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:

In Coventry, we are working hard to build something special. Children and families are at the heart of everything we do, and we believe they deserve the best outcomes.  Children’s Services provides a wide range of statutory and non-statutory duties, from Early Help Services, through to children who are looked after.  

The service reflects and responds to the changing needs of children and their families.  It works to enable a reflective and flexible approach, with a strong Early Help offer and a real focus on Relationship Based Practice and Signs of Safety, which focuses on intervention and keeping families together. 

Children’s Services is proud of its achievements to date and is continuing to ensure children and families remain at the heart of all it does.  We will provide you with an environment where social work can flourish, with high support, high challenge and manageable caseloads.  Children’s Services is proud of its workforce, who are committed, dedicated, and work to a high standard. We are seeking other like minded practitioners who would like to join us.  We pride ourselves on building relationships with families and partners and hold respectful practice at the centre of all we do.

Edge of Care is an innovative, dynamic and creative service, that has a clear aim to safely prevent and reduce the number of children and young people from entering the care system in Coventry. With a workforce that has commitment to safely keep families together as a unit by strengthening, improving and re-building relationships. We are passionate about delivering ground-breaking solutions to promote sustainable change for our families, we encourage individuals to make informed choices about their own lives and involve them in all aspects of the work. 

What is the job role?

Team Leader: Edge of Care Services (EOC)                                  

(12 Months Maternity Cover)

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO JOIN US

We seek a Team Leader in the Edge of Care Service (EOC) who has a positive attitude; has excellent analytical skills who cares about making a difference to the outcomes of vulnerable children and families, who can work effectively with key stakeholders and can take others along the journey with them. We want a dynamic leader to drive forward the positive change that has been made and further strengthen the service with their creative leadership skills.

We are currently looking for a manager to support the EOC leadership team to further develop the service and workforce.  Come and join us at an exciting time and be part of the Edge of Care’s Journey as we expand, we are a team that works with children and families across the city to prevent them from becoming looked after by the Local Authority. This is an exciting service to be a part of with the voice of the child central to all the work we do, the service works with children, and young people from the ages of 8 – 18.

Joining us as a Team Leader you’ll lead, manage, and motivate staff members from the entire workforce. You will work closely alongside a Senior Practitioner, deputising for them in their absence. You will also lead on areas of development for the service as directed by the Service Manager.

You will be part of the Edge of Care Leadership Team and provide supervision to Adolescent support workers and Therapeutic Practitioners. You will motivate and support our workforce, creating an environment for social care practice to flourish.  It is a fast paced, energetic, and exciting area to work in, you will be part of a close-knit team ensuring the very start of the child’s journey within Children’s Services is the best it can be.

You will provide management oversight to the team and promote a positive working culture where Children are at the heart of everything we do.  The Team Leader will be contributing to daily allocations, having oversight and shared management of the EOC inbox, telephone system and on call facility, performance management and development of staff within a busy team.

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 someone who:

• Is a self-starter
• Has strong organisational, project and people management skills.
• Thrives in a busy and diverse environment, with a strong ability to multi-task
• Can problem solve, use their own initiative, be organised and able to delegate and give instructions when needed.
• Has great attention to detail along with excellent communication skills

Does this sound like you? Then we want to hear from you.

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 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