Team Leader

Coventry City Council; Coventry; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Coventry City Council seeks a compassionate Team Leader for Eric Williams House, a care home for older adults with dementia. This role involves leading a dedicated team to provide person-centred care, promoting residents' dignity and wellbeing, and building strong community relationships. Join us in making a real difference in the lives of our residents.

Benefits

Inclusive workplace culture

Guaranteed Interview Scheme for specific groups

Opportunities for personal and professional growth

Qualifications

• Experience in health or social care, specifically with older people or dementia.
• Positive, inclusive leadership style and strong communication skills.
• Willingness to work towards NVQ Level 3.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of care staff to deliver person-centred care.
• Promote dignity, independence, and wellbeing for all residents.
• Oversee care planning and day-to-day operations.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Inclusivity

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Our 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.
  
  

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.

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’.

What is the job role? Team Leader – Eric Williams House

Location: Coventry | Hours: 29.5 per week (shifts incl. mornings, evenings, weekends, bank holidays)

Are you ready to lead with compassion and purpose?

We’re looking for a dedicated Team Leader to join our inclusive and supportive team at Eric Williams House, a care home for older adults living with dementia.

You’ll play a key role in creating a safe, respectful, and empowering environment, supporting both residents and staff to thrive. This is more than a job; it’s a chance to make a real difference every day.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead and support a team of care staff to deliver person-centred care
• Promote dignity, independence, and wellbeing for all residents
• Oversee care planning, medication, and day-to-day operations
• Build strong relationships with families, professionals, and the wider community
• Champion equality, inclusion, and safeguarding in everything you do
  
  

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and lived experiences. If you share our values and want to grow in a role that truly matters, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now and help us build a community where everyone feels at home.

Whilst our positions are open to all applicants, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role; therefore, all applicants must have the Right to Work in the UK. If you are on a limited visa, you must have a minimum of two years remaining.

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? What You’ll Bring:

• Experience in health or social care (especially with older people or dementia)
• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care (or willingness to work towards it)
• A positive, inclusive leadership style and strong communication skills
• A commitment to creating a welcoming space for people of all backgrounds
  
  

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 on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'.

For further information, please contact [e-mail]

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: 15th July 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

Coventry City Council

Attached documents

• Coventry City Council Application Process.pdf
• Job Description and Person Specification.pdf