Apricus Resourcing is working with a leading Drug & Alcohol Recovery Provider in relation to a permanent Centre Manager post based in Guildford.

The post is based within a service that supports people suffering with various drug and alcohol addictions. Their approach combines individual therapy, group counselling, holistic therapies and structured recovery support to help clients rebuild their lives and regain control.

The Role

The team are seeking an experienced and motivated Centre Manager to lead the day-to-day operations of the service. This is a key leadership role, responsible for ensuring the centre delivers safe, effective, high-quality care while maintaining compliance with CQC, safeguarding, health and safety, quality assurance and internal governance standards.

The successful candidate will provide strong operational and people leadership, supporting staff development, client care, service quality, occupancy, compliance and the continued development of the therapeutic recovery programme.

This role would suit a confident leader with experience managing a health, social care, residential, therapeutic, substance misuse or similar regulated service.

Key Responsibilities

As Centre Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Managing the day-to-day operations of the centre, including rota planning, care management, facilities management and service delivery.
• Ensuring the centre operates in line with company policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines and quality standards.
• Maintaining compliance with CQC requirements, safeguarding responsibilities, health and safety standards
• Leading on safeguarding processes, incident management, risk management and continuous service improvement.
• Maintaining quality and compliance across all areas of the service.
• Contributing to the design, quality and maintenance of the therapeutic recovery programme.
• Supporting the delivery of a wide range of therapeutic interventions, group work, one-to-one support and recovery-focused activities.
• Developing and maintaining social inclusion and reintegration initiatives, including education and training opportunities for clients.

The service are looking for someone who can lead with confidence, compassion and accountability. You will be able to balance operational demands with a strong focus on quality, compliance, client care and team development.

Essential Qualifications and Experience

The successful candidate will have:

• A Health and Social Care management qualification at QCF Level 5 or equivalent.
• Experience overseeing the operations of a centre, service or similar regulated environment.
• Experience within substance misuse, mental health, eating disorders, residential care, therapeutic services or a similar setting.
• Experience developing and delivering therapeutic interventions, including group work and one-to-one interventions within a substance misuse or related environment.

In return the service are able to offer a Full-Time permanent position paying between £45,000 - £50,000 per Annum dependant on experience/interview. The organisation also have a comprehensive benefits package in place which can be shared upon request.

If you are interested in the post and feel you meet the criteria please feel free to apply now or contact the office directly and ask to speak with Evan Gilfoyle.

We look forwards to hearing from you!