Social Woker

What is the job role?

We are looking to recruit a Social Woker to support Adoption on a casual contract basis.

As an Adoption Social Worker you will support and assist with the completion of life story books, later in life letters, child's permanency reports. You will also be required to offer advice and support to colleagues across children's services in regard to Adoption care planning.

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 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?

You will be a motivated individual, with recognised professional Social Work qualification (MA/BA/BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work or CQSW) and Social Work England registration who is passionate about achieving permanency for our children in a timely way.

You will be able to work closely with families, children and colleagues across children's services as well on your own.

If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our to see how we can assist you.

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

Interview date: Week beginning 10th June

About Coventry

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 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.