About adult social care

Providing Adult Social Care to our local residents is the responsibility of the Local Authority, which interacts with a range of other local authority functions to support people in our communities, including Housing, Public Health, Children’s Services, or Culture and Leisure to name but a view. Our work is also closely connected to health organisations and the voluntary and third sector who work with many of the same people who come into contact with Adult Social Care.

Adult Social Care in Coventry is one of several health and care organisations across Coventry and Warwickshire, making up the Coventry and Warwickshire Health and Care Partnership. This Partnership is working to improve the health and wellbeing of our residents. In all our efforts to achieve this, we share a common vision: ‘We will do everything in our power to enable people across Coventry and Warwickshire to pursue happy, healthy lives and put people at the heart of everything we do’.

From an Adult Social Care perspective, we do not have a complex strategy but at every level, we intend to provide support to the residents of Coventry, in the least intrusive manner possible, based on the assets, resources and abilities available to them. Our focus is on the promotion of independence, and this continues to be at the heart of the way we work and provide support.

Our Coventry Offer explains in brief what people can expect from Coventry City Council’s Adult Social Care and Support Services. It outlines the wider health and care services’ vision and principles – in other words, what we are aiming to achieve, and then translates these into our approach to supporting people who come to Adult Social Care seeking support. This includes for their carers too.

Our Annual Report describes what has gone well and provides an opportunity for reflection on the progress we have made and the challenges we face in delivering Adult Social Care within the city.

About our services in adult social care

Adult social care has a wide range of services and support and as a result a variety of job roles.

This can include working in our;

• Social Work Services – our qualified social workers work directly with individuals who have care and support needs, along with their carers who could be older or younger adults.

• Occupational Therapy and Equipment Services – Our qualified Occupational Therapists and OT Assistantsaim to enhance people’sability to live safely and independently in their homes by providing equipment and adaptations to their homes and therapy support to enhance their mobility

• Internally Provided Services – support workers play a key role in this service where we provide direct support to people enabling those in most need to live independent and fulfilled lives with dignity and grace

• Business Systems – we manage Commissioned Services and some of the largestexpenditure in the Council enabling external adult care providers to support our local residents within our adult social care services.

This is an exciting time to join us as we work to put adults and their carers at the heart of everything we do.

Our support and care staff are key in helping people live their best lives in or with care provision.

Our qualified staff including social workers, occupational therapists and social care professionals are also committed to achieving the best outcomes for adults and their carers.

In doing so, we will help you make a difference with the help of a supportive staff network, training and development opportunities including specialist training, manageable caseloads, high-quality professional support, supervision and guidance and excellent progression opportunities.

If you want to know more about how we work please read our strength-based practice framework and find out what our practitioners say about how we support them via our annual Organisational Health Check survey.

We also work with other local authorities and universities as part of the West Midlands Social Work Teaching Partnership.

Working in Adult Social Care

Adult social care has a wide range of services and support and as a result a variety of job roles. This is an exciting time to join us as we work to put adults and their carers at the heart of everything we do.

Our support and care staff are key in helping people live their best lives in or with care provision.

Our qualified staff including social workers, occupational therapists or social care professionals are also committed to achieving the best outcomes for adults and their carers.

In doing so, we will help you make a difference with the help of a supportive staff network, training and development opportunities including specialist training, manageable caseloads, high-quality professional support, supervision and guidance and excellent progression opportunities.

Benefits and rewards

We know how hard our people work in Adult Social Care and what it means to have a great manager who makes the time to say 'thank you'. So, with us, your work will always be appreciated and recognised.

We also know that to recruit passionate, dedicated staff in Adult Social Care, where there’s simply more demand than available resource, we show our appreciation in other, more tangible ways, too - to make Coventry City Council an attractive place to work.

The benefits package includes:

• Flexible working for work/life balance

• Employee Assistance Program - Supporting our employees’ mental health in times of need Manageable Caseloads

• Regular Reflective Individual and Group Supervision and support

• Valued as a member of staff & part of a team Free parking

• Remote working opportunities

• Great career progression opportunities if you decide to join us on a permanent basis

• A learning and professional development offer that will support your development and continuous CPD registration with Social Work England.

• Access to ongoing professional development to support you in your social work role that includes; Webinars Signs of Safety Research and Evidence Informed Practice (Access to Research in Practice and Care Knowledge) Reflective Supervision