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PET Xi Level Up now recruiting for June; Customer Service & IT User courses for care leavers

PET-Xi – Recruiting now for June start dates > Customer Service Level 2           5day:   6th – 10th June IT USER SKILLS Level 2               10day: 13th – 24th June LEVEL UP Providing FREE SUPPORT to Care-leavers aged 19-24 in Sheffield who are not in Employment, Education or Training. (born before 31.08.2002) Digital Skills … Continue reading PET Xi Level Up now recruiting for June; Customer Service & IT User courses for care leavers →

IEP Summit 2022 Speaker Sessions and Further Panellists Announced

With just two weeks to go until the IEP Summit 2022, sponsored by NCFE we are delighted to announce further panellists and details of our speaker sessions for this year’s event which takes place on 9th June at London’s RSA House. Register here  Mike Brewer, Deputy Chief Executive, The Resolution Foundation The challenges for the … Continue reading IEP Summit 2022 Speaker Sessions and Further Panellists Announced →

Job vacancy: Careers and Enterprise Co-ordinator (RBMC/SYMCA)

Job reference: REQ09985 Date posted: 18/05/2022 Application closing date: 01/06/2022 Location: Riverside House/Hybrid Salary: £29,174 - £31,895 pay award pending Contractual hours: 37 Basis: Full time Job category/type: Economic Development Attachments: Job Details.pdf 37 hours per week, contract initially runs until 31stJuly 2023. Rotherham MBC have an ambitious Employment and Skills agenda and are looking … Continue reading Job vacancy: Careers and Enterprise Co-ordinator (RBMC/SYMCA) →

Tender opportunities: ESF Therapy Service wraparound contracts for Ambition & Pathways to Success

Invitation to Tender – Opportunity Sheffield  ESF Pathways to Success – Priority 1.4 (Adult)  ESF Ambition – Priority 1.4 (Adult)  Opportunity Sheffield wishes to commission therapy services to provide wraparound support for its Ambition and Pathways to Success employment programmes, which are part-funded by the European Social Fund. Tenders are now live on YORtender in respect of two … Continue reading Tender opportunities: ESF Therapy Service wraparound contracts for Ambition & Pathways to Success →

Referrals open for SOAR Into Jobs & Training employment support programme in north Sheffield

SOAR is accepting referrals for its Pathways to Success employment support project 'SOAR into Jobs & Training', which is part-funded by the European Social Fund. Funded 1:1 keyworker support and access to wraparound services is available at SOAR Employment, which is based at Bellhouse Road in Firth Park but operates across the north of the … Continue reading Referrals open for SOAR Into Jobs & Training employment support programme in north Sheffield →

Employer invitation for Employment is for Everyone launch event on Tues 14 June

Employment is for Everyone is new a South Yorkshire-wide initiative geared at increasing employment opportunities for autistic people and people with learning disabilities. Project partners Speakup, DFN Project Search, Rotherham Metropolitan Council, South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Integrated Care System and Gullivers Valley are staging a launch event for employers on Tuesday 14 June. Employers from … Continue reading Employer invitation for Employment is for Everyone launch event on Tues 14 June →

Final places for next B2W Building Futures cohort starting Thurs 26 May

B2W Group is seeking to fill its final eight places for the next cohort of learners on the Building Futures programme.  The next course is due to start on Thursday 26 May so the deadline for new learners for the next cohort will be Monday 23.  The course offers an opportunity for young people to … Continue reading Final places for next B2W Building Futures cohort starting Thurs 26 May →

Tender opportunity: ESF Employer Champion for Specialist Health Groups (Mental Health, Learning Difficulty/Disability, and Autism)

Invitation to Tender - Opportunity Sheffield  ESF Pathways to Success - Priority 1.4 (Adult)  ESF Employer Champion for Specialist Health Groups (Mental Health, Learning Difficulty/Disability, and Autism)  The coronavirus pandemic has served to exacerbate the difficulties faced by unemployed and economically inactive people with long term health conditions seeking to enter the labour market.  To this end, … Continue reading Tender opportunity: ESF Employer Champion for Specialist Health Groups (Mental Health, Learning Difficulty/Disability, and Autism) →

Disability Confident Jobs Fair Speech – Chloe Smith MP

From the Department for Work and Pensions and Chloe Smith MP On Wednesday 18th May 2022, Minister for Disabled People Chloe Smith gave a speech to open a Disability Confident Jobs Fair at Hillman Street Jobcentre Plus. "It is a pleasure to be here today to open this Disability Confident Jobs Fair at Hillman Street JCP. I think … Continue reading Disability Confident Jobs Fair Speech – Chloe Smith MP →

Summer 2022 Sheffield’s Working Jobs Fairs with Opportunity Sheffield in partnership with Jobcentre Plus

Opportunity Sheffield – the employment and skills service within Sheffield City Council – and Jobcentre Plus are organising a series of locality-based jobs fairs for unemployed residents of Sheffield. The focus is on connecting unemployed residents of Sheffield with employers who have accessible, entry-level job opportunities. Jobseekers are invited to attend the fair, meet employers … Continue reading Summer 2022 Sheffield’s Working Jobs Fairs with Opportunity Sheffield in partnership with Jobcentre Plus →