What is the job role?
We are currently recruiting for full-time social workers to join the service within the Assessment and Recruitment Team.
The Recruitment and Assessment Team is responsible for undertaking fostering assessments, guiding prospective carers through the application and approval process, and contributing to the ongoing growth of Coventry’s internal fostering provision.
This role offers an opportunity to work within a supportive and experienced fostering service that values professional curiosity and collaborative working. The successful candidate will be joining a team that is committed to high‑quality practice, strong relationships with prospective carers, and making a meaningful difference to the lives of children and young people in Coventry.
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).
All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.
Who are we looking for?
We are particularly interested in applications from candidates who have experience of working within Fostering and in accordance with Fostering Regulations and Minimum Standards.
Effective verbal and written communication skills will be essential, as will a passion for excellence in service delivery. You will be a team player, a good communicator, IT competent, able to manage a caseload and able to work flexibly.
In order to shape and deliver our services in an effective way, we want to ensure that we have employees from a range of different backgrounds, identities and different lived experiences so that we are able to meet the needs of all the communities that we serve.
Our workforce data shows that men and people from global majority backgrounds are under-represented within the Fostering team, and we encourage applicants from these backgrounds to apply. This does not prevent individuals with other protected characteristics, as set out within the Equality Act, from applying for this post.
For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Zelma van Rhyn –. If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.
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:
1. Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
2. Are currently in care or have previously been in care
3. 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.
Shortlisting date: 29th June
Interview date: 13th July
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.