Education and Training Lead (Youth Programme – London and Home Counties)

This is a home-based role, with weekly travel to deliver programme activities within the London and Home Counties (Bucks, Oxfordshire, Berks, Surrey) region, requiring the occasional overnight stay.

The Role

Following the success of GamCare’s Young People’s Gambling Harm Prevention Programme, which has directly reached over 125,000 young people and trained over 28,000 professionals, we have secured funding to continue delivering this essential work and invite you to join us on this exciting journey.

As an Education and Training Lead, you will be responsible for the promotion and delivery of activity for the BigDeal Programme in your allocated region, to meet the individual targets of delivering to 1,900 young people 225 adults (parents and professionals).

You will engage key stakeholders in your region, deliver accredited training to professionals, run interactive workshops with young people, deliver awareness sessions with parents/carers, and collaborate with your colleagues to ensure the ongoing improvement and success of the programme.

You will form part of an enthusiastic and supportive team who are committed to supporting young people affected by gambling harms across the United Kingdom. You might have a basic understanding of gambling harms, but if you have the enthusiasm to learn all about it in a non-judgemental way, we would like to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborating with regional colleagues to maintain and develop new or existing relationships with key stakeholders.
• Acting as a frontline ambassador for GamCare, upholding our values and championing the organisation’s work.
• Utilising your skills and experience in public speaking, presenting, and facilitating, to deliver interactive and engaging sessions to young people, professionals, and parents/carers.
• Ensuring the relevant monitoring and evaluation forms are provided.
• Building and maintaining effective working relationships with your colleagues in the youth programme, our partner networks, and across GamCare.
• Sharing best practice and building a positive team environment, ensuring our stakeholders have a memorable experience, and that we deliver the best possible programme.

About You

If you are skilled at engaging young people or facilitating training and can build strong relationships with stakeholders to generate interest in what our programme offers, then you might be exactly who we are looking for.

With demonstrable experience of championing, promoting, and marketing the work of a programme or service you will actively seek out opportunities in your region, maintain relationships with stakeholders through accurate and timely record keeping, and identify and secure future opportunities for programme delivery.

If you are passionate about preventing harm experienced by children and young people, enjoy working in a collaborative team environment but are comfortable working autonomously, then this role is for you. 

About Us

Founded in 1997, GamCare is one of the leading providers 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 (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.

This post requires an enhanced DBS check.

For further details and to apply please click the apply button.

Closing date for applications: 15th September 2024.

Interviews will take place online via video conference - week commencing 23rd September 2024.

GamCare is 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.