Support Coordinator

NFP PEOPLE; Blackburn; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 19,000

Job description

Support Coordinator

We're looking for an innovative, passionate and professional individual with excellent communication and organisational skills to join the Stroke Recovery Services based in the Pennine Lancs area.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with stroke survivors and their families to support them following a stroke.

Applications from individuals who are seeking flexible working options, including reduced hours or job shares are welcomed.

Position: S11256 Stroke Support Coordinator

Location: Home-based in Pennine Lancashire, however, frequent travel will be required as part of this role (may include team meetings or other work related meetings)

Hours: Part-time, 24 hours per week

Salary: GBP18,335.98 per annum

Contract: This is a fixed term contract for 12 months from start date. Services are contracted and there is currently funding for this contract until 31st March 2028.

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, 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: Week commencing 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

The service aims to identify and address the needs of stroke survivors and carers across the stroke pathway, by providing a range of innovative support solutions, supporting them to meet their desired outcomes.

The Stroke Support Coordinator will:

1. Support new stroke survivors and their carers from hospital discharge into the community.
2. Provide personalised information, advice and support.
3. Support stroke survivors to make informed lifestyle changes, which will help them to prevent further strokes.
4. Work collaboratively with NHS colleagues and other areas of the community to make a difference in the lives of people affected by stroke.

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 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. Please state any preferences for flexible options in your covering letter.

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

Finding strength through support

The organisation is the only charity in the UK providing lifelong support for all stroke survivors and their families, providing tailored support to tens of thousands of stroke survivors each year. This support includes one-to-one and group support, funding vital scientific research into stroke prevention, acute treatment, recovery and long-term care, and campaigning to secure the best care for everyone affected by stroke.

They are here for stroke survivors and their loved ones, from the moment they enter the new and frightening post-stroke world, supporting them every step of the way as they find their strength and their way back to life.

It's only thanks to the generosity of supporters and donors that they can provide vital support.

The Association is driven by an ambition to improve the lives of everyone affected by stroke. This means they're determined to create an equitable and inclusive workplace that benefits from the difference, and thrives on the diversity, of our people. Guided by an approach to solving inequity in stroke, the team are prioritising listening to, and learning from, lived experience across the charity.

The charity are working to improve the representation of this lived experience at all levels within the Association and are eager to recruit applicants from a variety of communities and backgrounds. We are keen to receive applications from people affected by stroke, people of colour, members of LGBT+ communities, and disabled people because these identities and experiences are underrepresented and would add enormous value to how the organisation work.

A Disability Confident employer, the organisation is making great progress focusing on flexible working, reasonable adjustments and access to work. The charity has a variety of staff network groups and are committed to continuously improving diversity and inclusion efforts. If you have questions, or access needs, we're happy to discuss any support and adjustments we can make throughout the recruitment process so that you're able to contribute your best in a way that meets your needs.

You may also have experience in areas such as Care Coordinator, Stroke Support, Stroke, Care, Care Worker, Support Worker, Carer, Care Team Leader, Support Team Leader, Volunteering Manager, Volunteer Coordinator, Support Group, Support and Advice, Social Care, Carer Support, Support Service.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.