Support Specialist
Employer: Brainstrust
Location: Flexibility to work from home, our office in Leeds or hybrid working depending on experience and preferences.
Working hours: Full time
Salary: £27,500 p/a
Closing date: Friday 16th of January
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A unique charity with an inspirational story and an exciting future.
Every two hours, someone is diagnosed with a brain tumour in England. In the UK, 16,000 people each year are diagnosed with a brain tumour; only 12% of brain tumour patients survive beyond five years of their diagnosis; brain tumours are the chief cause of cancer deaths in children and young people; brain tumours continue to kill more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other cancer; and brain tumour deaths are rising, representing 2.6% of all deaths from cancer.
But these facts don’t help you when you are diagnosed.
People find they can’t walk; they can’t talk; they can’t see; they can’t hear; they can no longer drive, and they can no longer work. Treatment is harmful and remains unchanged in 20+ years. Neurological fatigue is debilitating, and behaviour and personality change makes family life even harder. brainstrust is uniquely dedicated to helping people overcome the challenges a brain tumour brings. We are here for the patient and those around them.
There is a vibrant eco-system of charities, clinicians, companies and campaigners that are working to address these issues, of which brainstrust is proud to be a leading instigator and collaborator. Find out more about our story here.
Step inside brainstrust and you’ll find talented people working together to improve the lives of everyone living with a brain tumour. See all of our brainstrust vacancies below:
brainstrust support specialist – non-malignant brain tumours
Employment type
Full-time, permanent
Salary
£27,500 p/a
Location
Flexibility to work from home, our office in Leeds or hybrid working depending on experience and preferences.
Objectives and key responsibilities:
Working closely with brainstrust’s Head of Support and Director of Policy and Services, you will be trained to deliver the Charity’s revered, impartial and impactful coaching and information service for people living with a non-malignant brain tumour, and their families.
You will instil empowerment and control in those living with a non-malignant brain tumour, dramatically improving their wellbeing. You will play a key role in helping us towards our vision to be readily available to as many of the 80,000 people in the UK who are living with a brain tumour, and their caregivers.
You will:
Continue to grow the impactful community for people with a non-malignant brain tumour through face to face, online, phone and email support, social media engagement and running workshops and events for brain tumour patients and their caregivers.
Be willing to coach and be coached. Rigorous support and recognised training will be provided.
Support with ensuring that every people living with non-malignant brain tumours and their caregivers work with us to secure the best possible outcome.
Refer potential fundraising opportunities to relevant members of the brainstrust team to ensure the sustainability of the project.
Work within our systems to ensure that people living with non-malignant brain tumours and their caregivers are accurately and effectively triaged to receive the appropriate support.
The closing date for application is Friday 16th of January.
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