Community and Support Volunteer

Role: GMFRS Community and Support Volunteer

Salary: £0 (Volunteer)

Hours: Flexible (6 hours a month or 2 activities)

Contract: NA Volunteer Agreement

Location: Flexible opportunities across Greater Manchester

Advert closing date: 11/01/2026

Join Our Team at Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service

The role:

Apply to become a Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) Community and Support Volunteer and join our fantastic team of volunteers to make a difference in your communities.

By giving just 6 hours a month of your free time to volunteer with GMFRS you can really make a difference.

In this role you will be delivering informative, educational safety messages and supporting our mission: \’Saving lives, protecting communities, working together\’.

As a Community and Support Volunteer you will be offered opportunities to help reduce risk of fire, road traffic collisions and water incidents by engaging and educating members of our communities as well as supporting our crews at operational exercises when you play a live casualty helping to create a more realistic and challenging training scenario.

Whether you want to develop your skills, knowledge and experience to improve your employability, or to share your life experience and make new friends or simply give something back to your community, this is a great opportunity for you.

Please read the Community and Support Volunteer role description for further information about the role and requirements.

About you:

• Passionate about keeping people safe from fire and other dangers
• Reliable, punctual and committed
• Willing and able to provide 6 hours volunteering or participate in two activities a month
• Able to communicate effectively with a range of people from different backgrounds and communities; additional languages, including BSL are a benefit but not a requirement for the role
• A supporter of equality, diversity and inclusivity

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 volunteers, 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.

Our offer:

In return for giving up your free time we will provide:

• Training for your volunteering roles and activities, helping to build your skills, knowledge and experience
• A GMFRS Volunteer Uniform and Identification Badge
• Out of pocket expenses for travel as set out in the Volunteer Travel and Subsistence Policy
• Pathways to employment as member of the Service, you can find out more about employment at Greater Manchester Combined Authority – Home |

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.