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

Therapy Services is part of Adult Social Care.  We are a team of Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants who work with Coventry residents to enhance their safety and independence at home.  This supports the choice, control and well-being of them and their carers.  Our interventions include rehabilitation, and provision of aids / adaptations.  we also liaise with other professionals or third-sector services.  The team is based at The Opal Assessment and Demonstration centre, although assessments are usually undertaken in the client's home.

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?

Occupational Therapy Assistant, Adult Services, Coventry City Council, 37 hours per week

Most of the OTA role involves visiting customers in their own homes to address difficulties that they are experiencing.  This often pertains to bathing, accessing the property or kitchen tasks.  Once the difficulties have been identified, the OTA works with the customer to overcome these, by looking at different ways of doing the task or providing alterations to the environment.  These assessments need to be carefully documented on the computer database.

The remainder of the role includes training, supporting team members and students, and engaging in Service developments.

Who are we looking for?

Coventry City Council are looking for an enthusiastic, organised and reliable individuals to work within our Therapy Team supporting Occupational Therapists.

We want a team member who can work as part of a team and work independently- managing and prioritising their own time and workload. You must have good communication skills and have basic computer literacy.

Your skills will include:

• Effective communication – in person, written and over the telephone.
• Conducting assessments in a variety of ways to identity the  the customer’s strengths and how they can home to identify their strengths and how they can use these strengths to improve / maintain safety and independence in their chosen home environment.
• Providing instruction to clients and their carers to enable them to achieve maximum functional independence.
• Working both independently and as part of a team.
• Organising an allocated workload, planning and prioritising work to achieve objectives and meet deadlines.
• Developing effective working relationships with customers, colleagues and other agencies.
• Maintaining accurate case records on the computer database.

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(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 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