Coventry City Council

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Coventry won a trio of awards at the national Dementia Care Awards, held earlier this year. April Ross, a manager in Adult Services who helped to set up Coventry’s Dementia Partnership Hub, has picked up a national Dementia Co-Production and Partnership Award on behalf of the team, partners and individuals who are all part of the Holbrooks-based Hub. Dave Atkins who is on the Steering Group at Dementia Hub, won the Inspirational Person Living with Dementia Award. Two of the partners of the Hub, Sky Blues in the Community and Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust, were 'highly commended', for the same category for their Dementia Active work across the city including the Hub. The Dementia Care Awards recognise and celebrate excellence in dementia services, honouring the hard work and dedication of those in the field but also serve as a platform for sharing best practices and innovative approaches. The Dementia Hub was opened in July 2023 and offers a supportive space for people living with dementia, as well as their carers. It is a lifeline for so many people in the community. Anyone whose life has been affected by dementia will find a relaxing and calm space in the Hub. One in three people will develop dementia in their lifetime. Common symptoms of dementia include memory loss, confusion, problems with understanding and language, and changes in behaviour.. To find out more about the support available to anyone who is affected by dementia visit https://orlo.uk/9unEJ Coventry Dementia Partnership Hub is located at Everdon Road, Coventry, CV6 4DT.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process, please see our accessibility information.: https://orlo.uk/3Sfoo Disability Confident is creating a movement of change, encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain and develop people with disabilities. Coventry City Council is committed to removing barriers, increasing understanding and ensuring that disabled people have equitable opportunities to fulfil their potential. https://orlo.uk/xfO9p

Foster With Coventry Are you Ready for the Next Steps? Considering a change of career? Coventry City Council’s fostering service is recruiting people to join a small team of dedicated foster carers. Fostering on the Next Steps scheme means you will provide care and support for one of Coventry’s most vulnerable children and young people in your home. To find out more about Fostering please visit https://orlo.uk/T93pw

The Coventry Children's Mile event returned over the weekend with almost 1000 children from the city's primary schools taking part! Those who took part ran, walked and jogged the mile with their school friends in War Memorial Park. See photos from the event – link in comments.

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Service Development Manager £42403 - £49498 pa This role will be a key resource to support the next phase of the development of Coventry Libraries. Coventry Libraries are already focused on delivery to priority neighbourhoods, but the Council is working to make access to locality services easier for local communities by co-locating and wherever possible integrating services into One Coventry Community Hubs. You will have a passion for libraries and improving and widening access to library resources. You will play a key part in finding innovative solutions to maximise the value of library resources and the opportunities for local residents to be supported. To find out more and apply visit https://orlo.uk/Ccj57

Did you know all of our recruitment is anonymised? As a Council we are committed to Diversity & Inclusion and Anti-Racism, as part of this commitment Coventry City Council has adopted an anonymous recruitment process, which means all of your personal details, name, gender, ethnicity, age, employment dates are removed before your application is viewed by our hiring managers. The goal of anonymous recruitment is to reduce unconscious bias in the hiring process and ensure all applications are evaluated solely on the basis of your transferable skills and “suitability for the post personal statement”. #CoventryCityCouncilJobs #CoventryCityCouncilCareers #CoventryJobs #JobsInCoventry #CoventryCityCouncil #Jobs #WestMidlandsJobs #LocalGovernmentJobs

Coventry’s Start for Life event celebrates year of achievements and launches new Family Support Portal. Professionals from across the Early Help Partnership gathered at a Start for Life event at The Welcome Centre to review the past year's activities and achievements. Coventry’s Start for Life program integrates six services midwifery, infant feeding, and health visiting, perinatal mental, early years SEND and family support, all working together to support parents and carers during their child’s first 1001 days, starting from pregnancy and continuing until their second birthday. The event also celebrated the launch of a new Coventry Families website, designed to give families easy access to information and support. The new Coventry Families portal - available at https://orlo.uk/nuSeK - is a ‘one-stop shop’ for information useful to Coventry families, bringing together resources from various organisations across the city, including Coventry City Council and the NHS. This also includes the local SEND offer.

Coventry City Council's Residential Home for Children with disabilities is taking shape! We currently have 5 well-established Children's Residential Homes within the city and a forward-thinking vision to open additional homes enabling Coventry’s young people to stay closer to their family, friends, and community. Children in our care come from a variety of backgrounds and in order to deliver the best possible care it is vital that we have a workforce that represents and understands their unique experiences and perspectives. We are currently recruiting for a Registered Manager to join our expanding team. To find out more about this role and to apply visit https://orlo.uk/8E649