Work with us

Working at Great Western Air Ambulance Charity is more than a job. It's a career that offers the chance to make a real difference to people's lives. And one that offers real opportunity for professional development.

 

Please check this page regularly for new vacancies. 

Why work for Great Western Air Ambulance Charity?

When you work for us, you feel part of something special. By the time you come into work in the morning, our crew may well have saved the life of someone you know, someone living in your local community.

From fundraisers to highly skilled paramedics and senior consultants, we are a team, working to save lives that would otherwise be lost. The job can be high pressure, but it is deeply satisfying, and every member of the team is committed to this service, and to saving as many lives as we can.

We pride ourselves on being an excellent employer. We are small enough to feel like a family, but large enough to have a professional set-up. Together we raise over £4m a year to keep our service running.

We are keen to represent the diversity of the people we serve, and welcome applications from communities who may be under-represented in our workforce or the type of roles we are recruiting for.

Although we think the biggest perk to working with us is knowing you are helping to save lives, here are some other benefits for our employees:

Benefits
25 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays, rising to 30 days with length of service
A 35 hour working week, with the option to pick your working hours flexibly between 8am and 6pm, Monday to Friday (office staff)
Access to NHS/blue light discounts at hundreds of retailers
A friendly, open plan office with as much tea and coffee as you can drink (we know what’s important)
Free car parking at the office and our base
Pension contributions of up to 4% of eligible earnings
Laptop, smart phone and branded clothing for relevant roles
Funded study, training or education, tailored to you
15% discount at GWAAC's shops
Cycle to Work scheme
Cycle friendly employer - accredited gold by We Are Cycling UK
Free employee counselling service
Paid for professional membership, dependent on role
The chance to go to new places, meet interesting people and have experiences that you wouldn’t otherwise have!
£250 bonus for successful friends and family recruitment referrals


Data and Systems Manager

21 - 35 hrs / 3 - 5 days per week

30,000 - £35,000 FTE 

Do you love your data as much as we love our donors? Then we need your help… 

Great Western Air Ambulance Charity is looking for a Data and Systems Manager to help us understand and look after our supporters even better, and make us more efficient in how we work.  

 

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This is a standalone post in our Finance and IT team so we are looking for someone who can work on their own initiative to make significant improvements in our use of data and systems - helping us take our fundraising to the next level. 
 
We need someone who can turn the data in a CRM into insights that inform decisions, who can identify inefficiencies and put in place automation and tools to help, and who can make our systems work as smoothly and reliably as the turning of our helicopter’s blades.

 

Apply

To apply, please review the Job Description and Person Specification, and send a covering letter and CV, of no more than 6 sides combined, to jobs@gwaac.com
 

Deadline for applications:
Tuesday 06 June 10:00

 

Job Description

Cheltenham Shop Manager

£23,175 FTE (Full time - 40 hours per week)

It’s an exciting time to be part of the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity Retail team as we look to expand our shop numbers, community presence and Charity reach.

Our shops sell a variety of goods, as well as being a hub for our charity activity in the heart of their communities. Our shops need to perform well financially to help fund our lifesaving service, but we also want them to be a place where a former patient or supporter can pop in for a chat.

 

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We are looking for a new Shop Manager to help us grow our new but already successful shop in Cheltenham and make it even more awesome. Are you capable of leading the Shop Management team to motivate and inspire a shop team? Do you have strong communication skills and are you ready for the ever-changing challenge that is Charity Retailing? If so, then you could be our newest Shop Manager.

If you're a strong all-rounder, knowledgeable about retail but passionate about people, we would love to hear from you!

 

Apply

To apply, please review the Job Description and Person Specification, and send a covering letter and CV, of no more than 6 sides combined, to jobs@gwaac.com
 

Deadline for applications:
UNTIL APPOINTED

 

Job Description

Cheltenham Shop Assistant Manager

£21,732 FTE (Part time - 24 hours per week)

It’s an exciting time to be part of the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity Retail team as we look to expand our shop numbers, community presence and Charity reach.

Our shops sell a variety of goods, as well as being a hub for our charity activity in the heart of their communities. Our shops need to perform well financially to help fund our lifesaving service, but we also want them to be a place where a former patient or supporter can pop in for a chat.

 

Read more about this vacancy

We are looking for a new Shop Assistant Manager to help us grow an already successful shop in Cheltenham and make it even more awesome. Are you capable of working with the Shop Management team to motivate and inspire a shop team? Do you have strong communication skills and are you ready for the ever-changing challenge that is Charity Retailing? If so, then you could be our newest Shop Assistant Manager.

If you're a strong all-rounder, knowledgeable about retail but passionate about people, we would love to hear from you!   

Apply

To apply, please review the Job Description and Person Specification, and send a covering letter and CV, of no more than 6 sides combined, to jobs@gwaac.com
 

Deadline for applications:
UNTIL APPOINTED

 

Job Description


Lottery Canvassers

Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) is looking to expand the number of lottery canvassers in the region recruiting players for our highly successful weekly lottery.

There are vacancies for both part-time and full-time roles and any successful candidate will play a vital role as an ambassador of our charity. Your remit will be to engage with the public, either by canvassing door-to-door or by obtaining private site bookings, in the hope of getting people in the region to join our lottery for either £1 or £2 a week. You are free to choose your own hours of work and the regions within our boundaries that you recruit new members in, and most importantly you will be helping our fantastic charity generate some much-needed income.

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The GWAAC weekly lottery is a vital source of revenue to the charity and we are aiming to expand our membership over the coming years. With all members joining by either direct debit or cheque payment, this regular income plays a vital part in keeping the charity flying.

Apply 

If the role is of interest to you, please contact Mark Harris on 0333 577 5707 or e-mail mark.harris@towerlotteries.co.uk. Tower Lotteries run and administrate the draw on behalf of GWAAC.


Volunteers - Join our Ground Crew!

We are lucky to work alongside a wonderful group of local volunteers. Everyone who works and volunteers here at GWAAC is committed, enthusiastic and dedicated to keeping us flying. We enjoy what we do because it really makes a difference – and we would love to have you as part of our team.

Whether you would like to help out in our offices, would like to volunteer at a fundraising event, or put on an event of your own, we would love to hear from you.

Volunteer

If you're interested in becoming a volunteer please click on the button below. 

Volunteer Positions