Gambling Practitioner

Gambling Practitioner role based in Tyne and Wear

Hours:

35 hours per week

Salary: £28,700 per annum

Contract:

Full time, Permanent

Bonus: £250 referral bonus & £250 new starter bonus

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.

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.

• 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
• 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‑centred 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.

250 referral bonus for successful candidate referrals

250 new starter bonus upon joining the organisation

If you are passionate about supporting recovery and making a real difference in people’s lives, we would welcome your application.

Please apply via the job advert or by sending your updated CV to (url removed)