Support Assistant - Coventry, United Kingdom - Coventry City Council

Coventry City Council
Coventry City Council
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About the team we are recruiting to

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.

Adult Social Care is part of the People Directorate within Coventry City Council.

We have a simple vision and strategy that defines what we are trying to achieve, our purpose and our approach which underpin the principles of Adult Social Care, and we continue to work in support of this.


In a simple sense all our work, at whatever level should continue to support the strategy of: 'Providing support, in the least intrusive manner possible, based on the assets, resources and abilities that are available to people'.

Adult Social Care encompasses a wide range of vital services covering;

  • Commissioning Team we commission and work with a number of providers, to ensure that people with care needs have access to a range of good quality support to enable them to live independent and fulfilling lives
  • Social Work Services we work with individuals who have care and support needs, and with their carers be they older or younger adults
  • Occupational Therapy and Equipment Services we aim to enhance people's ability to live safely and independently in their home
  • Internally Provided Services we provide direct support to people enabling those in most need to live independent and fulfilled lives
  • Business Systems and Continuous Improvement we provide a range of services including Financial Assessments, provider payment processing and Business Systems administration. The Business Systems team provide support to Adult Social Care, Children's Services and Education 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.

Specifically, if you are social workers, occupational therapists or social care professionals who are committed to achieving the best outcomes for adults and their carers we will help you make a difference through manageable caseloads, high-quality professional support, supervision and guidance and excellent learning and development opportunities

What is the job role?
We are currently looking for warm, positive, and dedicated individuals to work in our Adult Social Care Services team, providing person-centered support to adults at Maurice Edelman House


You will promote independence and personalised approaches in a safe, respectful, and dignified manner; giving people choice and control over the services they are using and ensuring the best possible outcomes for individuals.


Working alongside our dedicated team you will provide personal, practical, emotional, and social support to individuals, enabling them to have a great quality of life as important and valued members of the local community.

This is a "hands-on" role in which no two days are the same.

You will, therefore, be flexible, patient, and non-judgemental approach to your work, and be able to demonstrate and adapt excellent communication skills.

This post is for 1x 20 hours per week and 1x 24 hours per week.


Please note, the salary advertised is a full-time salary based on a 37-hour working week so will pro-rata accordingly 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).

Who are we looking for?

In further detail, your key duties and responsibilities will be to:

  • Ensure the rights of people who access our services are promoted at all times, ensuring that the principles of choice, control, dignity, respect, involvement, and empowerment are maintained.
  • Ensure that the emotional wellbeing of the people we support is respected in all aspects of service delivery, wherever possible enabling them to assert responsibility for their own lives and obtain and act in accordance with the consent of the person in regard to their care and treatment.
  • Help in creating opportunities and choices, so that each individual can achieve their desired outcomes and has appropriate control over the decisionmaking process about the service they may receive.
  • Promote the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual wellbeing of the people we support including supporting people to access local facilities and opportunities.
  • Meet the practical and personal care and support needs of the people who access the service (this may include practical support with their dietary and nutritional needs and handson care tasks where applicable).
  • Assist and support with the administration of prescribed medicines in line with departmental policy and guidance complying with local protocols or instructions which ensure that a proper medication administration procedure is adhered to.
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