Part-time Gambling Harms Community Outreach Co-ordinator

Confidential; Preston; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

Preston Muslim Forum in Preston is seeking a part-time Gambling Harms Project Co-ordinator to lead the community-based gambling harms programme. You will work with faith institutions, community groups and public partners to raise awareness and improve access to support for individuals and families affected by gambling-related harm.

You will recruit and support volunteers, organise training and events, and monitor progress against agreed targets.

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.
• An understanding of safeguarding and trauma-informed practice.

Responsibilities

• Building relationships with community, faith, voluntary and statutory organisations; develop referral pathways.
• Representing the project at meetings, events and networks.
• Organising and delivering awareness sessions and events; engage underserved communities and promote support.
• Recruiting and supporting community champions and volunteers.
• Coordinating and delivering gambling harms awareness sessions and training for volunteers, practitioners and faith leaders.
• Managing activities to achieve targets; maintain training records, feedback and evaluation data.
• Recording monitoring data, attendance and impact; prepare reports for funders and partners.

Skills

Community engagement

Event organisation

Partnership building

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Gambling harms knowledge

Safeguarding awareness

Job description

Preston Muslim Forum in Preston is seeking a part-time Gambling Harms Project Co-ordinator to lead the community-based gambling harms programme. You will work with faith institutions, community groups and public partners to raise awareness and improve access to support for individuals and families affected by gambling-related harm.

You will recruit and support volunteers, organise training and events, and monitor progress against agreed targets.