Community Support Coordinator, Grampian (Aberdeen City and North Aberdeenshire)

Every day people with chest, heart and stroke conditions are leaving hospital scared and alone. You can be part of our mission to make sure that there is no life half lived in Scotland. By joining Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS) as a Community Support Co-ordinator you can be the difference between people just surviving and really living. You will be part of Scotland s leading charity providing support to people with chest, heart and stroke conditions to live life to the full again. Our Community Healthcare Support Services form a nationwide network of local support groups, nurses, volunteers and one-to-one support teams helping families adjust to life with a heart or lung condition or after a stroke. We are looking for a Community Support Coordinator to join our amazing team in the North area. This role is focused on making sure that people affected by chest, heart and stroke conditions get the help they need and get back to doing the things that matter to them. Through our Community Support Services, you will support people to have the confidence and tools to self-manage their health condition and live as independently as possible. You ll also help people get back to doing the things that are important to them from simple things like walking to their local shop following a stroke, to returning to a sky-high hobby of gliding! You ll be directly involved in supporting people with chest, heart and stroke conditions through both one-to-one and group services in both community and hospital settings. You ll work with the rest of the Community Support Services team in Grampian, and manage a team of incredible volunteers, to make a real difference to the lives of people with our conditions. Candidates don t need to have medical knowledge as training is provided on our health conditions. We are looking for someone with a positive attitude towards people with disabilities and long-term conditions; an understanding of the challenges faced by people with chest, heart and stroke conditions including Long Covid; an understanding of community service provision; the ability to recruit, manage and motivate a team of volunteers; and excellent communication and interpersonal skills. At Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland, our mission is to ensure there s No Life Half Lived in Scotland and you can be a vital part of that. We are Scotland s leading organisation for person-centred, user-led community support for people with our health conditions. Applicants must have a car and a current valid driving licence (expenses are paid at mileage rate). Applications will be considered from candidates living outside Aberdeen and North Aberdeenshire, but within a commutable distance. CHSS employees enjoy a variety of organisational benefits including: Company pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, company sick pay, employee welfare support and life assurance., None specified

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Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland (CHSS) is a Scottish health charity, caring for and supporting people after stroke, or diagnosis of a chest or heart condition. We offer vital advice and information to people and their families, delivering support services in the community. We believe everyone has the right to live life to the full, so we are committed to influencing public policy to ensure those affected get the services they so badly need. Our ambition is to be Scotland’s leading organisation for community driven support for people with these health conditions.