Support Coordinator

NFP PEOPLE; Bedford; Remote; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job description

Support Coordinator

This is an exciting opportunity to work with stroke survivors and their families to support them following stroke. We are looking for an innovative, passionate, and professional individual with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills to join the Stroke Recovery Service based in Hertfordshire.

Position: S11261 Stroke Support Coordinator

Location: Home-based, Bedford. However, frequent travel will be required as part of this role (to include team meetings or other work-related meetings).

Hours: Part-time, 28 hours per week

Salary: GBP21,391 per annum (FTE GBP26,700 per annum)

Contract: This is a fixed term contract until 31 March 2026. Our services are contracted, and we currently have funding for this contract until 31 March 2026.

Benefits: 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent), cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, and flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 20 April 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Interview Date: 28 April 2025. Interviews will be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application.

The Role

Reporting to the Service Delivery Coach in the East of England, you will support stroke survivors in identifying their goals using strong assessment skills and a person-centred approach, enabling them to maximise their recovery and improve communication.

Key responsibilities will include:

1. Supporting new stroke survivors and their carers from hospital discharge into the community.
2. Supporting a diverse caseload including anyone experiencing communication difficulties via a combination of face-to-face visits or meetings, telephone calls, emails or letters, and digital methods (such as video calls).
3. Providing personalised information, advice, and support.
4. Enabling stroke survivors to make informed lifestyle changes which will help them to prevent further strokes.
5. Working with other health and social care professionals across the stroke pathway to ensure high-quality support.

About You

You will have experience in:

1. Experience/background in a caring profession, ideally supporting people with disabilities.
2. Excellent IT skills and an ability to maintain accurate records.
3. An affinity with the values of the Stroke Association.
4. A flexible approach and an ability to effectively manage a caseload.

This role requires extensive travel across a large geographical locality to visit people at home and in community settings. Candidates must be able to demonstrate how they can meet this requirement of the role.

To fulfil the role, you must be a resident of the UK and have the right to work in the UK.

When you click to apply, you will be able to see the full responsibilities and person specification for further information on the role.

Please submit your CV and a supporting statement of no more than two pages, demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident scheme, please indicate this in your supporting statement.