• Careers Site Advertising End DateAdvertising End Date:
    31 Mar 2026
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    31 Mar 2026
  • All LocationsAll Locations:
    Medway
  • All DepartmentsAll Departments:
    Community Drug and Alcohol Services
  • Vacancy TypeVacancy Type:
    Permanent
  • Advertising SalarySalary Details:
    £22,932
  • Directorate:
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  • About The Role

  • Are you organised, approachable and passionate about supporting people in your community?

    We’re looking for a Full Time (35 Hours) Administrator / Receptionist to join our Drug & Alcohol Treatment Service in Medway, helping to ensure the service runs smoothly while creating a welcoming and supportive environment for those seeking help.

    In this front-of-house, client-facing role, you’ll play a key part in the day-to-day running of the service, supporting both service users and the wider clinical team.

    What you’ll be doing

    • Creating a welcoming and supportive reception environment for service users and visitors
    • Managing clinic attendance and appointment bookings
    • Handling enquiries from service users, the public and professionals via phone, email and in person
    • Ensuring clear and effective communication across teams so information reaches the right people
    • Supporting the service in collecting and collating valuable service user feedback

    You’ll also support the wider administrative team with:

    • Data entry and general administrative duties
    • Clinical administration tasks
    • Maintaining and developing communication with local partner organisations

    What we’re looking for

    We’re seeking someone who is:

    • Friendly, professional and confident in a client-facing role
    • Highly organised with strong attention to detail
    • Able to manage multiple tasks in a busy environment
    • A clear communicator who works well with colleagues and external partners

    A flexible approach is important in this role. Occasional evening or weekend shifts may be required (with reasonable notice) to help ensure continuity of care for the people we support.

    If you’re looking for a role where you can make a real difference in your local community, we’d love to hear from you.

    Please see attached Job Description for full details

  • 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)
      Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
       
      Diversity at Forward Trust
      The Forward Trust commits to providing opportunities to everyone. We want to ensure we have a diverse team with a range of lived and professional experiences. This includes those with ‘Lived Experience’ of addiction, offending, or homelessness.

      When we recruit, we welcome applications from everyone. This is inclusive of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion and/or belief, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity and socio-economic background. Where operationally possible, we will consider flexible working requests and make reasonable adjustments for all roles.

      To find out more about Forward’s commitment to being an inclusive employer and our current EDI strategy click here.  

      We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know.
       
      Employee Screening and Eligibility to Work
      Dependent on role you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service Check, details of which will be shared with you at interview.

      If successful in your application, you will be required to provide eligibility to work evidence in line with the ‘Eligibility to Work in the UK’ requirements.
      Our Commitment to Safeguarding
      We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk. Forward Trust follow safer recruitment practices and support a culture of openness and accountability.

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