Job Bulletin Fri 26 June – roles available during lockdown

Opportunity Sheffield is producing a regular Jobs Bulletin during the lockdown featuring current vacancies – jobs that remain available during the lockdown period. The majority of these roles are being broker-managed internally, with Opportunity Sheffield’s recruitment team seeking to match employers with suitable candidates. To view the Job Bulletin for Friday 26 June please download … Continue reading Job Bulletin Fri 26 June – roles available during lockdown →

Recap: Teacake Club Fri 26 Jun

On Friday 26 June, Opportunity Sheffield staged the first ever Teacake Club ONLINE meeting via the Zoom web conferencing app. Around 40 representatives from more than two dozen organisations with an interest in Sheffield employment support attended the conference. Introduction and welcome – Kevin Owers, SCC Kevin Owers welcomed everyone to the first Teacake Club … Continue reading Recap: Teacake Club Fri 26 Jun →

Employability courses with The Prince’s Trust in summer 2020

At the Teacake Club meeting on Friday 26 June, Teah Lewis, Operations Executive at The Prince's Trust, provided an update on the charity's activity within the Yorkshire & Humber Region. Please see below for the slideshow on The Prince's Trust's programmes for young people in summer 2020.

Workpays free courses available to undertake at home

Please see below for a poster advertising the free employability courses Workpays currently offers. You can download an information pack on Workpays' wider offering by clicking on the button below: workpays-course-packagesDownload

SCC: Labour market projections & priorities for recovery

See below for the slides from the presentation delivered Laura Hayfield, Head of Employment and Skills at Sheffield City Council, at the Teacake Club meeting on Friday 26 June. Laura shared projections for the labour market as the UK eases out of lockdown, and highlighted key areas of focus for employment support providers based upon … Continue reading SCC: Labour market projections & priorities for recovery →

National Business Response Network seeks donations and support during Covid

The National Business Repsonse Network, established to help address the various challenges brought about by the Covid-19 outbreak, is seeking the support of Sheffield organisations. Donations are being sought from across the business spectrum to help vulnerable people and organisations weather the coronavirus storm. About the National Business Response Network Business in the Community – … Continue reading National Business Response Network seeks donations and support during Covid →

Two in three businesses have no clear employee training plans: CIPD

Written by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Only one in three (29%) organisations claim to have clear learning and development (L&D) plans for their employees, according to a new report, Learning and Skills at Work 2020, from the CIPD and Accenture. Based on a survey of more than 1,200 employers, one in five organisations … Continue reading Two in three businesses have no clear employee training plans: CIPD →

Teacake Club ONLINE – Zoom link for Friday’s meeting

If you would like to attend this Friday's virtual meeting of the Teacake Club, from 10-11:30 on the Zoom web conferencing app, the entry link for the chatroom is as follows: Topic: Teacake Club Time: Jun 26, 2020 09:45 AM London Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/5495136912?pwd=MHZ5ZDlGc1FMbHFReEc5NW1mWE5uQT09 Meeting ID: 549 513 6912 Password: 565886 Further information Contact … Continue reading Teacake Club ONLINE – Zoom link for Friday’s meeting →

Job vacancy: Employment Adviser (Darnall Forum)

Darnall Forum is advertising for an Employment Adviser to work as a Lead Keyworker on the ESF Pathways employment support programme.

Job Bulletin Fri 19 June – roles available during lockdown

Opportunity Sheffield is producing a regular Jobs Bulletin during the lockdown featuring current vacancies – jobs that remain available during the lockdown period. The majority of these roles are being broker-managed internally, with Opportunity Sheffield’s recruitment team seeking to match employers with suitable candidates. To view the Job Bulletin for Friday 19 June please download … Continue reading Job Bulletin Fri 19 June – roles available during lockdown →

Reach seeks referrals for Pathways to Success keyworker activity

Reach South Sheffield is seeking referrals of unemployed and economically inactive people for its Pathways to Success employment support programme. The providers is offering 1-2-1 keyworker support with a view to helping people towards jobs, apprenticeships, work experience and training. Eligibility criteria: 18+Has the right to live and work in the UKUnemployed or economically inactiveJoins … Continue reading Reach seeks referrals for Pathways to Success keyworker activity →

DWP: Coronavirus Touchbase special – 19 June 2020

Roundup of recent DWP announcements Supporting jobseekers and claimants through social media Jobcentre Plus is supporting jobseekers to prepare for and find work through Twitter. They can find local vacancies and join virtual jobs fairs, skills events and other online events on their local Jobcentre Plus Twitter account. If you work with jobseekers, please tell … Continue reading DWP: Coronavirus Touchbase special – 19 June 2020 →