Job Introduction
Outreach & Training Practitioner- East Midlands
Permanent
Full time – 35 hours per week
Location: Lincolnshire – Home based with expectation to travel across the East Midlands region as per requirement of the role.
Salary: £29,479
Closing date for applications: Sunday 5th July 2026 (23:59)
Interviews will be held in person on the week commencing the 8th July 2026 - details to be confirmed with candidates
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 an exciting opportunity to join GamCare’s Community Outreach & Training service and play a key role in our public health approach to preventing gambling-related harm and supporting early intervention.
As an Outreach & Training Practitioner, you will deliver community-based outreach, awareness raising and workforce training activity to increase understanding of gambling harms, reduce stigma and strengthen pathways to support. You will work closely with local partners, professionals and community organisations to ensure GamCare’s services are visible, accessible and embedded within local communities.
You will plan and deliver a range of prevention-focused activities, including workshops, drop-ins, awareness sessions and public engagement events, informed by local insight and lived experience. You will also deliver Brief Interventions in community settings, supporting individuals to recognise potential harm and encouraging early help-seeking through safe and appropriate signposting, including to the National Gambling Helpline and treatment services where needed.
The role requires a proactive, community-focused approach, working within agreed protocols and governance frameworks while contributing to high-quality, inclusive and culturally responsive outreach and training delivery.
About you
We are looking for motivated and compassionate individuals with experience delivering community-based outreach, engagement or prevention activity.
You will have a good understanding of gambling-related harm within a public health, prevention or early intervention context, and be confident holding supportive conversations that encourage awareness and behaviour change. You will bring strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with professionals and individuals from diverse and seldom-heard communities.
You will be comfortable delivering training, workshops and awareness sessions, and able to communicate sensitive messages in a non-judgemental, stigma-reducing way. Strong organisational skills, confidence using IT systems, and a commitment to safeguarding, confidentiality and professional boundaries are essential for this role.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver outreach and early intervention activity
Deliver prevention-focused community outreach, including awareness sessions, workshops, drop-ins and public engagement events, and provide Brief Interventions to support early help-seeking. - Workforce education and training
Deliver free training and workshops for professionals and community stakeholders, ensuring delivery meets agreed quality, accessibility and accreditation standards. - Community Champions and lived experience
Support the recruitment, training and ongoing engagement of Community Champions, and contribute to the ethical involvement of lived experience in outreach and awareness activity. - Partnership working and engagement
Build and maintain effective relationships with local authorities, statutory services, VCSE partners and community organisations to support outreach delivery and referral pathways. - Governance, data and quality
Deliver all activity in line with safeguarding, data protection and governance requirements, recording activity accurately and participating in supervision and quality assurance processes.
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 DBS 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.
GamCare is an equal opportunities employer and doesn’t discriminate based on race, religion, gender, age, sexuality, gender identification, or physical ability. We are only able to facilitate visa sponsorship in very limited circumstances, so candidates outside of the UK or who don’t have the right to work in the UK need not apply.
To apply, please complete the following application form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Survey and send to recruitment@gamcare.org.uk
For any further information on the role or if you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the application or recruitment process, please contact recruitment@gamcare.org.uk and the team will be happy to help.
