Jobs and careers with Coventry City Council
In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled, and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remain at the heart of everything we do.
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, accepting of all, and free from discrimination and bias.
We have a simple vision and strategy that defines our purpose and approach, underpinning the principles of Adult Social Care, and we continue to work in support of this.
All our work should support the strategy of: ‘Providing support, in the least intrusive manner possible, based on the assets, resources, and abilities available to people’.
What is the job role?
We are currently looking for warm, positive, and dedicated individuals to work in our Adult Social Care Services team, providing person-centred support to adults at Maurice Edelman House.
This post is for a Residential Night Care Officer working during the night, from 10 pm to 7 am.
You will promote independence and personalised approaches in a safe, respectful, and dignified manner, giving people choice and control over the services they are using and ensuring the best possible outcomes for individuals.
Working alongside our dedicated team, you will provide personal, practical, emotional, and social support to individuals, enabling them to enjoy a great quality of life as valued members of the community.
This is a “hands-on” role where no two days are the same. You will need to be flexible, patient, and non-judgmental, demonstrating excellent communication skills and the ability to adapt.
All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are not offering sponsorship for this role.
This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and appointment will be conditional upon a satisfactory police record check via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Who are we looking for?
In detail, your key duties and responsibilities will include:
* Promoting the rights of people accessing our services, maintaining principles of choice, control, dignity, respect, involvement, and empowerment.
* Respecting the emotional wellbeing of those we support, enabling them to take responsibility for their lives and act with their consent.
* Creating opportunities and choices for individuals to achieve their desired outcomes and have control over their care decisions.
* Supporting the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual wellbeing of individuals, including access to local facilities and opportunities.
* Meeting practical and personal care needs, including support with dietary, nutritional, and hands-on care tasks.
* Assisting with medication administration following departmental policies, protocols, and ensuring proper procedures are followed.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme - We offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups who meet the role's minimum requirements and identify with one of the following criteria:
* Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
* Individuals currently in care or who have previously been in care
* Individuals who consider themselves disabled or have a long-term health condition
For full application details, please see the attached document on our jobs page labeled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. Note: Applications suspected of using AI without justification will be rejected.
About Coventry
Coventry has a proud, innovative, and creative spirit, with a history of communities coming together for social change.
We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant, and diverse.
With around 5100 staff from various backgrounds, our goal is to recruit and develop talented people committed to our communities and continuous improvement.
To deliver excellent services, we need the best people to make a difference.
* Location: Maurice Edelman House, United Kingdom (including Northern Ireland)
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