Community First Aider - Blackpool/Kirkham Area

Make a difference with St John Ambulance and become a lifesaver in your community. Gain new skills, support others, and be the hero your community needs!

At St John Ambulance, we are looking to develop our volunteering offer and become an even more integral part of our communities through delivering community first aid and education.

We need people who have a passion for helping others, care about their communities and want to make a difference, supporting them to become safe and more resilient by sharing your first aid skills and knowledge. As a Community First Aider, you’ll deliver first aid to those in need through local events, as well as provide education to the public so that the ripple effect of First Aid grows

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What skills do I need?

Ability to use your training to recognise the welfare and wellness needs of those you interact

with

Ability to communicate effectively verbally with a wide range of people

Ability to motivate, inspire and support others

Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of people

Strong listening, compassion, and empathy skills

Enthusiasm for the work of St John Ambulance and ability to model our values

Ability to work as part of a team

Physical fitness for a role which requires moving around an event, and treating people

(including the ability to kneel by a collapsed patient and deliver effective chest

compressions for at least two minutes without stopping)

When do I need to be available?

Details

We are looking for volunteer who volunteer at different times of the day, training course are mostly on weekend with regular development training on a Monday evening.