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

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.

Edge of Care is an innovative, dynamic and creative service, that has a clear aim to safely prevent and reduce the number of children and young people from entering the care system in Coventry. With a workforce that has commitment to safely keep families together as a unit by strengthening, improving and re-building relationships. We are passionate about delivering ground-breaking solutions to promote sustainable change for our families, we encourage individuals to make informed choices about their own lives and involve them in all aspects of the work. 

What is the job role?

We seek a Team Leader in the Edge of Care Service (EOC) who has a positive attitude; has excellent analytical skills who cares about making a difference to the outcomes of vulnerable children and families, who can work effectively with key stakeholders and can take others along the journey with them. We want a dynamic leader to drive forward the positive change that has been made and further strengthen the service with their creative leadership skills.

We are currently looking for a manager to support the EOC leadership team to further develop the service and workforce.  Come and join us at an exciting time and be part of the Edge of Care’s Journey as we expand, we are a team that works with children and families across the city to prevent them from becoming looked after by the Local Authority. This is an exciting service to be a part of with the voice of the child central to all the work we do, the service works with children, and young people from the ages of 8 – 18.

Joining us as a Team Leader you’ll lead, manage, and motivate staff members from the entire workforce. You will work closely alongside a Senior Practitioner, deputising for them in their absence. You will also lead on areas of development for the service as directed by the Service Manager.

You will be part of the Edge of Care Leadership Team and provide supervision to Adolescent support workers and Therapeutic Practitioners. You will motivate and support our workforce, creating an environment for social care practice to flourish.  It is a fast paced, energetic, and exciting area to work in, you will be part of a close-knit team ensuring the very start of the child’s journey within Children’s Services is the best it can be.

You will provide management oversight to the team and promote a positive working culture where Children are at the heart of everything we do.  The Team Leader will be contributing to daily allocations, having oversight and shared management of the EOC inbox, telephone system and on call facility, performance management and development of staff within a busy team.

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?

We are looking for someone who:

• Is a self-starter
• Has strong organisational and people management skills.
• Thrives in a busy and diverse environment, with a strong ability to multi-task
• Can problem solve, use their own initiative, be organised and able to delegate and give instructions when needed.
• Has great attention to detail along with excellent communication skills

Does this sound like you? Then we want to hear from you.

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

Interview date(s): w/c11th July 2022

About Coventry

Coventry is a lively, multicultural city, which embraces old and new. Around the modern city centre there are traces of history everywhere – in the old city walls, the timber-framed buildings and the reconstructed medieval Spon Street. But Coventry has always had an eye on the future, and is now firmly focused on regenerating and re-inventing itself to meet the challenges of the 21st Century. With major developments and new projects taking place right across the city, Coventry City Council is the place to be!

There's a huge buzz about the city – Coventry ranks as the 8th best city to live, work and do business in the UK, and it was the UK City of Culture 2021. We believe this will help put Coventry on the map for all the right reasons as you can feel the sense of local pride throughout the city. It also offers a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to those joining us to play their part in it.

We genuinely believe that Coventry City Council is a special place. You will be joining Coventry City Council during an exciting time to become part of a team that contribute to achieving our visions for the city. We have made our council a place where we look after our people, making sure you're happy in your work and given everything you need to succeed. We've created friendly, welcoming workplaces where everyone is working towards the same cause, providing the best possible services for the city of Coventry.

As a council with improvement at its heart, we’re committed to making life better for the people who live and work in Coventry. We’re equally concerned with the quality of life enjoyed by our people, so by joining us, you won’t just be helping the community, you’ll be helping yourself too.

Not only do you get to work alongside great people that are helping to improve services for our community we offer great benefits too! For your valued contribution we will provide a fantastic benefits package including;

• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous annual leave allowance starting at 27 days and rising to 32 days
• Opportunity for Salary Match and Pay progression through multiple increments
• Outstanding local government pension scheme
• Learning & Development with access to certified courses.
• Access to an award winning Occupational Health Team
• Vibrant employee networks 
• Lifestyle savings
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes; Car Scheme, Cycle to work and more
• Interest free travel loans
• Payroll giving scheme
• Workplace parking scheme
• Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave
• And much more

Coventry City Council