Service Manager - Part time
Location: Northamptonshire
Salary: £21,600 per annum
Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time
We’re launching a brand-new Day Rehab Programme in North Northamptonshire and are looking for a Service Manager to help shape and lead it from the ground up. This is a part-time role (21 hours per week, with flexible working patterns available), offering the chance to build a service that will make a real difference in people’s recovery journeys.
You’ll also support the development of a new LERO, helping it grow towards independence and sustainability, while working closely with the Regional Manager and wider partners.
What you’ll be doing
This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll balance operational delivery with strategic input.
Lead delivery of the Day Rehab Programme (Self-Help Addiction Recovery model)
Support the setup and development of a new LERO service
Line manage a Lead Counsellor, Administrator, and LERO staff
Work with the Regional Manager on strategy, business planning, and service improvements
Build and maintain strong relationships with commissioners and key stakeholders
Ensure accurate data, timely reporting, and full audit compliance
Monitor performance against service level agreements and targets
What we’re looking for
You’ll be confident leading services in a fast-moving environment, with the ability to support both people and performance.
Experience in service management within health, social care, or substance misuse
Strong leadership and team management skills
Confidence working with data, reporting, and compliance frameworks
Ability to develop partnerships and work collaboratively with external stakeholders
A proactive, organised, and solutions-focused approach
Commitment to safeguarding, quality, and continuous improvement
No two days will be the same, you might be shaping service delivery in the morning, supporting your team through supervision in the afternoon, and reviewing performance data or meeting commissioners later in the day.
Some flexibility is required, including occasional evening or weekend work, and travel within the region may be necessary.
About Us
We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.
We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us an employee, we will offer you the following benefits:
Flexible working
Training and development opportunities
Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional)
Season Ticket Loan Scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Crisis Loan Scheme
Electric Car Scheme
3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part time employees)
Access to Blue Light Card
25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
Contributory Pension Scheme – Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years’ service and up to 9% thereafter
Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)
Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Forward Trust, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to our website to complete your application