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

Adult Social Care is part of the People Directorate within Coventry City Council.  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’.

Adult Social Care encompasses a wide range of vital services covering;

• Commissioning Team – we commission and work with a number of providers, to ensure that people with care needs have access to a range of good quality support to enable them to live independent and fulfilling lives
• Social Work Services - we work with individuals who have care and support needs, and with their carers be they older or younger adults
• Occupational Therapy and Equipment Services - we aim to enhance people’s ability to live safely and independently in their home
• Internally Provided Services – we provide direct support to people enabling those in most need to live independent and fulfilled lives
• Business Systems and Continuous Improvement - we provide a range of services including Financial Assessments, provider payment processing and Business Systems administration. The Business Systems team provide support to Adult Social Care, Children’s Services and Education Services.

This is an exciting time to join us as we work to put adults and their carers at the heart of everything we do. Specifically, if you are social workers, occupational therapists or social care professionals who are committed to achieving the best outcomes for adults and their carers we will help you make a difference through manageable caseloads, high-quality professional support, supervision and guidance and excellent learning and development opportunities

What is the job role?

We are looking for an autonomous and motivated Occupational Therapist to join the Enablement and Therapy service. You will be using strength - based assessment working with people with a variety of conditions in the community and in care settings. You will assess for equipment and adaptations to promote their independence in activities of daily living and support community access. We currently have two posts available, one 28 hr part –time permanent and one 37 hr full time permanent.  

You will be managed by OT Team Lead and will have access to learning and professional development/opportunities. You will supervise a Occupational Therapy assistance as part of your role. You will work with Social workers, Community Case Workers, Lift engineers, housing Improvement officers, VHI rehabilitation workers to support user outcomes in their home and community.  

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 individuals who: 

• Are a qualified Occupational Therapist with experience in health and/or social care setting as a minimum of 2 years post qualifying 

• Have experience of working in major adaptations, complex moving and handling and enablement 

• Excellent interpersonal skills working with people, formal/informal carers and health and social care professionals  

• Broad experience of working with people with complex medical conditions and knowledge of multi-pathology 

• Complete comprehensive Therapy strength- bases assessments and client-centred enablement plans.  

• Organising, prioritising case load and delegating to Occupational Therapy Assistance to meet client – centred objectives  

• Self- motivated with a flexible approach  

For further information please contact Mich Clark - 02476972819 /Naheed Khan - 07739624723 

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): 31st October and 1st November 2022

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 & benefits package which includes:

• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous annual leave allowance starting at 27 days and rising to 32 days
• Pay progression through multiple increments
• Opportunity for Salary Match
• An outstanding local government pension scheme
• Great opportunities to develop with access to accredited courses.
• Access to an award-winning Occupational Health Service
• Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Coventry City Council