Inclusion Outreach Officer

Avon Fire & Rescue Service; Portishead Point; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

Avon Fire & Rescue Service is seeking an Inclusion Outreach Officer in Portishead to strengthen ties with local communities and ensure lived experiences shape inclusion initiatives.

The role focuses on outreach, engagement and partnership working, gathering feedback to support the Community Risk Management Plan and People and Culture Plan. It promotes opportunities and embeds inclusion in everyday service delivery, including involvement with the Disability Confident employer scheme.

Responsibilities

• Drive outreach, engagement and partnership working with communities.
• Gather feedback to inform the Community Risk Management Plan and People and Culture Plan.
• Turn inclusion objectives into meaningful community activity, building relationships and improving communication.

Job description

The Inclusion Outreach Officer plays a key role in strengthening relationships with communities, ensuring inclusion initiatives are shaped by lived experiences and community insight. This role focuses on outreach, engagement, partnership working and gathering feedback to support the Service's strategic priorities, including the Community Risk Management Plan and People and Culture Plan. It helps turn inclusion objectives into meaningful community activity by building relationships, improving communication, promoting opportunities and ensuring inclusion is embedded in everyday service delivery.

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Inclusion Outreach Officer

Company: Avon Fire & Rescue Service
Salary: £29,542 to £33,119 a year
Hours: Full-time
Location: Portishead, BS20 8JJ
Working pattern: On-site
Job type: Permanent
Posting date: 16 Oct 2026
Closing date: 13 Nov 2026

Summary

The Inclusion Outreach Officer plays a key role in strengthening relationships with communities, ensuring inclusion initiatives are shaped by lived experiences and community insight. This role focuses on outreach, engagement, partnership working and gathering feedback to support the Service's strategic priorities, including the Community Risk Management Plan and People and Culture Plan. It helps turn inclusion objectives into meaningful community activity by building relationships, improving communication, promoting opportunities and ensuring inclusion is embedded in everyday service delivery.

About Disability Confident

Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.