Community Engagement Lead - Bangor, United Kingdom - Ara

Ara

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Bangor, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Community Engagement Lead (Gambling Treatment Service) - North Wales

Community Engagement Lead

We have immediate need for a Community Engagement Lead, working within the Ara Gambling Service, helping people with Gambling Related Harms.

This position is full-time (35 hours per week)

Based - Ara Bangor Office, Covering North wales

Salary - £25,809 - £27,529

We are looking for individuals who have a passion for service development, engaging with other organisations over joint outcomes, and reducing gambling harm.

The role is to work as part of a team promoting a greater understanding of gambling harms, and creating partnerships within communities to tackle them.

This role will work in a hybrid way, utilising partnerships to work within the community as well as at Ara's new offices across Wales.

The successful applicant will also upskill professionals to be able to provide better advice, support and referral opportunities to Ara treatment services.

Some of the key tasks for this role include to:

Identify and develop community-based partnerships to ensure a joined up approach to tackling gambling related harms that catches vulnerable clients earlier.

Improve Ara's outreach into regional communities by working within local services to raise awareness of gambling harms, educating communities, and facilitating improved access for people to early engagement
We welcome people with lived experience of gambling harm to apply

Applications MUST include a COVERING LETTER and CV.

Covering letters should evidence what experience you have in developing partnerships between organisations, your communication skills and how you have worked as part of a team
The role requires that you have access to own car
Welsh speaking is ESSENTIAL

In return we offer:
A competitive and benchmarked salary.
A 35 hour working week to promote a healthy work-life balance, with flexible working.
Up to 32 days annual leave, as well as all UK bank holidays.
A pension scheme, comprehensive training, and a 24hr Employee Assistance Program.
Meaningful and fulfilling work that makes a real difference to some of the most vulnerable people in our society

Full job description

Interviews - W/C 22nd** May 2023