Deputy Manager, Substance Misuse Recovery 

Location – Harlow
Hours – 37.5 hours per week
Working Pattern – Monday-Friday 
Salary Band – £29,000 to £34,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Closing date – 3rd October 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
You’ll work alongside the Service Manager to run a busy, client-focused centre, making sure our services meet high standards and contractual requirements.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and supporting a motivated team of staff, volunteers and students.
• Overseeing day-to-day operations and stepping up when the Service Manager is away.
• Driving a recovery-oriented, evidence based service culture.
• Building strong partnerships with local agencies to achieve the best outcomes for clients.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience in substance misuse or a related field, ideally with line-management responsibilities.
• Strong leadership and communication skills and confidence with IT systems.
• Commitment to safeguarding and multi-agency working.

Why Join Open Road?

• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays

  anda day off for your birthday.

• Health & wellbeing app with GP services, e-gym and mental health support.

• Royal London pension & death-in-service benefit.

• Tailored training and development opportunities.

• A supportive, values-driven team where your work truly changes lives.

We welcome applications from people seeking flexible working. Regular on-site presence is needed, but we’ll consider flexible arrangements where possible.This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Ready to help people move forward?
Apply by 3rd October 2025.

Application

Please use the following link to complete our online application form.  Prior to starting please ensure you have all of the relevant information to hand.  Take time to review the job pack below as the shortlisting will be carried out with the Job Description  and

in mind.

Person Specification

Open Road Application Form (online form)

Open Road Equal Opportunities Form (online form) 

Alternatively, you can use this link to complete the form via word and email to shannon.fleming@openroad.org.uk

Open Road Equal Opportunities Form

Open Road values and respects the diversity and individual differences of our services users, staff and our volunteers.

Job Pack