3 legal jobs found in Coventry

Your new company A large, values‑led housing organisation is seeking an experienced Housing Officer to support frontline housing management services across its operational areas. The organisation is committed to delivering safe, sustainable communities and providing high‑quality services that put customers first. You will be joining a professional, collaborative housing team where safeguarding, partnership working and excellent customer outcomes are at the heart of everything they do. Your new role As a Housing Officer, you will be responsible for delivering effective tenancy and housing management services, with a strong focus on managing behaviour‑related tenancy breaches and reducing the risk of tenancy failure. Your role will include managing complex cases such as anti‑social behaviour (ASB), hate crime, domestic abuse, safeguarding concerns, tenancy fraud, noise nuisance and serious criminal activity. You will use proportionate, person‑centred interventions to achieve...

Our client Coventry City Council is looking for an Approved Mental Health Professional to join their team. Job Purpose To undertake statutory duties under the relevant mental health legislation (such as the Mental Health Act 1983 in England and Wales), including coordinating Mental Health Act assessments, making independent decisions about compulsory admission where appropriate, and ensuring that the rights, welfare, and least restrictive options for individuals experiencing mental disorder are upheld. Key Responsibilities Undertake assessments under the Mental Health Act and associated legislation. Coordinate Mental Health Act assessments involving medical practitioners and other professionals. Decide whether to make applications for detention under the Mental Health Act, exercising independent professional judgment. Ensure that individuals' human rights and legal safeguards are protected throughout the assessment process. Consider less restrictive alternatives to hospital...

Senior Social Worker | Children in Care (Reunification & Discharge Team) | Staffordshire County Council | £33.30 per hour Sheldon Phillips are working in partnership with Staffordshire County Council to recruit an experienced Senior Social Worker to join their Children in Care Reunification & Discharge Team. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled practitioner who is passionate about achieving permanence and positive outcomes for children by supporting safe reunification with families or progressing alternative permanence plans. This role offers a varied caseload focused on completing high-quality assessments and court work, working closely with children, families, carers and partner agencies to ensure timely, evidence-based decision making. Role Overview As a Senior Social Worker within the Reunification & Discharge Team, you will manage a specialist caseload centred on permanency planning for children in care. Your work will include undertaking...