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:

The Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) serves as a problem-solving court that assesses parents and provides intensive interventions through a multidisciplinary team. This team utilises trauma-informed and relationship-based approaches for parents whose children are involved in care proceedings due to substance misuse affecting their parenting. The professionals work directly with parents to help them address these challenges within timeframes that align with the child's needs, ultimately supporting timely and stable permanency outcomes for the child.  

Coventry FDAC is a well-established and a nationally recognised team for innovative practice within the public sector. The specialist multi-disciplinary FDAC team has developed and refined its knowledge of working with parental substance misuse. The Team’s combined skills and expertise offer an accessible and holistic approach to parent/s to overcome their difficulties  and achieve abstinence. The Two elements of the intervention are – Can the parent overcome their difficulties in the timeframe for the child and can they provide safe enough care 

What is the job role?

FDAC is seeking to recruit a Parental Substance Misuse Worker. We invite applicants with expertise in substance misuse, experience in assessment and intervention, or knowledge of Hidden Harms who are motivated to create meaningful change.

In this position, you will collaborate within a multidisciplinary team to assess families and provide interventions. You will work in partnership with families, empowering them to achieve and maintain positive behavioural changes.

As a Key Worker responsible for case management, you will coordinate and plan comprehensive family support, including assisting parents involved in care proceedings due to substance misuse. You will conduct assessments and provide tailored support to parents whose children are subject to these proceedings. Reporting back directly to the FDAC Judge and the Court as agents or change .

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).
  All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.

Who are we looking for?

We are seeking someone who is passionate about making a difference for families. The ideal candidate will have experience with parenting programs and direct work with parents to deliver interventions, as well as a strong understanding of children's needs through observation, teaching, and modelling positive parenting.

Are you confident working with complex situations where parents face substance abuse, trauma, lifestyle challenges, and relationship difficulties? Do you possess assessment skills and the ability to write statements and reports for the Court?  Confident to work collaborate with the FDAC team , child’s social worker , Guardian   and wider professionals. If so, we would be pleased to receive your application.

In your personal statement, please evidence skills and knowledge in the subject and person specifications, particularly addressing the following, applications will be shortlisted against these points:

• Demonstrate your knowledge of  undertaking assessments that are focussed on the individual’s substance misuse and how this impacts their capacity to parent .
• Experience of interpreting and analysing Drug and Alcohol tests  results and providing advice on what constitutes complex and polysubstance misuse  and harm reduction .
• Ability to formulate and write assessments and reports.

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

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

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