Young Person’s Recovery Trainee

Young Person’s Recovery Trainee

Location – Southend-On-Sea

Hours – 22.5 per week

Working Pattern – 3 days a week (to be confirmed with successful candidate)

Salary – £25,000 per annum pro rata

Contract – Fixed Term (2 years)

Closing date – 18th June 2026

Open Road provides drug and alcohol treatment services and offender support services across Essex & Kent including a range of structured interventions that deliver mentoring, advice and relapse prevention programmes. Accredited with Investing In Volunteers and Investors in People, our mission is to empower a diverse range of individuals, families and communities to lead healthy and meaningful lives, free from addiction, offending behaviour and disadvantage, to ensure healthier, happier lifestyles.

What is the role?

As a Recovery Trainee, you’ll be a key part of our Young Persons Service in Southend, supporting young people aged 10-17 and the transitional age of 18-29 with issues around drugs, alcohol, wellbeing and mental health.

This is a learning role, where you’ll gain experience while being supported by a dedicated team. You’ll work closely with young people and their families to help them access the right support and begin their journey toward healthier, more stable futures.

This is a fantastic opportunity if you’re starting your career, have lived experience, or simply have a passion for helping young people grow and overcome challenges.

The Benefits of Working for Open Road:

• Full job specific training including drug & alcohol, case and risk management, Trauma Informed Practice and Motivational Interviewing.
• Access to funding for further development training in many areas including a pathway into management.
• Competitive salary plus regular salary reviews.
• Flexible working or hybrid homeworking policy following successful completion of probation for most roles.
• 25 days per year AL plus Bank Holidays pro rata, and you can take an additional day off for your birthday!
• Access to the L&G Health App for services including a 24-hour GP service, mental health support and wellbeing services.
• Pension and Life Assurance – Details of our Royal London scheme are available, as well as our Death in Service benefit which is x2 salary.

What you need
– Excellent communication, time management and administrative skills.

– A willingness to learn and work with a variety of people.

– 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.

– Excellent team working and interpersonal skills, maintaining a highly cooperative approach to supporting colleagues in delivering service objective.

This position is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check at enhanced level.

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

We do not accept CV’s unless accompanied by a completed application form.

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 HR@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