Outreach Officer - 4 positions available Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service Permanent Location: Various locations across Greater Manchester Outreach Officer roles operate a self-rostering rota system which involves regular evening and weekend working for which a 10% pensionable shift allowance is payable. It is an essential requirement for the role that successful candidates hold a current full driving licence and have access to a vehicle. Your role: As an Outreach Officer in our newly created Prevention and Protection Outreach Team you will make a real difference to communities across Greater Manchester. You will deliver safety advice and interventions in schools and to community groups as well as engaging with businesses. You will be at the heart of developing new ways of working to expand our services and ensure that we are getting the right advice to the right people at the right time. Recently graded good by HMICFRS for our Prevention and our Protection work, we are on a journey to outstanding and our Outreach Team will play a pivotal role in expanding what we do and delivering differently. As an Outreach Officer you will develop and deliver education packages for our targeted schools and specialist educational provision, lead on identifying new and emerging risks and developing campaigns to address these and ensure that community and business engagement are delivered consistently. You will support residents and communities, for example by supporting post incident response and delivering Days of Action. In this role, you'll flourish in a lively environment where your contributions make a real difference. You will provide outstanding support to a diverse range of Service users and utilise various corporate databases and Microsoft packages to support our offers to people and places. About you: W e are more interested in what you can do than what you know. If you have excellent communication skills, the ability to think analytically, problem solve and can plan and manage a busy workload then you have the right skills to join our Outreach Team. If you can provide evidence that you can work as part of a team and in partnership, develop relationships with partners, have a co-operative and flexible approach to work and have identified and delivered service improvements then you have the right experience to apply to be an Outreach Officer. Ideally you will have experience of developing and delivering presentation or educational packages. Our vision is to protect communities, save lives and work together, with an aim to improve the lives of people in Greater Manchester if you share our commitment and have a positive, co-operative, flexible and adaptable approach the come and join us. 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: Greater Manchester Combined Authority - Home | greater.jobs Mandatory Information: Artificial Intelligence (AI) We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. However, we value human talent and are looking for passionate individuals to join our organisation. Please ensure you personally complete your application and read all the instructions carefully to maximise your chances of success. Applications that rely too heavily on AI may be rejected during shortlisting, however we understand that AI may be used as a reasonable adjustment, if using AI to support your application, please give a brief explanation why to help ensure fair selection process. Privacy Notice (Click here) Employees on the redeployment register will be given priority for any vacancies in the first instance. If employees are identified as a match from the register then the vacancy may be withdrawn or put on hold pending an outcome. For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link Employers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note we are not a licenced sponsor. ENHANCED The role holder will be subject to an Enhanced Child and Adults Barred List level check by the Disclosure & Barring Service. 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