Sun Safety & Your Skin Health During Skin Cancer Awareness Month The sun is finally making a welcome appearance in Scotland, and here at Step Up, we’re all for enjoying the warmer weather. But with the sunshine comes a responsibility to protect ourselves from the harmful effects of UV radiation. That’s why this Skin Cancer…
Preventing Burnout At Work: Essential Strategies for Support Workers Stress Awareness Month is a chance for us at Step Up to emphasise the wellbeing of our dedicated team. Working in social care, we face unique challenges. Our work’s emotionally and physically demanding nature can make us especially vulnerable to burnout. Let’s dive into actionable strategies…
Step Up are Proud to Support Maggie’s on World Cancer Day Sunday 4th February marks World Cancer Day, a global awareness day to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. At Step Up, we’re a proud supporter of Maggie’s, a charity providing vital support to individuals and families affected by cancer. Cancer doesn’t just impact health;…
Today, Thursday 1st February 2024, Step Up joins the UK’s biggest mental health conversation, Time to Talk Day. Taking place each year, it’s a day for friends, families, communities, and workplaces to come together to talk, listen and change lives. Talking about mental health isn’t always easy and sometimes it’s even harder to say how…
World Mental Health Day: Prioritising Mental Health & Wellbeing For Our Team Today, 10th October 2023, marks World Mental Health Day. At Step Up, we recognise the importance of mental health in the workplace and strive to create a psychologically safe and supportive workplace for our valued staff, supporting them to achieve a healthy work-life…
Help & Support We understand that the festive period can be a challenging time for some people. Both young and old, some of us unfortunately go through negatives emotions due to or linked to the holiday season. Financial struggles over the Winter period are common. However, with the current cost of living crisis, financial struggles…
Beginning 21 years ago by the Mental Health Foundation, Mental Health Awareness Week is now one of the biggest awareness weeks in the UK. This is something that Step Up is excited to share and be part of. Mental Health is an area here at Step Up that we encourage all our employees and people…
What is Eating Disorders Awareness Week? Eating Disorders Awareness Week in the UK is backed by Beat and their mission to end the pain and suffering caused by eating disorders. Each week is focused on the encouragement of hope, support, and visibility to those affected by eating disorders. As well as improving the public’s understanding…
Reasons why you should work in social care… Fulfilling Role Making such a positive difference to another person’s life brings you a sense of satisfaction and purpose. This is one of the most widely acknowledged reasons for working in social care. It’s an opportunity for you to generate personal connections with those you support. Thus, you…
How To Apply for a Role at Step Up Are you ready to apply for a role at Step Up? Amazing! The application process is very straightforward… You can choose to either apply online through our website or complete and return the application materials to us at our email address. Everything you need for this…