Our Values

In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.

Our Values are:

• Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
• Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
• Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
• Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
• Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
• Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

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.

We have a simple vision and strategy that defines what we are trying to achieve, our purpose and our approach which underpin the principles of Adult Social Care, and we continue to work in support of this.

In a simple sense all our work, at whatever level should continue to support the strategy of: ‘Providing support, in the least intrusive manner possible, based on the assets, resources and abilities that are available to people’.

What is the job role?

Coventry Dementia Partnership Hub (Previously Maymorn Day Centre) is currently recruiting for a Permanent Food Service Assistant

You will be a part of a fairly new but established team.   The ethos of the service is to enable people to live well with Dementia.  

The HUB will provide traditional day services alongside drop-in sessions and an outreach service. At the heart of the hub will be a dementia-friendly café/social space, an integral facility to improve the social lives of people living with dementia. Your role will include providing a welcoming and responsive environment to ensure people visiting feel safe and valued. As part of the team, you will support the Café to: provide light refreshments and drinks, maintain high standards of food hygiene/ cleanliness.

The café operates Monday to Friday, and you will support the Day centre on a Thursday and Friday, ensuring that the service users who attend have their needs met nutritionally.  The hours you will work will be 11.30-2.30 Monday to Friday, equating to 16 hours per week. This can be flexible based on the needs of the service

This is a great opportunity to be part of a team who are passionate about delivering a high standard of support and care to people who have Dementia whilst ensuring they have a meaningful visit to the centre.

Whilst our positions are open to all applicants, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role; therefore, all applicants must have the Right to Work in the UK.  If you are on a limited visa, you must have a minimum of two years remaining.

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?

A confident and passionate worker who takes pride in supporting to provision of a variety of light refreshment options such as Cooked breakfast, Toasted Paninis, Jacket potatoes, sandwiches, Soup and cakes. We are currently looking at extending the menu.

The Hub is intended to be accessible to all cultures and backgrounds, so you would need to embrace the celebration of important dates during the year, such as St George's Day and Diwali.

If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.

Interview date: 14th July 2025

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 5100 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