Stepping Out Blog

Recruiting!

Stepping out is a specialist service provider of training, education, care and support for young people and adults with complex needs.

The company owns and operates various specialist provisions throughout London and Hertfordshire and also provides personalised care packages to clients within their own homes.

We are seeking to recruit support workers whom:

  • Have a minimum NVQ/QCF Level 2 in Health & Social Care.
  • Have experience in working with or are willing to work with clients displaying severe challenging behaviour.
  • Are punctual and flexible, willing to work varied shifts including weekends and bank holidays.
  • Can work well in a team environment but are capable of working alone when necessary.
  • Have good communication skills.
  • Experienced in report writing and able to effectively use Microsoft word, Excel and Outlook software packages.
  • Have a recent CRB check (a new CRB check will need to be carried out before commencement of work)
  • Can work in the Hertfordshire and or London area.

To apply please send your CV to admin@stepping-out.org

Further information about our company can be found at www.stepping-out.org.

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Outreach Support In North London

Stepping Out offers specialist, professional outreach support services throughout North London & surrounding areas.

Our Outreach Support packages are personalised in order to provide support to clients whom have varying needs yet whom usually display challenging behaviours.

Stepping Out works on a regional scale with Local Authorities, other stakeholders and partners to deliver innovative outreach and support services to mainstream clients and those with varying complex issues to include those whom display severe challenging behaviours. We are vastly experienced, through years upon years of offering high quality, bespoke support packages throughout north London.

We are able to offer various types of support depending on the client(s) needs and wants. We take the time to assess each person in order to find out exactly where the problems lie which is essential in planning a pathway plan in order to produce positive measurable outcomes.

We offer our Outreach Support in North London in the following ways:

  • Access to vocational and educational training
  • Access to available Benefits
  • Form Filling
  • Tenancy sustainment
  • Access employment/work placement
  • Provide careers advice
  • Access to community services (sports, clubs, etc)
  • Information about available Apprenticeships
  • Support service users to take up voluntary work (in order to gain work experience)
  • Sustaining tenancy
  • Preventing offending  re-offending
  • Any anything else needing to be accomplished, to produce the desired outcome

Our outreach support packages are purchased by local authorities in order to provide support and sometimes care to vulnerable people in many differing situations such as young people 14+ living in foster care or at home with parents where relationships can at times become strained.

Some of our outreach services in north London provide specific support to those 18+ sometimes living within their own accommodation, in these circumstances our outreach support usually focuses on improving tenancy sustainability, budgeting and employability skills and reduction in offending. We also provide services designed to aid clients with learning difficulties and autism.

To learn more about our services for Outreach support in north london, visit our Outreach Support page, or contact us today.

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