Interventions Officer

Interventions Officer

Permanent

Chadderton Fire Station

£30,024 - £33,699

This role will deliver and promote fire-setting, arson and violence reduction interventions under the direction of the Interventions Lead. This role will provide tailored intervention to children, young people, and adults within Greater Manchester, addressing the below aims.

• Reduce arson and violence, reduce deliberate fire setting, and the consequential impact (harm caused)
• Increase employability, attainment levels and life chances for children and young people in Greater Manchester
• Encourage young people’s active participation in the communities in which they live
• Assist GMFRS to become as diverse as the communities it serves

Our purpose is to save, protect and improve the lives of people in Greater Manchester.

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service is looking for an innovative and passionate individual to lead and deliver interventions on a 1:1 or group basis to children, young people and adults, placing the Service at the heart of community safety within Greater Manchester and beyond.

The successful candidate will plan and deliver education, advice and guidance that meets the needs of the adult, child or young person ensuring that this is directly supporting the Safer Communities and Interventions Framework. You will provide a person-centred, trauma informed, strengths-based approach to all whilst engaging working with partners to support a coordinated multi-agency approach to reducing risk and vulnerability for those adults, children, and young people on your caseload.

The candidate will have:

• Ability to deal with sensitive issues and maintain confidentiality.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people – community and service users, GMFRS and representatives from partner organisations.
• Ability to build working relationships with partner organisations and GMFRS personnel.
• Ability to work on own initiative and to work in an autonomous environment but adapt to team working when required.
• Experience of communicating and presenting to a wide range of audiences.
• Self-motivation and can persuade and influence others.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills.

Please refer to the role profile for further information.

Application sifting will conclude by: 25th September 2026

Interviews will be held on the week commencing: 5th October 2026

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.

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;
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