Coventry City Council is an exciting and fast paced place to work. Like most Councils we take our community responsibilities very seriously and provide some life changing services to the people of Coventry. We are on a real journey, where we are making positive changes, with a commercial agenda taking us into new and uncharted territory, a focus on ongoing improvement and a drive to embrace technology. It is an exciting time for our City.
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.
Our ValuesIn line with our One Coventry Values we strive to have a workforce that reflects our local communities and welcome applicants from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic backgrounds, applicants who have a disability and applicants who are from the LGBTQ+ community to apply for our senior leadership roles.
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.
What is the job role?Are you experienced in offering Personal Assistant support?
A genuine, confident, team player who enjoys building productive relationships across organisations?
If yes, we want to hear from you!
We have an exciting and great opportunity to recruit 2 Personal Assistants in our team. Both are permanent positions. We are a flexible organisation and currently working in a hybrid manner.
Role 1 – Full time (37 hours)
Role 2 – Part time (22 hours – Wednesday afternoon, all day Thursday and Friday)
In these roles you will be part of a Team supporting our Councillors to deliver outstanding results for the city.
The skills you will bring to the role will include:
- Experience of working in a busy administration background and looking to develop those skills further in an interesting and challenging environment.
- Good IT skills with the ability to prepare minutes.
- An awareness of the role of a Councillor.
- The ability to work flexibly as part of a busy team, working to strict deadlines and managing conflicting demands.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Experience of dealing with confidential information.
- A ‘can do’ attitude.
Who are we looking for?Keen to join the team?
Member Services are a team of ESOs and PAs, who all work in a collaborative open and honest manner, we are supportive of each other, and we have an excellent method of sharing best practice in all that we do. Any new recruits to our team will have a comprehensive induction and support to help them integrate into their new role.
Please complete an application form, tell us about your previous experience and where you have used your skills to shine!
For an informal conversation regarding the role please call Julie on 02476 971619 during office hours.
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 labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.
Interview date(s): Monday 2nd September 2024
About CoventryCoventry 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
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A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to
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