HM COASTGUARD is recruiting volunteer Coastguard Rescue Officers to join a number of teams across Mid Wales.

Coastguard Rescue Teams are made up entirely of specially trained and equipped volunteer Coastguard Rescue Officers who are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to respond to a wide range of emergency incidents including persons in the water, technical rope rescue incidents, mud rescue incidents, search and rescue helicopter operations, and vulnerable missing person searches.

Coastguard Rescue Teams also work closely with the other blue light services and the RNLI and assist with broken down vessels being towed into marinas as well as visiting schools, clubs and community events to promote coastal and water safety.

You may be called out at any time of the day or night in all weather conditions and may have to work in hazardous situations and carry out physically demanding tasks.

Full training and equipment is provided and no previous emergency service or maritime experience is required.

You must be aged over 18 years, have a full UK driving licence and live within 20 minutes driving time of your local station.

You also need to be reasonably fit and in good health and will be required to take a health and fitness test and meet eyesight and hearing requirements prior to becoming operationally deployable.

Being part of a Coastguard Rescue Team is a big commitment and requires regular attendance at training sessions and at emergency incidents. There is a particular need for people with good daytime availability during the course of the standard Monday to Friday working week.

If you meet the above criteria and interested in applying, please send a note of interest via e-mail including your name, age, current address, contact number, current employment status and a bit of information about yourself to: area14@mcga.gov.uk