Community Engagement and Development Lead

The Role -

As Community Engagement and Development Lead you will raise awareness of the subject of problem gambling and promote the service within a variety of settings across the North East region.

Working across the North East region you will deliver training to help members of the public, local communities and professionals to identify problem gambling and ensure understanding/ awareness of referral and signposting pathways into the Gambling Treatment Service; actively plan and deliver community campaigns; provide advice, brief and extended brief interventions in a range of settings and develop and support a network of Community Champions for gambling related harm

Main responsibilities / duties –

The role involved leading on the development and delivery of the Gambling Service community provision across the North East the post holder will:

Engage key stakeholders, publicise the work of the service, and recruit community partners. Deliver training to help members of the public, local communities and professionals to identify problem gambling and ensure understanding/ awareness of referral and signposting pathways into the Gambling Treatment Service. Develop and support a network of Community Champions for gambling related harm Actively plan and deliver community campaigns including distributing materials, facilitating drops ins and running public stalls/stands. Provide advice, brief and extended brief interventions in a range of settings across the North East. Bring together colleagues, peers, communities, and neighbours with different lived, learnt and practised experience to share, learn and collaborate together.

The Perfect Candidate –
The perfect candidate should have experience working within a Gambling or Addiction setting with good knowledge in this area. Some experience delivering training/ groups is desirable.

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 North East region.