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

The Coventry City Council Recruitment Team is a diverse and vibrant team responsible for delivering key services for the wider organisation and external partners. Ensuring an engaging and smooth experience for our users internally and externally is at the heart of what we do and goes hand in hand with our commitment to continuous improvement.  

We are the face of the recruitment process, working closely within the business by partnering with key stakeholders to ensure that we effectively resource plan and offer the best candidate experience.  

Offering insight and best practice on attraction, selection, compliance, onboarding and induction is a core capability of the team as we act as the conduit between our hiring managers and the candidate market. Our ambition is to not just hire the best available talent but retain it, that is why we work with our colleagues across the wider HR Service to ensure additional policies focussing on induction, reward and wellbeing.  

Our work spreads beyond the Council and into our local business community whereby we partner and support local businesses on a range of services such as compliance & screening, advertising and redeployment of employees going through redundancy. Throughout the educational sector we support schools, colleges and universities in offering work experience, apprenticeships and graduate programmes guiding the next generation of talent and ensuring we maintain those skills within Coventry.    

What is the job role?

The Resourcing and Compliance Team are looking for a confident individual to join them to support a number of customers with administrative focused tasks.

You will provide a high-quality recruitment support service to services, teams and individuals within the City Council in line with service level agreements.

You will be responsible for providing a full recruitment administration service, in line with legal requirements and company policies. You will undertake checks to establish eligibility to work, completion of offer letters, and fully utilise our on-line recruitment system for every aspect of the process.

This role is 25 hours per week - 5 hours Monday to Friday.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a highly motivated, customer-focused individual with the ability to multitask, while working to tight deadlines with strong communication skills, adaptability and the ability to prioritise your work are essential.

You will need to be a strong administrator with experience in dealing with a variety of customers, offering full customer support. The queries you will receive will focus on recruitment checks and onboarding-related issues. Strong organisational skills are essential as we deal with customers from different parts of our organisation and city.

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

Interview date:  Week Commencing 23rd May 2022

About Coventry

Coventry is a lively, multicultural city, which embraces old and new. Around the modern city centre there are traces of history everywhere – in the old city walls, the timber-framed buildings and the reconstructed medieval Spon Street. But Coventry has always had an eye on the future, and is now firmly focused on regenerating and re-inventing itself to meet the challenges of the 21st Century. With major developments and new projects taking place right across the city, Coventry City Council is the place to be!

There's a huge buzz about the city – Coventry ranks as the 8th best city to live, work and do business in the UK, and is the UK City of Culture 2021 ! We believe this will help put Coventry on the map for all the right reasons. You can feel the sense of local pride throughout the city as we build towards this momentous year. It also offers a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to those joining us to play their part in it.

We genuinely believe that Coventry City Council is a special place. You will be joining Coventry City Council during an exciting time to become part of a team that contribute to achieving our visions for the city. We have made our council a place where we look after our people, making sure you're happy in your work and given everything you need to succeed. We've created friendly, welcoming workplaces where everyone is working towards the same cause, providing the best possible services for the city of Coventry.

As a Council with improvement at its heart, we’re committed to making life better for the people who live and work in Coventry. We’re equally concerned with the quality of life enjoyed by our people, so by joining us, you won’t just be helping the community, you’ll be helping yourself too.

Not only do you get to work alongside great people that are helping to improve services for our community we offer great benefits too! For your valued contribution we will provide a fantastic benefits package including;

• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous annual leave allowance starting at 27 days and rising to 32 days
• Opportunity for Salary Match and Pay progression through multiple increments
• Outstanding local government pension scheme
• Learning & Development with access to certified courses.
• Access to an award-winning Occupational Health Team
• Vibrant employee networks 
• Lifestyle savings
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes; Car Scheme, Cycle to work, and more
• Interest-free travel loans
• Payroll giving scheme
• Workplace parking scheme
• Maternity, paternity and adoption Leave
• And much more

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