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

Our People & Culture Team sits within the Council’s wider Human Resources Service and looks after the following key functions: Employee Engagement, Organisational Culture & Values, Talent Development, Internships & Graduate Programmes, Resourcing & Compliance, Corporate Learning & Development, Leadership & Management Development, Workforce Diversity, Equality & Inclusion and Workforce Planning & Early Careers.

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.

What is the job role?

The People and Culture Team are looking for an apprentice eager to work on a wide variety of projects and activities across the People and Culture team as well working with specialist services across Coventry City Council, such as Adult Social Care.

Supporting the People and Culture Officer, this is a unique role offering the chance to develop both your administrative, financial and customer service skills while studying towards the Level 3 Business Administrator Apprenticeship qualification. 

For further information for this standard please use the link below where you will be able to view the common areas of work involved across the modules https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/business-administrator-v1-0

This apprenticeship will be for a period of approximately 18 months (up to a maximum of 21 months to include the End Point Assessment EPA).

Admin duties will include assisting with the commission and management of training provision across the Council, coordinating with staff, making room bookings, and monitoring functional mailboxes.

Finance tasks will include supporting the monitoring and management of finance systems to raise, check and authorise invoices. You will also assist with the administration and management of various training related payments across the Council.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for applicants that are:

• Keen to learn to use a variety of finance systems to support the production of invoices and payments on behalf of the People and Culture team
• Able to work accurately with good attention to detail
• Able to communicate effectively with customers, partners and stakeholders ensuring excellent customer service is always provided
• Digitally literate and able to use a variety of programs for word processing, data entry and record keeping
• Able to understand the importance of data protection and confidentiality

When completing the application for this role you will be required to answer questions around the above key areas.

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

Pre Interview and assessment date: Monday 24th or Tuesday 25th April (via Microsoft Teams)

* (The pre-interview is a short session to give you further details of the apprenticeship role and to help you understand what to expect and how to prepare for the final interview. You will also complete a short diagnostic assessment to check the level of Maths and English that you are currently working at and identify any support you may require). 

Interview date: Wednesday 3rd May (Face to Face at One Friargate)

Take a look at Becki's Case Study attached to see how an apprenticeship can benefit you.

Did you know that there is support available to help you with your application?

If you would like support in completing your application or have any questions about our recruitment and selection processes, help is available at The Job Shop.

We would recommend that all applicants take advantage of this service in order to maximise the chances of being shortlisted.

Address: 1 Bull Yard, Coventry, CV1 1LH
Phone: 024 7678 5740
Email: jobshop@coventry.gov.uk     
Website: http://www.coventry.gov.uk/jobshop

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
• 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