Gambling Engagement Practitioner

Service Care Solutions Ltd; North East; On-site; GBP 29,000; Full time

Job description

Service Care Solutions are working with a Leading Gambling Support Charity to find great candidates to join their Service.

This Gambling Support Charity has been running for a number of years and has helped support people with addictions, including gambling addictions. They are looking for candidates who can adhere to the values: Respect, Quality, Integrity, Partnership, Empowerment, and Commitment.

As a Gambling Engagement Practitioner, it will be your role to provide advice and support to clients using the service and help them along their Recovery Journey.

Pay is £28,699 Annually. This works out to be £15.77 per hour.

Main responsibilities and duties of a Gambling Engagement Practitioner

• Facilitate referrals, provide advice/guidance, assessment, brief and structured interventions, and group programmes to individuals experiencing difficulties with gambling.
• Provide advice and support to colleagues providing support to individuals about their gambling behaviour.
• Engage key stakeholders, publicise the work of the service, and recruit community partners.
• Provide advice, screening, brief and comprehensive assessments.
• Develop and support a network of Community Champions for gambling-related harm.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of community services across designated areas, mapping the stakeholder landscape to identify key opportunities and organisations.

The Perfect Candidate for the Gambling Engagement Practitioner role will have the following experience

• Working in a multi-disciplinary setting/across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Working with vulnerable people.
• Experience of providing 1–1 interventions.
• Ideally, experience of working with those affected by Gambling Harms or any addiction.

Essential Criteria

Candidates must hold a minimum level 4 qualification in a relevant field, i.e., health and social care, social work, education, community, mental health, health promotion, or equivalent, and be capable of independent travel across the Tyne and Wear region.

Benefits for working for this Charity

• Great job satisfaction; you will be helping people on their recovery journey!
• Shorter hours but this doesn't affect pay, 35 hours per week. £28,699 Annually. This works out to be £15.77 per hour.
• Working as part of a dedicated team!

Please APPLY NOW if you are interested in this role by clicking apply or by sending your CV to Paul Rimmer - [e-mail]