Safety Centre Volunteer

GMCA; Bury; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A community-focused emergency service is seeking volunteers for the GMFRS Safety Centre in Bury. This role involves delivering educational tours to schools and community members, empowering them to learn about safety in an engaging environment. Volunteers must be over 16 and able to commit to at least two sessions per month. This is a fantastic opportunity for personal growth and skill building while making a positive impact in the community. Travel expenses will be reimbursed.

Benefits

Travel expenses reimbursement

Comprehensive training

Opportunity to gain work experience

Qualifications

• Must be at least 16 years old.
• Able to support a minimum of two visitor sessions per month.
• Travel to the Bury Training and Safety Centre is required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver tours for schools and community members.
• Provide an immersive learning experience about safety.
• Become a valued team member and ambassador for the Safety Centre.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Job description

Join Our Team at Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service!

Role

GMFRS Safety Centre Volunteer

Salary

£0 (Volunteer)

Hours

2 Session per month

Contract

NA Volunteer Agreement

Location

Bury Training and Safety Centre

Advert closing date : 11 / 01 / 2026

Can you offer a minimum of two days a month volunteer support to make a real impact in your community with Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS)?

An exciting new volunteering opportunity is available at Bury Training and Safety Centre to deliver tours for schools and members of the community. This interactive journey at the Safety Centre gives an exciting and immersive learning experience for our visitors to learn how to protect themselves against fire, other dangers in the home, on our roads and around water.

Successful candidates will receive comprehensive training and become a highly valued member of the Safety Centre team, and an ambassador for the Centre and GMFRS.

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain work experience and learn valuable skills or share your own skills, knowledge and experience.

We welcome applications from all community members. Volunteers must be over the age of 16 to apply. Travel expenses to and from the site will be reimbursed in line with our Volunteer Travel and Subsistence Policy.

About you

We’re seeking passionate communicators who thrive when engaging with people and are committed to making a difference. Team players who thrive on collaboration and can work with a dedicated team to deliver our safety messages effectively.

You must

• Be 16 year or older
• Be able to support a minimum of two visitor sessions per month at the Safety Centre per calendar month during school term time and hours.
• Be reliable and able to travel to the Bury Training an Safety Centre
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including written, verbal and presentation skills in a professional setting to a range of audiences.
• Willing to undertake a EDBS with Barred Lists

Please refer to the role profile for more information.

About us

As an employer, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is made up of a number of key Greater Manchester strategic functions and service providers including; Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS); Waste and Resources; Environment; Work and Skills; Research; Public Sector Reform; Police, Crime and Criminal Justice; Homelessness; the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub and the Commissioning Hub.

We value the diversity of our employees, and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across Greater Manchester. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, Trans status and Non-binary identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

To find out more about working for us please click here : https : / / www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk /

Our offer

In return for your hard work, we offer our employees a competitive package as part of our offer that you can find out more about here :

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