Children's Social Care Assistant (Administrator) Short Breaks Social Care Hub

Full Time, Permanent

We are looking for a Administrator/Children’s Social Care Assistant with a talent for administration, organisation and an interest in working with children and families.  

We have an opportunity to join Short Break Social Care Hub located within Disabled Children Service and Specialist Services at B Bond (The Create Centre).

Disabled Children Service is a dynamic service that stays involved with a child through the breadth of social care intervention, holding the child’s hand through their journey from various services.

The Disabled Children and Specialist Services offer includes:

• EHCP Hub – Working with families to provide them with advice and information whilst completing a Social Care Contribution towards the EHCNA process. 
• FLORA - our early identification and support service helping parents and professionals navigate support through our Local Offer.
• Inclusion Service - supporting the inclusion of children with additional needs in community activities.
• Specialist Family Support Service – offering direct support to families with children with additional needs
• Carers Wellbeing Grant
• Disabled Children Register
• Specialist Social Worker Teams
• Two Residential Short Break Children’s Homes
• Residential Children’s Home
• Family Based Short Break Service
• Direct Payment Service – supporting parents and carers choice and control to source bespoke care support

 

If you are considering a career in Children’s Social Care, this is an exciting first step into the service as an administrator.  It’s an opportunity to work within social care to develop a strong foundation of our systems, support and services. 

You will need strong organisation and administrative skills, a capacity to work well under pressure, and a desire to be a key part of a team who deliver services to disabled children and their families.

 

Good communication skills and an ability to use your own initiative to support the work of the team, are essential qualities. Key skills necessary are being able to use spreadsheets, upload performance information and data onto a database, administer basic finance process, undertake financial audits and take minutes at meetings.

 

Please note: currently the role is hybrid working - working both from home and the office.  The office days will be set currently Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Please note that this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check. 

 

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

Shortlisting will take place 12^th May 2026.

Interviews will be held on 19^th and 20^th May 2026. You should ensure that you are available for interview on these dates.

If you would like to know more information about this exciting and rewarding role, please contact, Ali Hiscox, via mail: ali.hiscox@bristol.gov.uk

Bristol City Council strives to have a workforce that reflects the communities it serves, we are therefore committed to ensuring diversity in our hiring process. We welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black and racially minoritised, Disabled and Male candidates who are currently under-represented within this Service of Bristol City Council. Appointments will be made on merit.

The personal information section (including your name) you’ll complete as part of the application form will not be visible to hiring managers, but is used confidentially to make sure that everyone is treated fairly.