Police Officer

NFRS Community Safety Advocate (Unpaid Voluntary Role)

Volunteer
Volunteer
Volunteer
Fire Prevention
Northamptonshire (Countywide)
Volunteer
Volunteer
Travel Allowance
Minimum 4 hours a month where there is availability

12/01/2026, 09:00

The prevention team offer a supportive and fun environment
Working directly in the community with different groups of people to raise awareness of fire, water and road safety
Support Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS), acting as a community safety advocate to help to deliver safety messages to our communities through a range of activities and campaigns.

We are looking for friendly enthusiastic people to join us in our new volunteer role of Community Safety Advocate. This role provides the chance to work in different areas of the county and with lots of different communities, to help us give out safety messages to keep the public safe. You may help at station open days or at community events such as the Emergency Services Days, giving out leaflets and information. You will be supported by the Prevention team and our firefighters and will become a valued part of our wider fire service family. 

Through community work you may also help us to get feedback from the public so that we can improve the way we work in the future. 

You will help us at busy times of the year, particularly in the summer when there are lots of community events. If you can give just 4 hours of your time each month we will provide you with our Volunteer Uniform and training to help you in your role. 

If you are interested please apply providing information about how you meet our criteria and your reasons for wanting to volunteer with us. We will be offering interviews and meetings during January 2026 to progress applications.

As volunteers will be representing the service we will undertake some background checks and an enhanced DBS check to help us safeguard the public.


Recruitment,  Selection and Safeguarding

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. All employees and volunteers must share this commitment.

Fire & Rescue Authority roles are listed in Schedule 1 of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order and we require all applicants to disclose, at the point of application, any criminal convictions (both spent and unspent) including driving offences, cautions and/or reprimands. Please list the dates and details of any sentences if applicable. The information you provide will be treated as strictly confidential and will be considered only in relation to the appointment for which you are applying (please refer to the guidance notes http://www.gov.uk/guidance/rehabilitation[1]periods for more information).

As part of our safer recruitment process, we will undertake pre-employment checks to verify the suitability of applicants. These checks will include actively seeking and checking references and a minimum Standard level Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Enhanced level DBS checks will be carried out for roles with direct and unsupervised access to children, young people and adults at risk.

Applicants are also required to inform us of any pending or incomplete investigations of a safeguarding nature that are ongoing, or that arise during the period of application and pre-employment.

Our Fire and Rescue Authority are committed to the rehabilitation of offenders, as such, any risk assessments used for positive disclosures will incorporate both a reasonable and proportionate response.

Vetting

Certain posts will be subject to vetting approval and the appropriate clearance must be maintained for the duration of your contract.  Individuals employed by Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service that require unsupervised access to police assets (information, systems and premises), must comply with the vetting process. This includes partner agencies who work closely with, or share premises with, the police service. Vetting reassures public that appropriate checks are conducted to assess and manages risk by identifying individuals who work within the service or have access to police assets or identify areas of vulnerability that could damage public confidence in the force. Those checks may include recorded crime reports or allegations, known associations and financial vulnerability. Where appropriate to do so a vetting interview may be considered where information raises questions or doubts about a particular issue.

Please note, you will require the following detail to complete this application form; NI Number, ID detail, address information, referee information, full employment history including dates and any qualifications you may have attained.  You may also be requested to provide photos of any visible tattoos you have. The application system only remains active on a single page for a period of 60 minutes. Please therefore ensure you allow time to complete this fully as part complete pages will not be saved.  

This vacancy is closed to applications.