Diversity and inclusion position statements

Disability Confident is creating a movement of change, encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain and develop people with disabilities.

Coventry City Council is committed to removing barriers, increasing understanding and ensuring that disabled people have equitable opportunities to fulfil their potential.

The Council is a Disability Confident employer (Level 2).

Disability Confident Level 2 means we:

• commit to recruiting and retaining disabled people and ensuring this is reflected in job adverts at all levels/grades
• ensure other opportunities that might lead to employment, such as apprenticeships, are available to disabled people
• use our Disability Confident badge in job adverts to ensure potential applicants know we are an inclusive employer
• offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
• are flexible when assessing people so disabled applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate that they can do the job - this includes making adjustments to assessments/interviews such as offering use of a computer to complete a written test or offering extended/working interviews to ensure the opportunity for disabled applicants to demonstrate their potential
• offer and make reasonable adjustments as required