Deputy Manager
| Posting date: | 23 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £29,000 to £34,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 August 2025 |
| Location: | Harlow, Essex |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week |
| Company: | Open Road Visions |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Deputy Manager, Substance Misuse Recovery Centre
Location – Harlow
Hours – 37.5 hours per week
Working Pattern – Monday-Friday
Salary Band – £29,000 to £34,000 per annum
Closing date – 11th August 2025
Lead Change in Substance Misuse Recovery – Deputy Manager Role in Harlow Centre
What its like to work for Open Road
Join a passionate team transforming lives across Essex. Open Road provides drug and alcohol treatment services and offender support services across Essex & Kent including a range of interventions that deliver mentoring, advice and information programmes. Accredited with Investing In Volunteers, our mission is to empower a diverse range of individuals, families and communities to lead healthy and more meaningful lives, free from addiction, offending behaviour and disadvantage, to ensure healthier, happier lifestyles.
Job Purpose & Summary
To support the Service Manager in overseeing the effective delivery of the Drug & Alcohol service, ensuring it meets contractual requirements and service specifications. The Deputy Manager will manage an agreed number of staff, volunteers, and students within the locality, and contribute to developing a recovery orientated, evidence based, and outcome focused workforce. Working closely with the Service Manager, the Deputy Manager will provide day-to-day operational oversight and demonstrate initiative in decision making, particularly in the Manager’s absence. A key aspect of the role is to contribute to the development of a high performing team within a culture of continuous learning and professional development.
Benefits to you
Salary Band – £29,000 to £34,000 per annum
25 days annual Leave plus Bank Holidays, per annum, plus a day off for your Birthday!
Health and Wellbeing app including e-gym, GP services and Mental Health helpline
Royal London Pension and Death in Service benefit
Tailored training and development opportunities
Why Join us?
Be part of a supportive, values driven team
Make a real difference in people’s lives
Work in a dynamic, evolving service environment
What you need
– Proven experience in the substance misuse field, preferably in a line management role
– Accomplished written and verbal communication skills with a high degree of personal IT competency.
– Strong leadership and people management skills with the ability to inspire and motivate a multidisciplinary team
– Ability to liaise and work in partnership with a wide range of professionals and agencies to support client’s engagement
– Have a clear understanding of, and a commitment to safeguarding best practice.
– A commitment to multi-agency working, and be able to work in partnership with other agencies within the treatment system to achieve good outcomes for clients.
This position is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check at enhanced level.
Location – Harlow
Hours – 37.5 hours per week
Working Pattern – Monday-Friday
Salary Band – £29,000 to £34,000 per annum
Closing date – 11th August 2025
Lead Change in Substance Misuse Recovery – Deputy Manager Role in Harlow Centre
What its like to work for Open Road
Join a passionate team transforming lives across Essex. Open Road provides drug and alcohol treatment services and offender support services across Essex & Kent including a range of interventions that deliver mentoring, advice and information programmes. Accredited with Investing In Volunteers, our mission is to empower a diverse range of individuals, families and communities to lead healthy and more meaningful lives, free from addiction, offending behaviour and disadvantage, to ensure healthier, happier lifestyles.
Job Purpose & Summary
To support the Service Manager in overseeing the effective delivery of the Drug & Alcohol service, ensuring it meets contractual requirements and service specifications. The Deputy Manager will manage an agreed number of staff, volunteers, and students within the locality, and contribute to developing a recovery orientated, evidence based, and outcome focused workforce. Working closely with the Service Manager, the Deputy Manager will provide day-to-day operational oversight and demonstrate initiative in decision making, particularly in the Manager’s absence. A key aspect of the role is to contribute to the development of a high performing team within a culture of continuous learning and professional development.
Benefits to you
Salary Band – £29,000 to £34,000 per annum
25 days annual Leave plus Bank Holidays, per annum, plus a day off for your Birthday!
Health and Wellbeing app including e-gym, GP services and Mental Health helpline
Royal London Pension and Death in Service benefit
Tailored training and development opportunities
Why Join us?
Be part of a supportive, values driven team
Make a real difference in people’s lives
Work in a dynamic, evolving service environment
What you need
– Proven experience in the substance misuse field, preferably in a line management role
– Accomplished written and verbal communication skills with a high degree of personal IT competency.
– Strong leadership and people management skills with the ability to inspire and motivate a multidisciplinary team
– Ability to liaise and work in partnership with a wide range of professionals and agencies to support client’s engagement
– Have a clear understanding of, and a commitment to safeguarding best practice.
– A commitment to multi-agency working, and be able to work in partnership with other agencies within the treatment system to achieve good outcomes for clients.
This position is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check at enhanced level.