Conference Support Officer

Our Values

It’s great to know that you are interested in working with us at Coventry City Council. As a prospective employee, it is important that everyone who works for us is committed to our One Coventry values and shares our commitment to becoming a more diverse and inclusive organisation. 

Our Values are:

About the team we are recruiting to

In Coventry, we are working hard to build something special. Children and families are at the heart of everything we do, and we believe they deserve the best outcomes.  Children’s Services provides a wide range of statutory and non-statutory duties, from Early Help Services, through to children who are looked after.  

The service reflects and responds to the changing needs of children and their families.  It works to enable a reflective and flexible approach, with a strong Early Help offer and a real focus on Relationship Based Practice and Signs of Safety, which focuses on intervention and keeping families together. 

Children’s Services is proud of its achievements to date and is continuing to ensure children and families remain at the heart of all it does.  We will provide you with an environment where social work can flourish, with high support, high challenge and manageable caseloads.  Children’s Services is proud of its workforce, who are committed, dedicated, and work to a high standard. We are seeking other like minded practitioners who would like to join us.  We pride ourselves on building relationships with families and partners and hold respectful practice at the centre of all we do.

Coventry Safeguarding Children’s Partnership (CSCP) and Coventry Safeguarding Adults Boards (CSAB) operate to co-ordinate the delivery of safeguarding services for Coventry residents, constantly striving for improvements to ensure the best possible outcomes for Coventry.

The CSCP and CSAB has 3 statutory partners West Midlands Police, Coventry City Council and Coventry and Rugby Clinical Commissioning Group.

What is the job role?

Maternity Cover 12 months 

22.50 hours per week – Wednesday - Friday

Come and join us at an exciting time and be part of the Professional Support Service’s journey.  We are a team that works with colleagues and professional agencies to support Child Protection Conferences, Adults Safeguarding and Position of Trust meetings within Children’s Services and contribute to positive outcomes for some of the most vulnerable Children and Families and Adults across the City.

This role will be based within the Professional Support Service Quality Assurance Team and will support a range of complex meetings such as Child Protection Conferences, Adult Safeguarding and Position of Trust Meetings ensuring a smooth and efficient process in preparation for, during and after the meetings, producing comprehensive electronic outcomes and minutes in accordance with the Legislative requirements and ensuring a positive and professional experience for children and families.

You will work closely with the Meeting Chair to complete any required after-conference work, such as distributing outcomes and recording those on the in-house case management systems.

You will be required to support service improvement and Ofsted priorities across Children’s Services and continue to work towards our over-arching goal, making a difference in improving the lives of Children, Families and Young People.

Please ensure you demonstrate your experience and skills on the personal statement section of the application form.

When writing your personal statement, you will need to cover all aspects of the person specification, with particular regard to the following:

• Minute Taking Skills
• Range of Office Systems
• Knowledge of Children's Services

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 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 are looking for someone who:

• Is a self-starter
• Has strong organisational and minuting skills
• Has a flexible, positive can-do approach
• Thrives in a busy environment, with an ability to multi-task to meet conflicting deadlines
• Is able to problem solve and use their own initiative
• Has great attention to detail along with excellent communication skills

Does this sound like you? Then we want to hear from you! Contact us for an informal discussion about the role on Pat.Lal@coventry.co.uk    

Please note the salary advertised will be pro-rata to hours worked.

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'

Interview date: 18th June 2021

About Coventry

Coventry is a lively, multicultural city, which embraces old and new. Around the modern city centre there are traces of history everywhere – in the old city walls, the timber-framed buildings and the reconstructed medieval Spon Street. But Coventry has always had an eye on the future, and is now firmly focused on regenerating and re-inventing itself to meet the challenges of the 21st Century. With major developments and new projects taking place right across the city, Coventry City Council is the place to be!

There's a huge buzz about the city – Coventry ranks as the 8th best city to live, work and do business in the UK, and is the UK City of Culture 2021 ! We believe this will help put Coventry on the map for all the right reasons. You can feel the sense of local pride throughout the city as we build towards this momentous year. It also offers a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to those joining us to play their part in it.

We genuinely believe that Coventry City Council is a special place. You will be joining Coventry City Council during an exciting time to become part of a team that contribute to achieving our visions for the city. We have made our council a place where we look after our people, making sure you're happy in your work and given everything you need to succeed. We've created friendly, welcoming workplaces where everyone is working towards the same cause, providing the best possible services for the city of Coventry.

As a council with improvement at its heart, we’re committed to making life better for the people who live and work in Coventry. We’re equally concerned with the quality of life enjoyed by our people, so by joining us, you won’t just be helping the community, you’ll be helping yourself too.

Not only do you get to work alongside great people that are helping to improve services for our community we offer great benefits too! For your valued contribution we will provide a fantastic benefits package including;

• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous annual leave allowance starting at 27 days and rising to 32 days
• Pay progression through multiple increments
• Outstanding local government pension scheme
• Learning & Development with access to certified courses.
• Access to an award winning Occupational Health Team
• Vibrant employee networks