Coventry City Council
Senior Administrator
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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.
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.
About Us
The Adult Education Service is part of Coventry City Council. We provide a wide range of courses for Coventry residents age 19+ and much of our provision is targeted at people with the highest levels of need.
We offer long courses in English, maths, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), ICT/Digital and vocational subjects such as Early Years, along with provision for adults with learning disabilities.
We also offer a very wide range of short community courses in arts, crafts, music, dance, exercise, fitness and family learning. In addition, we run a highly supportive study programme for young people.
Our work-based learning offer includes Apprenticeships in the following subject areas:
- Nursery Workers
- Teaching Assistants
- Leadership/Management
- Customer Care
We also provide courses for adults who are seeking work via the Council’s Job Shop.
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Our main base is at Southfields Old School, CV1 5EJ, with provision delivered at around 25 other sites within Coventry, mostly in areas of highest need.
We welcome applications from anyone who wants to make a difference to the lives of people in Coventry.
Job Role
Are you organised and detail-focused with a commitment to providing a high-quality support service? We are looking for a full-time Senior Administrator to join our growing Learner Services team. You'll be supporting the work of Coventry Learns to provide courses to the residents of Coventry. This varied role includes supporting wider aspects of administration work which will include ensuring learners receive correct information/advice, undertaking data input, raising/paying orders, supporting at enrolment sessions, maintaining spreadsheets, working flexibly to cover reception/other venues and any other duties expected of administration staff.
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 response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Who We're Looking For:
- Experience in clerical and administrative work.
- Confidence using and maintaining computer systems.
- Ability to produce high-quality documents in various formats, including letters, reports, and spreadsheets.
- Highly organised with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to build positive relationships with team members, learners and other internal and external stakeholders.
Contact:
If you have any questions about the post you can contact babita.parshad@coventry.gov.uk
Application Process
Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre-employment check with effect from 1 Sept 2022, please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process.
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Support:
If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you. The Job Shop can also support you. You can email them at jobshopemploymentsupport@coventry.gov.uk or visit the Job Shop in person, please see their webpage for more information. For all other queries, contact Resourcing@coventry.gov.uk.
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
- Currently in care or have previously been in care
- Consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
Interview Date: 21st August 2026
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.
Benefits:
If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit Coventry City Council Vacancies
Coventry City Council
Attached Documents
- Coventry City Council Application Process (2).pdf
- Job Description & Person Specification - Senior Administrator.pdf
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