Gambling Harms Outreach Coordinator (Part-Time)

Preston Muslim Forum; Preston; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Preston Muslim Forum is seeking a part-time Gambling Harms Project Co-ordinator in Preston to lead a community-focused programme. You will build partnerships with faith groups, frontline services and public bodies to reduce gambling-related harm, raise awareness and improve access to support.

You will coordinate awareness sessions, recruit volunteers and deliver accredited training for staff, practitioners and faith leaders, tracking outcomes and reporting to funders.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering community-based projects.
• Experience organising events, workshops or training.
• Experience working with faith communities and minority ethnic groups.
• Strong partnership-building and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Excellent communication, organisational and reporting skills.
• Knowledge of gambling harms, addiction, mental health or public health.
• Understanding safeguarding and trauma-informed practice.

Responsibilities

• Building relationships with community, faith, voluntary and statutory organisations, developing referral pathways and partnership opportunities.
• Representing the project at meetings, events and networks.
• Organising and delivering community awareness sessions and events, engaging underserved communities and promoting available support services.
• Recruiting and supporting community champions and volunteers.
• Coordinating and delivering gambling harms awareness sessions and full-day accredited training for volunteers, practitioners and faith leaders.
• Managing project activities to achieve agreed targets and outcomes, maintaining training records, feedback and evaluation data.
• Recording monitoring data, attendance, case studies and evidence of impact on the project database, and preparing reports for funders and partners.

Skills

Community engagement

Partnership-building

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Organisational skills

Reporting

Job description

Preston Muslim Forum is seeking a part-time Gambling Harms Project Co-ordinator in Preston to lead a community-focused programme. You will build partnerships with faith groups, frontline services and public bodies to reduce gambling-related harm, raise awareness and improve access to support.

You will coordinate awareness sessions, recruit volunteers and deliver accredited training for staff, practitioners and faith leaders, tracking outcomes and reporting to funders.