Are you passionate about supporting others to make positive changes in their lives? Do you want to make a difference by providing interventions to people impacted by gambling? This is a great time to join GamCare as we are growing the reach of our services. We are looking for Gambling Support Practitioners with qualifications or experience in health or social care, and an empathic style to enable people to change their behaviour through skilled intervention.
Crucially, you will ensure that psychosocial and recovery support interventions are delivered as part of a cohesive recovery plan while working collaboratively with external and partner organisations to achieve positive outcomes for service users.
There will be lots of opportunity to participate in service promotion, networking activities and events to support the visibility of the service, as well as developing relationships with local services and communities to strengthen pathways into the service.
Key Responsibilities
* Providing face‑to‑face and online advice, assessment, brief and structured interventions to help clients achieve their recovery goals, using motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioural approaches.
* Providing safe and effective support to individuals whilst managing safeguarding issues in line with safeguarding procedures and policies.
* Developing collaborative working relationships with external agencies, professionals and groups to facilitate a multi‑agency approach and holistic support.
* Developing and maintaining relationships with local services and communities to support identification of gambling harms and pathways into service.
* Participating in service promotion, networking activities and events to support visibility and ongoing development of the service, and to proactively respond to the needs identified within the region.
About You
* You should have significant experience in individual client work in the field of addictions, mental health or a social care setting with adults or young people.
* You should be flexible in using a range of low and high‑intensity interventions and modalities including Cognitive Behavioural (CBT) tools.
* You should live at a reasonable distance from GamCare’s London office due to expectations of working from the office when required, as well as being able to travel to other locations across Greater London to deliver services or attend community events.
Benefits You Can Enjoy
* 33 days basic annual leave entitlement per annum including bank holidays, which increases with service.
* A generous Pension Scheme – we contribute 6% and you contribute 2%.
* Discretionary company sick pay from day one of service.
* Employee Assistance Programme – 24‑hour support.
* Cycle to Work Scheme.
* A vibrant and diverse event calendar full of monthly initiatives and webinars to support the ongoing physical and mental wellbeing of our people.
GamCare is committed to offering the best support to people affected by gambling harms, as such we welcome applications from candidates with lived experience.
Applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check.
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