Help to Raise Awareness of Stroke

In this role, you will build relationships and connect with people, places and organisations to raise awareness of stroke and of the Stroke Association within the community.  By building these relationships you will contribute to improving the experience of people affected by stroke where they live and work.

What would you be doing

• Providing a valuable extension to our teams based within local areas across Wales

• Build relationships with people, places and organisations to raise awareness of stroke and the Stroke Association

• Engaging with your local community to represent the Stroke Association. This could include delivering presentations or talks (either face to face or digitally), attending fundraising events or sharing your experience of stroke to others

• Helping to set up and support Stroke Café Groups

• Attending information points at community events or at local hospitals.

What will you bring to the role?

You have…

• The passion and enthusiasm to raise the awareness of stroke and the Stroke Association

• Ability and willingness to share how people affected by stroke can access support from the Stroke Association

• An enjoyment of talking to people and communities, either one to one, or presenting to groups. This includes speaking to groups or individuals face to face or online digitally. (This is available to you only if you feel confident to do so – it is not a strict requirement of the role)

• A keenness to demonstrate our values, and to help improve care and support for stroke survivors

• The ability to travel to venues and events by yourself

• A willingness to use technology e.g. Zoom and Microsoft Teams to engage with people outside of your local area, and our intranet and learning platform to access resources and training

Requirements of the role:

• Must be 18+

• Ability to travel around your local community

• Have empathy and compassion for stroke survivors

• Enjoy interacting with stroke survivors, community groups and local businesses

• Ideally have lived or personal experience of stroke

• Availability of a minimum of 2 hours on a weekly basis

What the role can offer you personally

• Support with learning new skills – Full training provided

• Meeting new people, building a network and engaging with your local community

• In this role, you will build relationships and connect with people, places and organisations to raise awareness of stroke and of the Stroke Association within the community.  By building these relationships you will contribute to improving the experience of people affected by stroke where they live and work

• You’ll have an opportunity to get together (either face to face/digitally) with other Community Connectors from your locality to discuss local priorities and opportunities 

Our vision is for there to be fewer strokes, and for people affected by stroke to get the help they need to live the best life they can.

Our core purpose is to be the trusted voice of stroke survivors and their families. We want to drive better outcomes in stroke prevention, treatment and lifelong support for everyone affected by stroke.

Time commitment:  A suggested weekly time commitment is 2 hours.
Expenses reimbursed: Travel expenses are reimbursed.
Training provided: Full training is provided.
Selection procedure: Informal discussion, application form completion and 2 references.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact us using the form below.