Full Time, Permanent

With a strong commitment to improving outcomes for all young children in Bristol, you will join the Childminding Support Team, working alongside four Childminding Support Workers and the Childminding Lead.

The team plays a vital role in recruiting, supporting and developing childminders across the city, offering information, advice and professional development opportunities to promote a high‑quality, inclusive and diverse childcare workforce.

You will bring a clear understanding of the important contribution childminders make to early years provision. You will be confident in offering both support and constructive challenge to early years practice, within the framework of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Essential to the role is experience of working within a childminding setting and of working directly with children and parents, enabling you to provide informed guidance on high‑quality childcare and early education, effective partnerships with parents, and business and regulatory requirements.

You will be able to communicate clearly and confidently, verbally, in writing and through presentations, adapting your approach to different audiences. Reporting to the Childminding Lead, you will work professionally and collaboratively with childminders, as part of a small, supportive team, and in close partnership with colleagues across the wider early years sector.

The role offers opportunities to further develop your teaching and early years practice skills.

You will support the use of the Bristol Standard and help to facilitate and lead childminding groups across the city, working in partnership with colleagues within the Early Years Improvement team.

You will hold a graduate‑level qualification relevant to early years.

The role requires flexibility to work some evenings and occasional Saturdays to support the delivery of training, and the ability to travel across the city to visit childminders. You will work in a hybrid way, combining home working with office‑based work from the Early Years Team at Southmead Children’s Centre.

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 on 25th September and interviews will be at Southmead Children's Centre on 1st & 2nd October.

For further information, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification or alternatively, please contact Lucy Dale lucy.dale@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. Appointments will be made on merit.

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