Adult Social Worker - Mental Health Team

In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.

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.

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.

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’.

About the Opportunity

An exciting fixed term opportunity has arisen within Coventry's Adult Mental Health Team for an experienced and compassionate Social Worker who is looking to broaden their professional experience and develop specialist knowledge in mental health, migration, and complex vulnerability.

This role offers a unique opportunity to support adults experiencing mental ill health while working closely with Coventry City Council's Migration Team and a range of partner agencies. The successful candidate will work with individuals from diverse backgrounds, including refugees, asylum seekers, newly arrived communities, and people with No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF).

You will play a key role in promoting recovery, independence, safeguarding, and social inclusion while ensuring vulnerable adults receive person-centred support tailored to their individual circumstances.

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).

All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake strengths-based assessments and Care Act assessments for adults with mental health needs.
• Develop, implement, and review person-centred care and support plans.
• Work collaboratively with health colleagues, Community Mental Health Teams, housing providers, voluntary sector organisations, and other key partners.
• Support adults from newly arrived communities, including refugees, asylum seekers, and individuals with complex immigration-related circumstances.
• Complete safeguarding enquiries and risk assessments, ensuring adults are protected from abuse and neglect.
• Provide advocacy and support to individuals who may face barriers relating to language, culture, trauma, displacement, or social exclusion.
• Work with individuals who have No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF), understanding the legal and practical challenges affecting access to services and…