This is a great time to join GamCare as we are growing the reach of our services. We are looking for a Gambling Support Practitioner 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 opportunities 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.

We are looking for an individual to work full-time which will currently include 4 days 9-5pm and 1 day 12-8pm per week (fixed), Monday to Friday, however due to possible requirements of the service, occasional Saturdays (9-2pm) may be required, although another day off would be agreed on during the week.

About You

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? If this sounds like you, and you would like to be part of a committed, dynamic, and highly supportive team, providing exceptional support, then we would love to hear from 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.

The successful candidate will be expected to be able to work from home thereby having the space for a confidential setting whilst also being able to travel within the region to attend events and offer localised in person support as required.

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
• Provide safe and effective support to individuals whilst managing safeguarding issues in line with safeguarding procedures and policies
• Development of collaborative working relationships with external agencies, professionals and groups to facilitate multi agency approach and holistic support
• Development and maintenance of relationships with local services and communities to support identification of gambling harms and pathways into service
• Participation 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 Us

Founded in 1997, GamCare is the leading provider of information, advice and support for anyone affected by gambling harms. We operate the National Gambling Helpline, provide treatment for anyone who is harmed by gambling, create awareness about safer gambling and treatment, and encourage an effective approach to safer gambling within the gambling industry.

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
• We also have a vibrant and diverse event calendar full of monthly initiatives and webinars to support the ongoing physical and mental wellbeing of our people.

This post requires a PVG check.

GamCare are committed to offering the best support to people affected by gambling harms, as such we welcome applications from candidates with lived experience.

Founded in 1997, GamCare is the leading provider of information, advice and support for anyone affected by gambling harms. We operate the National Gambling Helpline, provide treatment for anyone who is harmed by gambling, create awareness about safer gambling and treatment, and encourage an effective approach to safer gambling within the gambling industry.

The Role

This is a great opportunity to join GamCare as we are in a position to appoint a Gambling Treatment Practitioner 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 cohesive recovery plan while working collaboratively with external and partner organisations to achieve positive outcomes for service users. You will be working with problem gamblers and others affected by problem gambling to support them in reaching their recovery goals.

We are looking for an individual to work full-time which will currently include 4 days 9-5pm and 1 day 12-8pm per week (fixed day), Monday to Friday and potentially occasional Saturdays (9-2pm) but negotiable.

About you

Are you passionate about supporting others to make positive changes in their lives? Do you want to make a difference by providing support and interventions to people experiencing gambling related harms? If this sounds like you, and you would like to be part of a committed, dynamic, and highly supportive team, providing exceptional support to those whose lives are impacted by gambling, then we would love to hear from 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.

The successful candidate would live at a reasonable distance from Gamcare office due to expectations of working from the office when required.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing face to face and online advice, assessment, brief or structured interventions and group programmes to help clients achieve their recovery goals

• Providing case management and working within an integrated care pathway

• Ensuring safeguarding issues are managed effectively.

• Provide advice and information to people affected by Gambling harms

• Undertake screening, triage and comprehensive assessments of needs with individuals and families and couples

• Provide recovery oriented brief, extended brief, and longer-term structured psychosocial interventions to people affected by Gambling harms using motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioural approaches

• Facilitate group-based programmes

• Engage with potential stakeholders to support referral pathways

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

• We also have a vibrant and diverse event calendar full of monthly initiatives and webinars to support the ongoing physical and mental wellbeing of our people.

This post requires a PVG check.

GamCare are committed to offering the best support to people affected by gambling harms, as such we welcome applications from candidates with lived experience.

About Us

Founded in 1997, GamCare is the leading provider of information, advice and support for anyone affected by gambling harms. We operate the National Gambling Helpline, provide treatment for anyone who is harmed by gambling, create awareness about safer gambling and treatment, and encourage an effective approach to safer gambling within the gambling industry.

