We are recruiting a Gambling Practitioner to join our specialist service supporting individuals, families, and communities affected by gambling-related harm. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and compassionate professional to deliver recovery-focused, evidence-based interventions within a community-facing service.
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: £28,700 per annum
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Bonus: £250 referral bonus & £250 new starter bonus
About the Role The Gambling Practitioner will facilitate referrals, deliver assessments, and provide a range of brief, structured, and group-based interventions to individuals experiencing difficulties with gambling. The role also involves working collaboratively with partners, promoting the service, and supporting community-based approaches to reducing gambling harms.
Key Responsibilities
Facilitate referrals into the service and provide screening, brief and comprehensive assessments
Deliver a stepped-care approach including:
Brief and extended brief interventions
One-to-one guidance, advice, and support
Relapse prevention programmes
Mutual aid and recovery self-help groups
Recovery courses and aftercare
Develop and review recovery-oriented care plans using evidence-based approaches such as Motivational Interviewing (MI), CBT-informed interventions, and the Five Step Model
Encourage engagement with peer support, recovery forums, and guided self-help resources
Build and maintain effective working relationships with partner agencies including mental health services, housing, debt advice, criminal justice, and voluntary sector organisations
Deliver training, awareness sessions, and brief advice to professionals and community groups
Support the development of a network of Community Champions to raise awareness of gambling-related harm
Provide advice and guidance to colleagues working with gambling clients
Manage a caseload in line with agreed targets and KPIs
Maintain accurate and timely records in line with data protection, safeguarding, and clinical governance requirements
Contribute to service monitoring, evaluation, and reporting
NQF Level 4 (or above) qualification in a relevant field (e.g. Health and Social Care, Counselling, or similar)
Experience working with individuals with complex needs, ideally within addictions, mental health, or psychosocial support services
Knowledge of safeguarding procedures and working within governance frameworks
Ability to deliver one-to-one and group-based interventions
Strong communication, engagement, and partnership-working skills
Commitment to recovery-oriented and person-centered practice
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check
All staff are expected to work in line with organisational values, policies, and professional standards
Ongoing supervision, training, and professional development are provided
If you are passionate about supporting recovery and making a real difference in people’s lives, we would welcome your application. Please contact paul.rimmer@servicecare.org.uk