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

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.

In Coventry, we are working hard to build something special. Children and families are at the heart of everything we do, and we believe they deserve the best outcomes.  Children’s Services provides a wide range of statutory and non-statutory duties, from Early Help Services, through to children who are looked after.  

The service reflects and responds to the changing needs of children and their families.  It works to enable a reflective and flexible approach, with a strong Early Help offer and a real focus on Relationship Based Practice and Signs of Safety, which focuses on intervention and keeping families together. 

Children’s Services is proud of its achievements to date and is continuing to ensure children and families remain at the heart of all it does.  We will provide you with an environment where social work can flourish, with high support, high challenge and manageable caseloads.  Children’s Services is proud of its workforce, who are committed, dedicated, and work to a high standard. We are seeking other like minded practitioners who would like to join us.  We pride ourselves on building relationships with families and partners and hold respectful practice at the centre of all we do.

What is the job role?

OUR CITY, OUR HOMES.

Coventry has re-designed and transformed its’ children’s homes provision and already have four homes across the city.  Each home is small and family styled, caring for up to four 'looked after' young people aged 10-17 on admission.

Due to the expansion of our services we are seeking an enthusiastic, passionate and resilient Manager with a good knowledge of residential care, legislation and experience of managing staff.

For some children and their families, additional time/space is needed whilst a wrap-around offer of support can be put in place or, due to level of need/trauma, some may require longer-term residential care as a looked after child.

The home will support  children needing a same day/short-term placement to ensure they continue to access individual support networks within Coventry. 

We strive to achieve positive outcomes for our vulnerable children through the delivery of high-quality residential care and effective care planning for those children in need of this level of support. You will ensure that the voice of the child is heard and integral in supporting them and in the delivery of the service.

You will need to provide robust support to your staff team, identifying strengths and gaps in knowledge/skills and support them with the implementation of training plans, provide supervision and professional development opportunities.

You will participate in the recruitment and selection of employees, their induction and post-appointment assessments.

You will need to adhere to existing working practices and procedures and support the wider service to develop and implement change as needed, whilst demonstrating a good understanding of the legislative requirements of the role.

You will undertake relevant training and development activities and if you don’t already have the required management qualifications, be supported to complete these.

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Who are we looking for?

Successful candidates will be required to work closely with the Operational Lead to build an effective team and achieve successful outcomes for children living within the home.

You will need to be able to use your own initiative and be expected to drive forward improvements and meet the requirements of the Children Homes Regulations 2015 and best practice standards identified within the SCCIF.

We welcome applications from established and experienced Managers and applications from Deputy Managers with the skills, experience and drive to progress. 

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

Interview date: week commencing 14th August 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