Social Worker – Adult Social Care; Experienced Practitioners

Our Values

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 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.

Coventry is a city that’s growing, evolving, and investing in the future and so is our Adult Social Care service. We’re looking for experienced, qualified Social Workers to join our teams across Adult Services, including Learning Disabilities and other specialist service areas. If you're passionate about strengths‑based practice, creative problem solving, and supporting people to live the lives they choose, Coventry is the place to do your best work.

• Meaningful relationships with the people you support
• Space to apply professional judgement
• Supportive managers who are accessible and invested in you
• Realistic caseloads that allow for high quality practice

• A comprehensive Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programme
• Funded specialist courses and qualifications
  
  Opportunities to shadow, learn, and rotate across service areas
• Coaching, mentoring and dedicated development conversations

• A balance between office collaboration and home working
• Flexible hours to support wellbeing and family life
• Modern technology that enables efficient, mobile practice

• Regular reflective supervision
• Peer support and learning groups
• Employee wellbeing services
• A positive culture that celebrates diversity and inclusion

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).

All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.

• A recognised professional Social Work qualification (MA/BA/BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work or CQSW)
• Social Work England registration
• Completion of the ASYE

We welcome applications from people with a range of practice backgrounds who are passionate about strengths based, person centred social work.

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. If there is evidence that AI has been used to complete the application, the application may be rejected unless a reasonable justification is provided.

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long‑term health condition

Attached documents

• Coventry City Council Application Process 2.pdf
• Social Worker Job Description Person