Community Engagement and Development Lead

On behalf of our client, we are seeking a proactive and dedicated individual to lead the development and delivery of community-based gambling support services across the North East. In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Raise awareness of problem gambling and promote the service across the North East.
• Build and maintain partnerships, engaging with networks, community initiatives, and key stakeholders.
• Map community services to identify opportunities and strengthen referral pathways.
• Organise and deliver community activities, including networking events, training sessions, and information campaigns.
• Develop and support Community Champions to raise awareness and connect individuals to support services.
• Provide training to help communities identify gambling harms and access treatment pathways.
• Offer advice and interventions, including brief and extended brief interventions.
• Ensure safeguarding compliance, following national and local policies.
• Share insights and learning, fostering collaboration between community partners and internal teams.
• Produce reports and project plans as required.

• Promoting/marketing a service or programme and engaging specific audiences to get actively involved
• Delivering presentations and/or facilitating training both physically and digitally
• Working in a multi disciplinary setting / across multi-disciplinary teams
• Providing advice, brief and extended brief interventions, responding to service user need
• Working with vulnerable people
• Peripatetic working in a community based setting
• Regular monitoring, reporting and outcome measurement
• Managing stakeholder relationships

• Minimum level 4 qualification or equivalent in a relevant filed i.e. health and social care, social work, education, community, mental health, health promotion
• Capable of independent travel across the North East region