What is the job role?
We have an opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed Early Support Key Worker to join our team. Our exciting, innovative and caring service supports children and their families aged 0-5 years (with complex Health Needs/SEND) who need information, advice and direct support. Your role will include helping them to mobilise their resources, supporting them with the coordination and access to services, and enabling children to achieve good outcomes.
As an Early Support Key Worker, you will be responsible for managing a caseload and taking the lead in co-ordinating plans and undertaking multi-agency family service meetings in line with the Early Help and/or Early Support procedures.
You will believe in providing a high-quality service that ensures that the child is at the heart of everything we do. You will need to have a positive attitude and the ability to work in a solution-focused way with families.
This position is 31.5 hours per week, permanent.
Please note, the salary advertised is full-time salary based on 37-hour working week so will pro-rata accordingly for this role.
This position is open to all applicants; however, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship. All applicants must have the right to work in the UK, for a minimum of 2 years.
This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 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 seek an enthusiastic, nurturing and open-minded person committed to providing a person-centred service to children with complex health or special educational needs and supporting their families.
You will require some knowledge and understanding in working in a multi-agency team, responding to referrals and gathering information to enable threshold decisions regarding the support a child and their family require.
The ideal candidate will:
1. Hold an NVQ Level 3 in childcare (or equivalent)
2. Have great observational and reporting skills with excellent communication skills including written, verbal and the ability to advocate for children and their families as required
3. Have experience working with children with disabilities or SEN/D and families
4. Have a calm, welcoming and non-judgmental attitude
If you would like to have an informal conversation or have any questions, please not hesitate to contact Bina Parmar on .
Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:
5. Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
6. Are currently in care or have previously been in care
7. If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.
Interview dates: 6th and 7th August
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 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.