What is the job role?
Coventry is a city that’s growing, evolving, and investing in the future and so is our Adult Social Care service. We’re looking for experienced, qualified Social Workers to join our teams across Adult Services, including Learning Disabilities and other specialist service areas.
If you're passionate about strengths-based practice, creative problem solving, and supporting people to live the lives they choose, Coventry is the place to do your best work.
Why Coventry City Council? What Makes Us Different?
A Practice Environment Built Around You
We’re committed to making the principles of The Care Act a reality, not just on paper. That means:
1. Meaningful relationships with the people you support
2. Space to apply professional judgement
3. Supportive managers who are accessible and invested in you
4. Realistic caseloads that allow for high quality practice
Outstanding Learning, Development & Career Progression
We don’t just offer training we offer clear, personalised career pathways.
Whether you want to specialise, develop advanced practice skills, or move into leadership, you’ll access:
5. A comprehensive Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programme
6. Funded specialist courses and qualifications
7. Opportunities to shadow, learn, and rotate across service areas
8. Coaching, mentoring and dedicated development conversations
Many of our leaders began as practitioners here because we grow our own talent.
Flexible Working That Fits Your Life
We trust you to deliver great work in the way that works for you. Our flexible and hybrid working model offers:
9. A balance between office collaboration and home working
10. Flexible hours to support wellbeing and family life
11. Modern technology that enables efficient, mobile practice
A Culture of Support and Wellbeing
You’ll be part of a friendly, inclusive workforce where people feel valued and supported. We offer:
12. Regular reflective supervision
13. Peer support and learning groups
14. Employee wellbeing services
15. A positive culture that celebrates diversity and inclusion
Coventry is a place where you can bring your whole self to work and thrive.
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?
You’ll need:
16. A recognised professional Social Work qualification (MA/BA/BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work or CQSW)
17. Social Work England registration
18. Completion of the ASYE
We welcome applications from people with a range of practice backgrounds who are passionate about strengths based, person centred social work.
If you need help or support completing your application, please visit our Accessibility Page for guidance and adjustments.
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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:
19. Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
20. Are currently in care or have previously been in care
21. 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.
If there is evidence that AI has been used to complete the application, the application may be rejected unless a reasonable justification is provided.
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.