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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
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?
This is a newly developed post within the All Age Disability Service, the role will:.
- Play a key part in ensuring a high standard of social care service, exemplar social work practice within the team and advocate for strength-based practice approaches.
- To hold a small complex caseload, taking responsibility and working autonomously, whilst supporting colleagues with their development and practice.
- To lead on practice development, and quality assurance
- To provide professional supervision to your supervisee group.
- To form part of the management team within the All Age Disability Team, and contribute to the ongoing development of this service.
The All Age Disability Team, work with adults, with a range of disabilities and or complex health needs. Our focus is on maintaining independence and using a strengths based model to enable people living in Coventry to maximise their outcomes.
The team are a supportive committed group of professionals, as a team we offer a flexible working balance working within a hybrid way. Coventry City Council offers excellent Annual Leave entitlement, starting at 28 days a year, alongside a generous pension scheme. We are committed to Continued Professional Development and offer a wide range of training and development opportunities.
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 an experienced practitioner who has a passion for continued professional development. The role will involve you supporting the team to continue in its development, and support the promotion of strengths based practice.
The ideal candidate would be confident in using current research to inform practice, and have a good understanding of relevant legislation. We are seeking a practitioner to support AYSE's in their continued professional development.
The ideal candidate would be able to carry out quality assurance activity to identify areas of strength and development.
We are seeing someone who is creative, and can develop learning opportunities for the team, and motivate the team to engage in these opportunities.
For any informal enquires please contact: sarah Reilly via email sarah.reilly@coventry.gov.uk
If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist 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: week commencing 4th March.
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
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