Advanced Project Worker

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job reference VAC
009025 Date posted 29/10/2026 Final date to receive applications 12/11/2026 Location City Hall College Green City Centre Bristol BS1 5TR
Salary BG11: £41,117 - £43,149 pro-rata Package Flexible Working Hours Pension Scheme Paid Expenses Contractual hours 30 Basis Part time Job category/type Education Attachments Bristol City Council Application  Job  Person

Bristol Autism Team are looking to recruit an Advanced Project Worker to join our Family Support Team.

In this role, you will work collaboratively with colleagues from BAT Education Hub and a range of multiagency services, to assist in the organisation, management and deployment of a city-wide service for autistic children, young people and their families.

You will join our well-established team in the development and delivery of Family Learning courses, including National Autistic Society courses, as well as working with individual families where there are complex needs.

You will be working directly with families, and with other professionals working around a family, to develop understanding of autism so they can better support and respond to their child's needs.

You will be expected to have relevant qualifications in Play, Youth and Community Work, Education, or Health and Social Care and direct practitioner experience of working with disabled children/adults with social communication and interaction needs, including autism.

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.

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.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and we reserve the right to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage you to apply as soon as possible

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.

For further information, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification or alternatively, please contact

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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