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At Coventry City Council, we are embarking on an incredible journey to create a brighter future for Coventry's children. As an 'Oustanding' Local Authority, we believe in pushing boundaries and delivering excellence for children and families. Our vision is clear, and our social workers are unwavering in their commitment to putting children and families at the centre of their practice.

Be part of our inspiring team, making a meaningful difference in the lives of Coventry's children. Together, let's create a nurturing environment where every child's potential can flourish.

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.

The Early Help Assessment Coordinator role requires you to work collaboratively with partners and stakeholders to support the initiation of Early Help Assessments and completion of Early Help plans for children and families where partners hold Lead Professional responsibility, and to provide support to children, young people, and their families through the delivery of early help services to improve outcomes through the integrated Family Hub Model and delivery of Intensive Family Support.

Specific job purposes are:

• To take the lead on ensuring Early Help Assessments completed by partner agencies meet the identified needs of children, young people & their families to achieve a coordinated early help response that results in sustainable change for families.
• To work in partnership with a range of services such as Family Health and Lifestyle Service, Schools, Early Years providers, Housing, Police to empower families to sustain positive changes that will improve the outcomes for children and young people.
• To act as a main point of contact for lead professionals & agencies, providing advice, guidance and support on the early help assessment process. Including providing advice in relation to individual children as ell as coaching activities, support & training

This role is fixed term until March 2028.

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

We are looking for an individual who is self motivated and can both work as part of a team and on their own to drive improvement across the Early Help Partnership.

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 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

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

Coventry 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