Our Values

In line with our One Coventry Values we strive to have a workforce that reflects our local communities and welcome applicants from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic backgrounds, applicants who have a disability and applicants who are from the LGBTQ+ community to apply for our senior leadership roles. 

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?

Post 1 Community Support Worker – Outreach+ – 30 hours per week between the hours of 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday.

Outreach+ is a service supports adults with disabilities to develop and maintain their independent living skills thus enabling individuals to maintain their tenancies. The role consists of supporting citizens in their own/familiar settings in the community with everyday living skills/activities to enable them to engage in their community and live independently. No two days are the same, you will hold a caseload of people that you will provide support to, Examples of support could include supporting citizens with accessing benefits, community activities, shopping, cooking, reading mail and replying to correspondence to name a few. The role does involve travelling in the Coventry area.

Post 2 Mental Health Support Worker - Axholme Services – 37 hours per week working on rolling rota, shifts include days, evenings, sleeping in duties to include working weekends and bank holidays.

Axholme Services supports citizens with enduring Mental Health illness with their recovery journey and on to independence within the community. The role entails providing practical support, advice and guidance, working alongside citizens to enable them to gain and maintain independent living skills working in the core unit and delivering outreach to citizen’s living in the community.

These posts are 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 has a passion for working with people and supporting people to achieve their desired outcomes.

Experience is not essential but enthusiasm, the ability to encourage people, respect citizens’ rights and choices whilst always treating people with dignity and respect are essential.

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

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

Interview date(s): 17th and 18th June 2024

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