The Role

GamCare’s Women’s Programme is the UK’s first programme designed specifically to address women’s experience of gambling-related harm. There is a perception that problem gambling is only a male issue. This is not true – gambling-related harms affect women too, and the impact can be particularly severe for some of the most vulnerable in our society. Despite this, women are underrepresented in treatment services and there are few organisations that specialise in supporting women that have robust pathways into gambling-related treatment.

We network with local communities and public sector and third sector organisations that work with women to enhance their knowledge and skills on gambling-related harms that contributes to ensuring women receive the right support at the right time.

About You

As the successful candidate you’ll have the ability to build successful relationships with partner organisations, deliver training, coordinate and facilitate networking opportunities and be a passionate advocate for both the programme and the treatment support services delivered by GamCare.

You’ll bring with you your knowledge of various learning and development tools which will give have given you the tools to deliver presentations and facilitate training products to multiple stakeholders but virtually and in person. The work will not always be easy, as we will be working with partner organisations that have competing priorities and a constant demand on their time. Empathy, enthusiasm and commitment will help you to make sure that this important issue is given the attention it deserves.

Key Responsibilities

Promote, arrange and deliver a range of activities to women-facing professionals (e.g., social worker, support workers) in the region. Activities will include networking events, disseminating information resources, training sessions in gambling related harm, identification and brief advice.

Be a point of contact for people interested in GamCare’s Women’s project in the region and build a network of local interested organisations that work with women and girls in order to share knowledge, support and expertise.

Support learning and knowledge sharing across everyone involved who works with women and girls, to ensure that all support services are enhanced to better meet the needs of service users.

Form part of the delivery team for this programme and attend team meetings on a regular basis, contributing ideas, information, knowledge and feedback coming from and about your region and suggestions for improvements/amendments to content and strategy. This will also include attending two remote Development Days per year (locations vary and may be held in England or Scotland).

Benefits You Can Enjoy

33 days basic annual leave entitlement per annum (pro-rated for part-time colleagues) 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

This appointment is subject to a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check.

GamCare are committed to offering the best support to people affected by gambling harms, as such we welcome applications from candidates with lived experience.

About Us

Founded in 1997, GamCare is the leading provider of information, advice and support for anyone affected by gambling harms. We operate the National Gambling Helpline, provide treatment for anyone who is harmed by gambling, create awareness about safer gambling and treatment, and encourage an effective approach to safer gambling within the gambling industry.

The Role

This is a great opportunity to join GamCare as we are in a position to appoint a Gambling Treatment Practitioner 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 cohesive recovery plan while working collaboratively with external and partner organisations to achieve positive outcomes for service users.

You will be working with problem gamblers and others affected by problem gambling to support them in reaching their recovery goals.

We are looking for an individual to work full-time which will include currently 4 days 9-5pm and 1 day 12-8pm per week (fixed day), Monday to Friday and potentially occasional Saturdays (9-2pm) but negotiable.

Key Responsibilities

Providing face to face and online advice, assessment, brief or structured interventions and group programmes to help clients achieve their recovery goals

Providing case management and working within an integrated care pathway

Ensuring safeguarding issues are managed effectively.

· Provide advice and information to people affected by Gambling harms

· Undertake screening, triage and comprehensive assessments of needs with individuals and families and couples

· Provide recovery oriented brief, extended brief, and longer-term structured psychosocial interventions to people affected by Gambling harms using motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioural approaches

· Facilitate group-based programmes

· Engage with potential stakeholders to support referral pathways

About you

Are you passionate about supporting others to make positive changes in their lives? Do you want to make a difference by providing support and interventions to people experiencing gambling related harms?

If this sounds like you, and you would like to be part of a committed, dynamic, and highly supportive team, providing exceptional support to those whose lives are impacted by gambling, then we would love to hear from you!

You will be an excellent communicator, with lots of emotional intelligence, and the ability to prioritise your own self-care and wellbeing. You will have great organisational skills, be a strong team player and be confident navigating IT systems and software packages.

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.

