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Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free car parking

Generous pension

Generous annual leave

Job summary

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service is recruiting for a Community Safety Advisor in the Western Area (Blackpool Fire Station, 62 Forest Gate Blackpool FY3 9RA). The role is 36.25 hours per week on a 12‑month fixed term contract, offering £30,515–£33,119 per year.

You will support vulnerable people, deliver training to groups, and carry out practical tasks including fitting fire alarms. A driving licence and vehicle are essential.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates ability to support and communicate with vulnerable people in the community.
• Ability to undertake practical activities including fitting of fire alarms.
• Problem-solving approach and ability to work on own initiative.
• Experience delivering training to groups and presenting information to small groups.
• Full driving licence and access to a suitable vehicle for business use.

Responsibilities

• Promote and advise on community fire safety and wider determinants of health and wellbeing to make Lancashire safer.
• Deliver training packages to groups and present information to small groups.
• Undertake practical activities such as fitting fire alarms.
• Support vulnerable residents and work with the community to improve safety.

Job description

Community Safety Advisor – Western Area

Location: Western Area - Blackpool Fire Station, 62 Forest Gate Blackpool FY3 9RA

Salary: Scale 5, Spinal Column Points 14-19, £30,515 - £33,119

Working Arrangements

36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday, flexitime working arrangements.

(12 Month Fixed Term Contract)

Closing Date

23:59 hours, 18th September 2026

Why join us

An opportunity has arisen for an individual to join an inclusive and value driven public sector organisation with an outstanding organisational culture. We offer free car parking, a generous pension and generous annual leave.

Job Details

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service is currently recruiting for the post of Community Safety Advisor; the role of the post holder will be to help make Lancashire a safer community through promoting and advising on community fire safety and the wider determinants of health and wellbeing.

Applicants will be required to demonstrate an ability to support and communicate with vulnerable people living in the community, plus the ability to undertake a range of practical activities including the fitting of fire alarms.

It is also essential that applicants have a problem-solving approach to completing tasks and can work on their own initiative. Community Safety Advisors deliver training packages to groups of people, so applicants must have the ability to present information to small groups.

A driving licence and the availability of a suitable vehicle for business use are also essential.

Key Dates

Closing date for applications is 23:59 on 18th September 2026 however we reserve the right to close the advert prior to this if sufficient quality applications have been received.

We anticipate interviews to take place on 29th September 2026. The interview process will involve a short presentation.

Further Information

This post is subject to a Standard check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Diversity Matters

Diversity Matters at Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service – we want to attract the broadest range of people to work with us and the more diverse the workforce, the better able we are to serve our community. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all individuals regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, social background, religion and/or belief or age. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.

Additional Information

This post has been advertised internally and externally.

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.