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

The Employment & Skills Service is part of Coventry City Council.  We work with a range of delivery partners to provide a wide portfolio of top quality support to Coventry residents of all ages who are looking for work.  We work with partners across the city and our Employer Hub actively works with local employers to generate opportunities for local people. 

Our friendly and welcoming Job Shop is situated in Coventry City Centre. We are here to support all Coventry residents to search for employment, training, apprenticeships and work placements.  People can explore a wide range of local vacancies that are updated daily and access training opportunities.  

We also provide ground-breaking specialist support for local residents who face multiple and sometimes complex barriers that make it hard for them to find a job.  The Job Shop and our exciting range of specialist employment support programmes are among the very best support available in the UK 

What is the job role?

Working alongside Coventry City Councils Rough Sleeper Outreach Team and with key partners in city centre locations you will be supporting people who have previously rough slept to access volunteering, training and work opportunities. 

This is an interesting and challenging role working with some of our cities most complex rough sleepers and we are looking for people to provide flexible and effective support to those on their caseload. This is a passionate team, committed to supporting people who’ve rough slept to make changes, large and small.  Having a passion and understanding of working with rough sleepers or the homeless is as important to us as direct experience

The role involves working some early morning outreach.  Use of your own car and Full Driving License is desirable but not essential.

This post is a fixed-term contract funded by West Midlands Combined Authority and ends 30/09/2024 

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?

To be successful in this role you need to have:

• Knowledge and understanding of the issues faced by homeless people, including adults with multiple and complex needs and/or no recourse to public funds.
• An understanding of the complexities and barriers that can be faced by those who’ve experienced homelessness
• A creative and ‘do what it takes’ attitude to challenges
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent negotiating and advocacy skills
• Ability to work effectively in partnership with multiple partner services
• Ability to lone work and manage own day to day caseload
• Ability to deal positively with conflict and work to avoid situations escalating.

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

Interview date(s): TBC

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