The successful candidate would live at a reasonable distance from Gamcare office due to expectations of working from the office when required.

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

· We also have a vibrant and diverse event calendar full of monthly initiatives and webinars to support the ongoing physical and mental wellbeing of our people.

This post requires a PVG check.

GamCare is the UK’s leading provider of information, advice and support for anyone affected by gambling-related harms. Our expert services are confidential and non-judgemental.

GamCare is now looking to recruit a Treatment Practitioner to work with clients across Lanarkshire.

You will be working with problem gamblers and others affected by problem gambling to support them. You will also work with and develop networks with strategic and local partners, including a focus on referral pathways.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Providing face to face and online advice, assessment, brief or structured interventions and group programmes to help clients achieve their recovery goals
• Providing case management and working within an integrated care pathway
• Ensuring safeguarding issues are managed effectively.

You should have experience in individual client work in the field of addictions, mental health or a social care setting, with adults or young people.

You will form part of our enthusiastic clinical treatment team working from several locations across Scotland. You should be versatile and adaptable and committed to on-going development.

The post is full time, with the majority of working Monday-Friday 0900-1700, with some flexibility required for evening and occasional Saturday working.

This role is office based, however we are open to people working, when the role allows, from home. This role will require travel to other locations including across the areas covered by the service noted above. Working arrangements can be discussed further at the interview stage.

You will need to ensure that you have a confidential space within your home to work from, a home working risk assessment will be carried out by your line manager.

This post is subject to an enhanced PVG check.

GamCare is the UK’s leading provider of information, advice and support for anyone affected by gambling-related harms.

GamCare’s Women’s Programme is the UK’s first programme designed specifically to address the issue of women and gambling-related harm. There is a perception that problem gambling is only a male issue. This is not true – gambling-related harms affect women too, and the impact can be particularly severe for some of the most vulnerable in our society. Despite this, women are underrepresented in treatment services and there are few organisations that specialise in supporting women that have robust pathways into gambling-related treatment.

We network with local communities and public sector and third sector organisations that work with women in order to enhance their knowledge and skills on gambling-related harms that contributes to ensuring women receive the right support the right time.

We are delighted to be seeking a full-time Training and Engagement Lead for Scotland. You will join our team and collaborate effectively with and be well supported by an enthusiastic and friendly national team. Training and Engagement Leads create excellent local links to embed this flagship programme across the country.

Candidates will need to demonstrate the ability to build successful relationships with partner organisations, deliver training, coordinate and facilitate networking opportunities and be a passionate advocate for both the programme and the treatment support services delivered by GamCare. The work will not always be easy, as we will be working with partner organisations that have competing priorities and a constant demand on their time. Passion, enthusiasm and commitment will help to you to make sure that this important issue is given the attention it deserves.

Successful candidates will be confident, self-motivated communicators, have good attention to detail and enjoy persuading and influencing. Working with a wide range of stakeholders, both internal and external, you will champion the work.

If you are committed to seeing better support for vulnerable women and girls and think you would love to be a part of an innovative and dynamic initiative, then we would love to hear from you!

The role is a fixed term post, full time until end March 2023. We are open to discussion about where the roles will work from in each region; some may be based in GamCare’s partner organisations, some home based.

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

GamCare is the UK’s leading provider of information, advice and support for anyone affected by gambling-related harms. Our expert services are confidential and non-judgemental.

GamCare is now looking to recruit a Treatment Practitioner to work within our new problem gambling treatment services in Glasgow. This service will work closely with The RCA Trust, our partner which provides gambling treatment in other areas of Scotland.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Providing face to face and telephone advice, assessment, brief or structured interventions and groups work to help people achieve their goals
• Ensuring safeguarding issues are managed effectively
• Work in partnership with other local services

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 will form part of an enthusiastic team working from several locations. Our service will be based in the city of Glasgow.

We are looking for an individual to work full time which will include some evenings and possible Saturdays.

This post is subject to a PVG check