Working with Step Up Support
About Us
We are Step Up Support! We help to empower people through providing Housing, Employability, and Community Support Services. We work tirelessly to support our service users and create long-term plans to help them reach positive outcomes.
Our work relies on having dedicated individuals who are committed to improving the lives of the people they help. Our mission is to create opportunities and provide reliable support for the people who use our services – having a strong team of staff helps us to achieve this.
You can read more about us here.
What We Do
Our work covers two main areas: Housing Support and Community Care.
By working with Step Up you will be central to supporting young people into independent living. Our fully bespoke, person-centred care packages include caring for people in the community. As a support worker you will be assisting with personal care, social support and helping our supported individuals to develop their life skills.
The support that you will help us to provide will improve our young people’s life chances, their living environment, and their wellbeing, helping them to thrive.
Why Work with Us?
At Step Up we are constantly on the lookout for caring individuals who are dedicated to making the lives of the people they work with better.
Working at Step Up, you will be part of a hard working and supportive team of staff. we fully support our staff with training & ongoing development and we are a proud Living Wage Employer, also offering a wide range of employee benefits as below:
- Additional on-call payment (£25)
- Doubled on-call payment for key dates during the festive season
- Increased rates of pay (time and a half) during key dates in the festive season
- Payment of SSSC registration fees
- Annualised hours rota system ensuring your monthly salary is the same each month
- Every 2nd weekend off
- Up to 35 days’ holidays FTE based on length of service
- Additional staff perks (previously Just Eat vouchers, Spa vouchers & Amazon vouchers)
- Colleague Referral Scheme (2 x separate payments of £100 each)
- Free Employee Counselling Helpline available 24/7
- Company cars for work use
- Mileage rate of 45p per mile (paid on occasions where own car used for business
purposes) - Training and development opportunities
- Generous Pension scheme
- Staff kitchen fully stocked with drinks & snacks at all times (with ‘Filled roll Fridays’!)
- Free parking
Take a Step Up in Your Development
At Step Up, we want our support workers to grow with the organisation. You will be joining a team of enthusiastic, motivated individuals who not only want to help better the lives of young people but want to gain invaluable skills and experience.
Professional development is at the forefront of our employee mission statement. As a member of the team you will:
- Receive an in-depth induction programme tailored to your job role
- Be given opportunities to shadow fellow colleagues to see how the role is done in practice
- Upon joining the team you will receive all the relevant mandatory training, equipping you with the skills and knowledge you need to get accustomed to the Step Up way of working
- Receive regular support and supervision sessions with your line manager
- Receive SVQ funding subject to eligibility, once probation is complete
How to Apply
If you are interested in joining Step Up please view our list of Current Vacancies.
We are always on the lookout for caring individuals so feel free to make a speculative application, even if we are not currently listing any job opportunities.
If you would like to apply for a job at Step Up please download a copy of our Application Form which is available in either a PDF or Word format (see below). You will need to complete the form and return it to us. You can either do this by visiting our Apply Online page of our website, or you can email it to us directly at info@stepupsupport.co.uk.
We encourage all applicants to read our Application Materials which can be found below.
Further Application Materials (Please Read)
Aims & Objectives
Equal Opportunities Policy Statement
Privacy Policy
Adult Protection Policy Statement
Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy
