Our Values

It’s great to know that you are interested in working with us at Coventry City Council. As a prospective employee, it is important that everyone who works for us is committed to our One Coventry values and shares our commitment to becoming a more diverse and inclusive organisation. 

Our Values are:

About the team we are recruiting to

Coventry City Council’s People & Culture Team sits within Human Resources and focuses on people, process and performance to deliver organisational transformation and cultural change through a range of organisational interventions.  We’re a high performing team who are leading on a number of key priorities across the organisation including: Employee Engagement, Values & Culture, Diversity & Inclusion, Talent Development, Corporate Learning & Development and Apprenticeships & Early Careers.

The Apprenticeships & Early Careers Team within People and Culture are responsible for delivering the Council’s Apprenticeship Strategy which includes:

• Increasing the number and quality of apprenticeship opportunities within the Council.
• Widening participation by targeting and engaging with priority and under-represented groups.
• Embedding apprenticeships across the organisation and developing career pathways.
• Effectively utilising the Apprenticeship Levy to upskill our current workforce.

What is the job role?

The Apprenticeships & Early Careers Team are currently responsible for over 300 apprentices undertaking over 60 apprenticeship standards ranging from Level 2 to Level 7 across the Council and our maintained schools.

You will be joining the Council at a time where we are refreshing both our One Coventry Plan and Our People Plan, with apprenticeships playing a key role in ensuring that that we address our current skills gaps and future workforce needs.

In this role your key areas of work will include:

• Proactively engaging with service areas and maintained schools to identify apprenticeship opportunities as part of a workforce planning approach.
• Supporting managers to set up apprenticeships including writing job descriptions, identifying an apprenticeship standard for the role, sourcing a training provider, recruitment & selection and scoping post-apprenticeship career pathways.
• Managing a large caseload of apprentices, supporting apprentices throughout the apprenticeship lifecycle to ensure a positive destination.
• Engaging with priority and under-represented groups to identify and remove barriers to work towards our aim of having a workforce representative of the communities we serve.
• Commissioning, designing, and delivering a range of value-added activities for our apprentices to aid in their development.

Who are we looking for?

The Apprenticeships and Early Careers Team are a small team that are passionate about supporting our apprentices to develop and achieve their full potential.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has an understanding of apprenticeships and their use within an organisation in relation to workforce planning and career pathways.
• Is passionate about diversity and inclusion and engaging with under-represented groups to break down barriers to employment.
• Is able to provide advice, information and guidance to apprentices and managers to ensure apprenticeship opportunities are maximised and apprentices move into positive destinations.
• Is able to work under own initiative with minimum supervision; pro-actively investigating issues and seeking solutions to problems.

When applying for this position you will be asked to write a personal statement explaining your suitability for the post.  When writing your personal statement please ensure you cover all of the bullet points listed above.

We are actively encouraging applicants from under-represented groups including people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and the LGBT+ community.

If have you any questions or would like further information on this role, please e mail andy.hyland@coventry.gov.uk.

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'.

Interview date: 31st July 2023

About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 4800 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies

Coventry City Council