Early Help Assessment Coordinator

Coventry City Council; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in the United Kingdom seeks an individual to work collaboratively with partners to support children and families in accessing Early Help Services. This role involves helping with Early Help Assessments, building effective relationships, and improving outcomes for families. Candidates should have a relevant Level 3 qualification and experience in similar settings, along with a passion for making a difference.

Benefits

Fantastic rewards and benefits package

Qualifications

• Passion for supporting families in accessing help.
• Substantial experience working with children and families.
• Ability to lead practice by building effective relationships.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with partners to identify families needing help.
• Support the initiation of Early Help Assessments.
• Provide delivery of early help services to improve family outcomes.

Education

Relevant Level 3 Qualification

Job description

Overview

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, accepting of all and free from discrimination and bias. Early Help responds to the emerging needs of children and their families, focusing on building resilience and providing help at a time when evidence indicates that support can have the most impact. Coventry continues to invest in the Early Help Service and is proud of the work delivered by a multi-agency team from the 8 Family Hubs located in communities across the city. We are dedicated to empowering children, young people, and families to build resilience and thrive. By collaborating with the Supporting Families Teams, Social Care Teams and a wide range of partners we will ensure that families receive the right help at the right time by the right people. Coventry was one of the 15 Local Authorities selected to be a ‘trailblazer’; we will share learning and best practice with other Local Authorities across the UK. We will continue to lead the way and be able to evidence the difference we make to children and families’ lives. Join us in making a difference.

Values

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.

What is the job role?

We are looking for someone to work collaboratively with partners and stakeholders to help them identify children and families who would benefit from receiving help in order to achieve a coordinated response that results in sustainable change for families. You will offer support to partners with the initiation of Early Help Assessments and completion of Early Help plans for children and families, including recording this on the Early Help Module (EHM), where they hold Lead professional responsibility, adopting a whole family approach. You will provide support to children, young people, and their families through the delivery of early help services in order to improve outcomes for them.

Requirements

All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship 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 DBS check.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone who has a passion for ensuring families can access the right help and support. You should have a relevant level 3 qualification and substantial experience of working with children, young people and families in early years, children’s services, health or school settings. You will have experience of working with a range of partners and be able to lead practice through modelling, negotiating and building effective relationships with professionals and children and families.

Accessibility and guaranteed interviews

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 following 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 have a long-term health condition

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

Interview date

Interview date: 6 October 2025

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 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