What is the job role?
Are you creative, desire autonomy, demonstrate leadership and want to influence our next new chapter?
An exciting opportunity to join Coventry City Council has arisen for a Social Work Team Leader, in Adults with physical disabilities and also in the specific area of adults with Learning Disabilities
We are looking for a dynamic, passionate and inclusive leader who values diversity and promotes a culture of respect, collaboration and continuous improvement. We would welcome those willing to contribute to creating an environment where every individual feels valued and supported.
Whilst the Learning Disabilities team will be your host team and the area where you will work predominantly, we encourage flexibility across the service to support staff development, and you may have opportunities to work across disciplines. This approach not only supports service delivery and helps us meet the needs of our residents, but also plays an important role in developing our staff giving you the chance to broaden your skills, experience different areas of practice, and grow within the service.
Our families and children from Coventry come from a variety of backgrounds and to deliver the best possible service it is vital that we have a workforce that represents and understands their unique experiences and perspectives.
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 looking for someone who is up for the challenge, who is compassionate but confident, can work under pressure and motivate and encourage your team on this journey.
Ideally, you will be able to demonstrate experience of working with people in all settings, including those on a transitions pathway from Children's service to Adults or those clients who S entitled.
You will be committed and passionate about practice, sharing learning and knowledge and developing others. You will have a solid understanding of and be an advocate for the principles of diversity and inclusion in relation to workplace culture and service delivery.
You must be able to lead by example and be flexible and adaptable in your approach.
In return we can offer you a varied and fulfilling role where you can influence and evolve, to meet the needs of our vulnerable people and to develop your leadership skills. You will be supported and work collaboratively with key stakeholders. Development and exposure, and the opportunity to leave a legacy will be paramount in this new and exciting provision.
Within our team men and people from minority ethnic backgrounds are currently under-represented across our middle management, as a result we would like to encourage men and people from minority ethnic backgrounds to apply for this post. This does not prevent any other applicants with a protected characteristic or a non-protected characteristic from applying.
If you would like to find out more about this role please contact .
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.
Closing date midnight 8th March: Interviews will be held week commencing 23rd 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 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.