Safety Centre Instructor

Safety Centre Instructor

Permanent

Full Time

36.25 hrs per week

The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check as part of the disclosure and barring services.

Join Our Team at Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service!

Are you ready to make a real impact in your community? At Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS), we’re on a mission to educate and protect the people of Greater Manchester. We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our team at the Bury Safety Centre (BSC) and help us to deliver life‑saving safety messages in a fun, engaging, and immersive environment.

Together with colleagues and volunteers, who you will help to train, you will deliver key safety messages about fire, road, water, and anti‑social behaviour in a way that captivates and informs. Collaborating closely with schools who we identify would benefit most from visiting the Safety Centre. Your role will be dynamic and varied, engaging with different age groups from school children to community groups, making every day unique and exciting.

You’ll be at the forefront of our education programme and seasonal Greater Manchester Campaigns, supporting community events and open days.

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

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including written, verbal and presentation skills in a professional setting to a range of audiences.
• Experience of delivering educational safety packages to support the reduction of risk.to various groups, including those who are deemed vulnerable.
• Ability to manage conflicting demands.
• Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with schools, and other educational establishments.
• Ability to maintain partnerships with internal and external partners.
• This role includes working occasional evenings and weekends.

Please refer to the role profile for more information.

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.

This role is part of GMCA’s hybrid working scheme. As part of our commitment to ‘Build Back Fairer’ in Greater Manchester following the Covid‑19 pandemic, we have evolved our management methods by trusting and empowering staff to deliver their work in the best way that suits the business and their individual needs, and supports health and wellbeing. Our hybrid working policy sets out a flexible approach, combining attendance at our [Manchester city centre office / Fire and Rescue service HQ in Swinton / other location] with remote working, typically from home;

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