HM Coastguard is now recruiting volunteers to join the Flint Rescue Team.

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.

The team also works closely with other emergency services, MRTs, RNLI as well as visiting schools, clubs and community events to promote coastal and water safety.

A spokesman for the team said: "As a Coastguard Rescue Officer 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.

"If this sounds like something you would be interested in then we want to hear from you. Full training and equipment is provided and no previous emergency service or maritime experience is required.

"We do require you are aged over 18 years, have a full clean UK driving licence and live within the area to our station at Flint.

"You also need to be reasonably fit and in good health and will require 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. We are particularly interested in people with good daytime availability, during the course of the standard Monday to Friday working week for both training and call outs."

Anyone wishing to apply can send a message of interest via email including name, age, current address, contact number, current employment status and a bit of information about yourself.

The email is area15@mcga.gov.uk with a subject heading of ‘Recruitment 2019’.

Application closing date in May, 30 and any late applications will not be processed.