Stroke Association Support Coordinator | Home based, North Kent

Stroke; England; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

The Stroke Association seeks a dedicated Support Coordinator to assist stroke survivors and their families as they transition from hospital discharge into the community. You will provide tailored information, support, and practical help to meet individual needs.

Through this role you will empower clients to adopt healthier lifestyles, coordinate volunteers, and collaborate with the Stroke Recovery Service to deliver effective care across rural areas with travel requirements.

Qualifications

• Caring profession with experience supporting people with disabilities.
• Experience setting up and running virtual groups.
• Experience recruiting, training and managing volunteers is advantageous.
• Excellent IT skills and a flexible approach to the role.

Responsibilities

• Support new stroke survivors and carers from hospital discharge into the community.
• Provide personalised information, advice and support.
• Help clients make informed lifestyle changes to reduce risk of repeat stroke.
• Be accountable for volunteers and support recruitment/training as needed.
• Demonstrate strong IT skills and a flexible approach in delivery.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Flexibility

IT literacy

Job description

However, extensive travel will be required as part of this role (may include team meetings or other work-related meetings) | Fixed Term

Salary circa £24,200 per annum | 30 hours per week

Our services are contracted; we currently have funding for this contract until 30 November 2027

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.

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. A key part of the role will be to support service users and the delivery of the service.

Reporting to the Stroke Association Service Delivery Coach, the Stroke Association Support Coordinator will:

• Support new stroke survivors and their carers from hospital discharge into the community.
• Provide personalised information, advice and support.
• Support clients to make informed lifestyle changes which will help them to prevent further strokes
• Be accountable for volunteers, so experience of recruiting, training and managing volunteers would be an advantage.
• You will have excellent IT skills and demonstrate a flexible approach to your role.

The post holder will have experience/background in:

• A caring profession ideally with experience of supporting people with disabilities.
• Setting up and running virtual groups.

This role requires extensive travel across a large geographical locality to visit people at home and in community settings. The service area includes very rural areas with limited public transport options. Candidates must be able to demonstrate how they can meet this requirement of the role.

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

Closing Date: 1 November 2026 | Interview Date: 9 November 2026

Please note all roles close at midnight.

Interviews will be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application.

When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.

We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.

We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.

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 and we're committed to continuously improving our 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.

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