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Early Support Key Worker
Job Reference coventrycc/TP/188/2757
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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 Children’s Services has a specialist Children Disability Team (CDT) which provides support to children and young people up to the age of 18 who have a lifelong learning/physical disability.
The CDT is passionate about working with children, families and other professionals to achieve the best outcomes for vulnerable children. The team undertake children and family assessments and works with children in need, children subject to child protection plans and looked after children. A multi-disciplinary approach is modelled in the team in partnership with both universal and mainstream services to support children, young people and their families.
What is the job role?
An opportunity has arisen for an Early Support Key Worker in Coventry.
We are looking to recruit a Key Worker who has experience of working with Children aged 0-5yrs with complex health Needs or/and Disabilities and their families. Your role will include helping them to mobilise their resources, supporting with the coordination and access to services, and to enable children to achieve good outcomes.
As an Early Support Key Worker, you will be responsible for managing a case load and taking lead in co-ordinating plans and undertaking multi-agency family service meetings in line with the Early Help and/or Early Support procedures.
You will believe in providing a high-quality service that ensures that the child is at the heart of everything we do. You will need to have a positive attitude and the ability to work in a solution focussed way with families.
This position is 27.5 hours per week, permanent.
Please note, the salary advertised is full-time salary based on 37-hour working week so will pro-rata accordingly for this role.
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 have an opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed Early Support Key Worker to join our team. Our exciting, innovative and caring service supports children and their families aged 0-5 years (with complex Health Needs/SEND) who need information, advice and direct support.
You will work in a multi-agency team responding to referrals and gathering information to enable threshold decisions to be made regarding the support a child/family requires.
The ideal candidate will:
- Hold an NVQ Level 3 in childcare (or equivalent)
- Have great observational and reporting skills with excellent communication skills
- Have experience working with children and families
- Have a calm, welcoming and non-judgmental attitude
If you would like to have an informal conversation or have any questions, please not hesitate to contact Bina Parmar on 07957379615.
For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'
Interview dates: 30th September or 1st October 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
