We are seeking an innovative, passionate and professional individual with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills to join our management team, as a Support Manager.

Position: Stroke Association Support Manager

Location: Covering either Lancashire and South Cumbria or South Yorkshire (Office or home based)

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: circa £26,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent 

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, season ticket loan, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Cycle2Work scheme, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 7 July 2019

Interview Date: 19 July 2019     

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Stroke Support, the Stroke Association Support Manager will oversee a diverse team of coordinators and volunteers ensuring the teams are delivering high quality support to stroke survivors and carers.  

About you

As the Stroke Association Support Manager, you will have excellent interpersonal skills, a track record of working in a proactive and flexible way with the skills to lead and manage a diverse team of staff. Ideally you will have experience of managing teams, commissioning and community development within the Health and Social Care sector or a similar environment. 

The successful applicant will either be home or office based and the roles will require travel across the designated area and the wider North of England zone. Excellent IT skills, a flexible approach to your role and the ability to drive and use of a car with business cover are essential for this role.

This role may be home based, please see our home working agreement for full details.

The use of a car with business use cover and the ability to drive is essential to be able to fulfil the requirements of the role. 

In return…

This is an exciting opportunity to work with stroke survivors and their families to support them following stroke and to raise stroke awareness in the local population. We offer a host of amazing benefits and flexible working options, with opportunities to progress your career.

About the Organisation

Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke. 

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. Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team. 

You may also have experience as a Support Worker, Support Coordinator, Stroke Support, Stroke, Care Worker, Care Liaison, Care Coordinator, Care Manager, Care Home Manager.