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

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.

Coventry City Council’s Migration Team is an innovative and dynamic team that is focused on meeting the needs of newly arriving communities in the city and supporting integration.  

The team works with internal and diverse external partners to deliver projects and other interventions based on our migrant needs assessment and other evidence related to the barriers faced by new migrants.  

Coventry was one of the first cities to welcome Syrian refugees in 2014, and the team leads a partnership in delivering a resettlement programme welcoming some of the most vulnerable individuals fleeing conflict and persecution from Syria and the Middle East.  Work is centred on enabling refugees to make Coventry their new home, living with dignity and respect as well as contributing positively to our vibrant and growing city. 

Building on Coventry’s history of welcoming new arrivals into the city, we work towards maintaining a strategic overview of our refugee and migrant population including people seeking asylum dispersed to the city.  With over £3.5m already brought into the city, from external funding we establish collaborative partnerships to maximise interventions that promote community cohesion and enable everyone to contribute towards making Coventry a place where people choose to live, learn and work. 

The Migration Team celebrates diversity while also ensuring rights, opportunities and responsibilities are understood. 

Projects include: 

• My Coventry
• Your Vision, Your Future
• Step and Step Forward
• Homes for Ukraine 

What is the job role?

This is a 12 month fixed term contract.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Resettlement Team and help to be a part of the wider Migration Team to ensure Coventry residents receive high quality and personalised support, enabling them to move closer to and into good quality employment through the resettlement scheme.

As a Project Support Officer Year 2- year 5 you will provide advice, support and guidance to Coventry residents from a refugee and migrant background to support their resettlement into the city by making connections to local communities and referring clients to appropriate services.

You will be working within the Resettlement Team which is a team of currently 8 who work closely together within the project. 

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a highly motivated individual with experience of working with refugees, asylum seekers and migrant communities.

You will have a passion to help others by effective connections and supporting people towards independence. 

You will have excellent communication and written skills, be able to work on your own initiative, have a meticulous approach and attention to detail with the ability to meet deadlines.

You will be able to monitor and organise interventions and delivery of sessions where required. 

When writing your personal statement, please pay particular regard to the following, as your answers will be used for shortlisting:

• What is your experience of working with and supporting newly arrived refugees and their families to remove barriers they face?
• What services and organisations do you think you would need to engage with to form successful pathways to independence for refugees?
• Please explain a time when you have worked to build a partnership between organisations/stakeholders and the approaches that you used. Include any challenges faced and how you worked to address these. 

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): 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 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 and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies

Coventry City Council