Jobs of the week # 15, May 17th
🏛️ Environmental Health Apprentice – Bristol City Council
Inspect Bristol's private rented sector, lead enforcement action against landlords, and earn a BSc — all at once.
💰 Competitive (reviewed annually) | 📍 Temple Street, Bristol BS1 | ⏰ Closes 22 May 2026
You need: A-levels or equivalent (112 UCAS points). GCSEs in English and Maths (C/4+). Willingness to travel across Bristol for site visits.
The catch: 4-year commitment. Occasional evening or weekend work for the role. University days at Weston-super-Mare (day-release model).
🔗 Apply
📣 Marketing and Communications Executive – Bristol Students' Union
Be the lead copywriter and media voice for 32,000 students — pitching stories to national press and running social for one of the UK's top-rated SUs.
💰 £27,500 | 📍 Bristol | ⏰ Closes 1 June 2026
You need: Experience writing copy across different channels. Confidence with social media content. Ability to work with brand tone of voice.
🔗 Apply
🌊 Youth Advisory Panel Member – Surfers Against Sewage
Shape how one of the UK's most vocal environmental campaigns reaches young people — and get paid for it.
💰 £50 per session (4x a year, expenses covered) | 📍 Remote (Zoom) | ⏰ Closes 21 May 2026
You need: To be aged 16–25. Curiosity and honesty. No activism, environmentalism, or surfing experience required.
The catch: This is a panel role, not a job — 4 sessions a year, not a career move. But it's a brilliant CV line and real influence over a national campaign.
🔗 Apply
📢 Communications and Social Executive – Moxie and Mettle
Run email campaigns and social media for a Bristol events and awards business — writing copy, building community, and covering live events.
💰 £26,000–£28,000 | 📍 Bristol (3 days office, 2 remote) | ⏰ Rolling
You need: 1 year+ experience in marketing, comms, or social (voluntary counts). Strong copywriting. Familiarity with HubSpot or similar email tools. LinkedIn and Instagram confidence.
🔗 Apply
🏛️ IPS Employment Specialist – DHI (Developing Health & Independence)
Help people rebuilding their lives after drug and alcohol treatment find, secure, and keep real jobs — working directly with employers across Bath and North East Somerset.
💰 £29,000 pro rata | 📍 North Somerset / South Glos / Bath | ⏰ Closes 5 June 2026
You need: Good organisational and people skills. Resilience and adaptability. A driving licence and access to a car. No specific qualifications required — transferable experience from teaching, customer service, armed forces, or lived experience all welcomed.
The catch: Part-time (18.5 hours per week). Requires your own vehicle for travel across the patch.
🔗 Apply
🌊 Sewer Rehab Trainee Engineer – Wessex Water
Fix Bristol's ageing sewers using cutting-edge trenchless technology — no digging up roads, just engineering underground from day one.
💰 ~£31,000 + up to 20% pension contribution | 📍 Clevedon, Somerset | ⏰ Closes 22 May 2026
You need: A positive attitude, good communication skills, and a full UK driving licence. Proficiency in Microsoft Office. Some awareness of site work or CDM is a bonus — but full training is provided.
The catch: Based in Clevedon (not central Bristol). Regular travel across the South West region. You'll need your own transport.
🔗 Apply
🤳 Freelance Social Media Content Creator – Yuup
Shoot and edit content for Bristol's experience marketplace — pottery workshops, supper clubs, drone light shows seen by 200,000+ people. 1.5 days a week, £300/day.
💰 £300/day (1.5 days p/week) | 📍 Remote / Bristol-based | ⏰ Rolling
You need: A strong creative eye, confidence behind and in front of a camera, short-form video editing skills. Instagram-native. Interest in culture and events.
The catch: Freelance, not permanent. You'll need to already be set up as self-employed (or be happy to do so).
🔗 Apply
⚡ Electrical Build Engineer – Dynisma
Physically build the world's most advanced motorsport driving simulators — used by F1 teams — at a startup pushing the limits of what motion technology can do.
💰 Competitive | 📍 Barrow Street, Bristol BS48 | ⏰ Rolling
You need: NVQ Level 3 in Aerospace, Motorsport, or a relevant apprenticeship. Experience wiring looms, soldering, or crimping. Ability to read electrical schematics. Confidence using test equipment.
The catch: Role includes periods working away from home at customer sites in the UK and internationally.
🔗 Apply
🏕️ Outdoor Activity Instructor Apprentice – Mendip Activity Centre
Spend a year getting paid to become a qualified instructor in climbing, caving, kayaking, skiing, and archery — on a 250-acre site in the Mendip Hills.
💰 £16,000 | 📍 Churchill, Mendip Hills BS25 | ⏰ Closes 1 July 2026
You need: A love of the outdoors. A cover letter explaining why you'd be great and how you'd get to a rural location. Nothing else — they train you for everything.
The catch: Rural location with no public transport — you'll need your own way of getting there.
🔗 Apply
🔍️ HR & Recruitment Assistant – Wake The Tiger
Keep the people engine running at Bristol's world-first Amazement Park® — as it expands to London. Hiring, onboarding, records, compliance — everything that makes a fast-moving creative company tick.
💰 Competitive | 📍 Bristol | ⏰ Rolling (start date May 2026, fixed term to Dec 2026)
You need: Previous experience in HR, recruitment, or people admin (voluntary or work). Strong organisation and attention to detail. Confidence with spreadsheets and HR systems. Good written communication.
The catch: Fixed-term to December 2026, though permanent conversion is possible.
🔗 Apply
🎤 Journalism Work Experience – Bristol24/7 (via Babbasa)
Write, photograph, podcast or film real stories about Bristol — with full editorial support from the team behind one of the city's most-read independent news outlets.
💰 Unpaid (expenses covered) | 📍 Bristol city centre | ⏰ Rolling — 40 placements throughout the year
You need: To be 18+, registered with Babbasa, and keen to tell stories. No experience necessary — send a short written, video or voice note response to three simple questions.
The catch: Unpaid. Travel to/from the office isn't covered, but there's a small fund for those who need it.
🔗 Apply
🖼️ Volunteer – Forest of Imagination
Invigilate art installations, welcome school groups and help run a free outdoor arts festival at Entry Hill, Bath — one of the UK's most celebrated creative events.
💰 Unpaid (t-shirt + refreshments) | 📍 Entry Hill, Bath | ⏰ 12–21 June 2026
You need: Enthusiasm. DBS certificate useful for working with school groups but not required for all roles.
The catch: Unpaid — but genuinely brilliant for your CV if you're interested in arts, events or community work.
🔗 Apply
💡Extra Opportunities!
👗 Smart Works Bristol — Free interview coaching and clothing
If you've got an interview coming up and don't feel ready, Smart Works Bristol offers a completely free two-hour appointment: professional interview clothing to keep, plus one-to-one coaching to prepare. No charge, no catch. Open to any woman aged 16+ who is unemployed and based in the South West. 67% of clients get the job within a month of their first appointment.
📍 Easton Business Centre, Bristol BS5 | 📞 0117 941 5391
💰 King's Trust Development Awards — Grants up to £500
If money is the thing standing between you and a course, a licence, a uniform, or getting to a new job, the King's Trust can help. Development Awards are grants of up to £500 for 16–25 year olds who aren't in education, employment or training — covering course fees (up to Level 3), tools and equipment, job licence fees, and travel costs until your first pay slip. No repayment required.