Gambling Engagement Practitioner

Gambling Engagement Practitioner

Service Care Solutions are an industry-leading recruitment agency since 2005 and we've been identified as a preferred supplier and key provider to private substance misuse clients and substance misuse NHS trusts.

We are currently recruiting for a Gambling Engagement Practitioner for a Service Based in the Harrogate Area.
LOCATION: Harrogate, North Yorkshire
HOURS: 35 hours per week
DURATION: Permanent
PAY RATE: £35k Per year

Purpose of the role -

• 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

Gambling Engagement Practitioner Duties -

• Strengthen existing and develop new referral pathways to develop a more coherent and standardised approach to accessing support and onward referral.
• Promote, arrange and deliver a range of activities to communities in the region including networking events, disseminating information resources, training sessions and brief advice.
• Deliver training packages to educate communities to identify gambling harms and signpost to support/treatment.
• Develop and sustain ongoing relationships with and between community partners and wider networks through regular communication, meetings and conversations, both in person and online.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of community services across designated areas, mapping the stakeholder landscape to identify key opportunities and organisations.

Essential Criteria -

Candidates must have a NQF level 4 (or above) Professional Diploma in relevant field e.g. Health and Social Care, Counselling (or equivalent).

Benefits -

The Company offers competitive staff benefits including company pension scheme, occupational sick pay, occupational maternity / paternity pay, and a generous holiday entitlement starting at 24 days plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days after 1 years service