We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.
Join us at Coventry City Council on our remarkable journey to shape a brighter future for the city's children, young people and families! As a 'Good' Local Authority, we strive for excellence and place children and young people at the heart of our practice. We're seeking individuals who are enthusiastic, flexible, and eager to develop their skills.
In our Professional Support Service, you'll play a vital role, supporting Children’s Services on an administrative basis, you'll contribute significantly to Children’s Services, ensuring positive outcomes for vulnerable children and families. Join our passionate and dedicated team, and together, let's make a meaningful impact on the lives of Coventry's children!
Our ValuesIn 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 remains 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.
What is the job role?The West Midland Teaching Partnership is a social work teaching partnerships that aims to strengthen the quality of education and training for social work students and practitioners across the West Midlands.Our partnership includes Local Authorities, Children’s Trusts, NHS trusts and Universities. The partnership reflects the strategic priorities of the West Midlands Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) and the West Midlands Association of Adult Social Services (ADASS). The partnership is led by Principal Social Workers, Workforce Development Leads and Senior Academics across Children’s and Adult Services. We bring together practitioners, senior managers, academics, researchers and experts by experience to support us in our work.Our vision is to achieve excellence in social work education and professional practice through a research-led and evidence based approach.We are looking for a Programme Support Officer to join our supportive and enthusiastic team on a fixed term contract basis, until 31st March 2026, to provide high quality programme support to the West Midlands Social Work Teaching Partnership.Your key duties and responsibilities will include: Supporting the Partnership Programme Manager to ensure that project planning, development and activity across allocated projects are co-ordinated so that outcomes are timely and effective.Leading on the development and implementation of the partnership communications activity, including overseeing the website and social media sites, to ensure continued engagement with students, practitioners and those with lived experience.Monitoring project spend, analysing budgets and reporting on variations to project spend.Undertake data collection and data analysis draw conclusions and prepare written reports to further the delivery of project objectives across the West Midlands Social Work Teaching Partnership.Ensuring the timely completion of project reports, including the preparation of agendas, minutes and other relevant documents to the highest possible standards within agreed deadlines.Providing line management support and coaching to an Operational Support Officer.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 an individual who is proactive in their approach to work, thrives in having a variety of work activities and will be confident in forging relationships with a wide range of people at all levels within our partnership. You will need to have an ability to work flexibly and respond to changing priorities.You will have experience of coordinating and administering multiple, simultaneous activities/ projects on time and within budget and leading on communication and promotion campaigns. You’ll also have experience of managing, supporting and motivating staff whilst dealing with change.You will have a good working knowledge of programme and project management methodologies and an understanding of the current context for social work.This post is fixed term until 31 March 2026.For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'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:Members of the Armed Forces and veteransAre currently in care or have previously been in careIf you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health conditionFor 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.Interview date: Week commencing 3rd March 2025.About CoventryCoventry 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 5100 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.
If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies
