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Gambling Engagement Practitioner

Service Care Solutions - Healthcare

Posted 2 days ago, valid for 18 days

Sunderland, Tyne and Wear SR4 6ST, England

£28,699 per annum

Full Time

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Service Care Solutions is seeking a Gambling Engagement Practitioner for a Leading Gambling Support Charity, offering an annual salary of £28,699, which equates to £15.77 per hour.
The role involves providing advice and support to clients dealing with gambling addictions and helping them on their recovery journey.
Candidates must have at least 1-2 years of experience working in a multi-disciplinary setting, particularly with vulnerable individuals.
A minimum level 4 qualification in a relevant field such as health and social care or mental health is required, along with the ability to travel independently across the Tyne and Wear region.
The position offers job satisfaction through helping others, shorter working hours of 35 per week, and the opportunity to work in a dedicated team.

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, this including gambling addictions. They are looking for candidates who can adhere to the values. These values being 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 £28699 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 equivalentand 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 effect pay, 35 hours per week. £28699 Annually. This works out to be £15.77 per hour.
Working as part of dedicated team!

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