, please contact the Recruitment Team by calling 0131 551 7260. 

Please note we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

The closing date for completed applications is Sunday 16 November 2025.

We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and service delivery.

Registered Charity No. SC040905

www.autisminitiatives.org