Roundup of recent DWP announcements Access to Work partner communications toolkit The Access to Work grant scheme could provide support to enable people with disabilities or health conditions start a new job or stay in work. We have developed a new toolkit to help our partner organisations engage with their members and audiences about the … Continue reading DWP: Touchbase – 12 March 2021 →

Jennifer Marsden from DWP writes: We have developed a new toolkit to help our partner organisations engage with their members and audiences about the Access to Work scheme. The pack provides a suite of Access to Work assets which can be used to raise awareness and promote the grant scheme on your own channels. Our … Continue reading DWP Access to Work Toolkit →

Closing Date: 17th March 2021 23:55 Business Unit: DWP OPS WORK AND HEALTH SERVICES DIRECTOR District: South Yorkshire Region: North Central Group City/Town: Barnsley, Doncaster & Rotherham, Sheffield Job Centre Locations: Barnsley, Dinnington, Doncaster, Maltby, Mexborough, Rotherham, Sheffield Bailey Court, Sheffield Cavendish Court, Sheffield Chapeltown, Sheffield Hillsborough, Sheffield Woodhouse, Thorne Role Title: Work Coach Detail … Continue reading Further job vacancies in South Yorks for JCP work coaches →

Roundup of recent DWP announcements Key points from this week’s Budget announcement Extension of furlough and support for the self-employed The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be extended until the end of September. Employees will continue to receive 80% of their current salary for hours not worked. The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will continue … Continue reading DWP: Touchbase – 5 March 2021 →

Roundup of recent DWP announcements Easing of COVID-19 restrictions This week a four-step roadmap on easing COVID-19 restrictions was announced. From 8 March our safe exit from lockdown will take place in four steps; and at each step, restrictions will be lifted across the whole of England at the same time. The approach will be … Continue reading DWP: Touchbase – 26 February 2021 →

Having seen, and anticipating further increases in demand for services due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department for Work and Pensions is opening a new temporary Jobcentre in Sheffield. A new site at Block 3 Pennine Five Tenter Street Sheffield S1 3GG has been identified as suitable space to open a temporary site and accommodate … Continue reading New temporary Jobcentre to open in Sheffield city centre →

DWP has launched a new information page on Access to Work, giving financial support to clients with health conditions. If your clients have a disability or a physical or mental health condition, then they may need extra help to start a new job, or to stay in work. Access to Work is a government scheme … Continue reading Financial Support from DWP – Working with a health condition →

Roundup of recent DWP announcements Coronavirus vaccination update People do not need to wait to be contacted if any of the following apply:they are aged 70 or overthey have previously received a letter saying that they are at high risk from coronavirus (clinically extremely vulnerable)Appointments can be booked now at a larger vaccination centre or … Continue reading DWP: Touchbase – 12th February 2021 →

Lloyds Bank Academy offers a range of resources designed to help jobseekers - including those with limited digital skills - navigate the online world. The academy runs live webinars for Jobcentre Plus clients designed to provide practical employment tips, while its self-paced learning website provides employability training alongside important fraud awareness and cyber security information. … Continue reading JCP clients have access to employability webinars & learning resources via Lloyds Bank Academy →

Openreach is planning to recruit up to 700 people into new civil engineering roles by the end of 2021, working on the UK's telecoms infrastructure. In relation to this major recruitment campaign, there is a 1 hour virtual information session scheduled for Wednesday 24 February between 1pm and 2pm. Interested customers can register to attend … Continue reading Openreach recruiters plan info session for potential engineering recruits on 24 Feb →

DWP / Jobcentre Plus has provided an update on its Job Finding Support Service and the Kickstart placement scheme for 16-24-year-olds. Job Finding Support Service Kickstart DWP wishes to inform stakeholders of the following changes to the Kickstart programme: From 28 January, applications for new Kickstart gateways were closed. Approved gateways can continue to submit applications … Continue reading DWP: Update on Job Finding Support & Kickstart →

Written by HM Government Free courses to help you learn new skills or get a new job. Learn about: practical mathscomputer essentialspersonal growth and wellbeingprofessional developmentbusiness and financedigital design and marketingcomputer science and coding An Hour to Skill Set aside just one hour a week in 2021 to take free online courses that will not … Continue reading The Skills Toolkit Campaign: An hour to skill 2021 →