Candidate will be home based and based anywhere in the Northwest: Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire, Cumbria, or Lancashire, and some travel across the region expected. 

Do you want to make a difference and be part of a vibrant and inclusive organisation that has been helping save lives for more than a century?  As one of the country’s best-loved charities, St John Ambulance played a pivotal role in responding to the pandemic as well as everyday health emergencies, training, supporting communities, and improving young people’s lives. 

Working as part of the North West volunteering team, this role will play a key part in delivering amazing volunteering experiences across the region.  Acting as an advisor and supporter of our incredible volunteers, this role will empower our teams to save even more lives in our communities.

About You 

In this role, you'll leverage your experience collaborating with volunteer groups to empower them and achieve our shared goals. You'll be responsible for organising and leading engaging workshops and community sessions, both online and in-person.  If you thrive in front of an audience and enjoy presenting ideas clearly and confidently, this role is for you. 

Please see the job description for more details about the responsibilities and person specification.  

About The Role 

Our new strategy orientates the whole charity around our vision for community first aid – providing it, teaching it and raising awareness of it. You’ll support volunteers from across St John to be at the centre of this work, coming together locally to serve their communities.  Specifically, you will be responsible for: 

• Attracting, recruiting, training and engaging volunteers  
• Developing a compelling community education programme to build the public’s first 
• aid skills  
• Empowering young people locally by providing training and development opportunities  
• Drawing supporters and donors to our cause with compelling local fundraising campaigns  
• Build awareness of our activities amongst the public, partner agencies and senior volunteers and stakeholders  
• Ensure St John has an impact in the communities that need it most through practices funded by our principles of equity, diversity and inclusion. 

About Us 

St John Ambulance responds to health emergencies, supports communities, and saves lives, relying on the public's generosity to do so. Compassionate care isn't just part of our heritage, it's in our hearts. With our clinical expertise and nationwide presence, our volunteer-led health and first aid charity is uniquely placed to serve the country.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,700 employees and over 30,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training and campaigning.  As a charity with a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future.

Find out more about us, including our new Ask Me campaign, at www.sja.org.uk

If you are a current St John Ambulance employee, please apply here: Click here

For all other candidates, or St John Ambulance volunteers wishing to apply: please apply below

St John Ambulance are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.   At St John, everyone is valued and supported to thrive.  We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and engender a sense of belonging for all, by creating an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authentic allyship. We believe passionately about equity, diversity and inclusion.   

Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.

Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the services of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only.