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 our Stroke Recovery Service based in Macclesfield. Position: 000052 Stroke Association Support Coordinator Location: Home-based, Macclesfield, Cheshire. However, extensive travel will be required as part of this role (may include team meetings or other work-related meetings) Hours: Part-time, 28 hours per week Salary: Circa £22,600 per annum (FTE circa £28,300 per annum) Contract: Fixed term contract until 31 March 2027. Our services are contracted. We currently have funding for this contract until 31 March 2027. 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, Health Cash Plan, flexible working opportunities available. Closing Date: Sunday 11 October 2026 Interview Date: First round interviews 16 October 2026. Second round interviews 22 October 2026. 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, you will have the ability to support stroke survivors to identify their goals. Using strong assessment skills and a person-centred approach enabling them to maximise their recovery and improve communication. Key responsibilities will include: Supporting new stroke survivors and their carers from hospital discharge into the community. Provide personalised information, advice and support. Supporting stroke survivors to make informed lifestyle changes which will help them to prevent further strokes. 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: Experience/background in a caring profession, ideally supporting people with disabilities Excellent IT skills and an ability to maintain accurate records. An affinity with the values of the Stroke Association. 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. Applications To apply you’ll be redirected to the organisation website where you can download the full role profile. You’ll need to submit a CV and cover letter demonstrating how you meet the person specification detailed in the role profile, 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 when applying for the role. Stroke Association Finding strength through support The Stroke Association is the only charity in the UK providing lifelong support for all stroke survivors and their families. We provide 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. We’re 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 our supporters and donors that we can provide vital support. Stroke Association is driven by our ambition to improve the lives of everyone affected by stroke. This means we’re determined to create an equitable and inclusive workplace that benefits from the difference, and thrives on the diversity, of our people. Guided by Our approach to solving inequity in stroke, we are prioritising listening to, and learning from, lived experience across our charity. We are working to improve the representation of this lived experience at all levels within the Stroke Association and we 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 we work. We are a Disability Confident employer, and we are making great progress focusing on flexible working, reasonable adjustments and access to work. Our charity has a variety of staff network groups a
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