Opportunity Sheffield: Youth Employment & Skills course starts Monday 9 June

Opportunity Sheffield is recruiting for its next Youth Employment & Skills (YES) course, starting Monday 9 June 2025. YES is designed to prepare learners for work. It provides support and guidance on how to move participants towards their dream career, with an emphasis on achieving progressions into employment, apprenticeships, and job-focused learning. Course Details Registration … Continue reading Opportunity Sheffield: Youth Employment & Skills course starts Monday 9 June →

Teacake Club Meeting Review: Friday 9 May 2025

Ross Brown, Contract Manager at Opportunity Sheffield, welcomed guests to the Spring Teacake Club Meeting, hosted by Adullam Homes at Burton Street Foundation on Friday 9 May 2025. You can see the full slideshow here: Teacake Club May 2025Download Speakers Opportunity Sheffield John Powell - Partnership Manager As there were a number of attendees new … Continue reading Teacake Club Meeting Review: Friday 9 May 2025 →

Local Supported Employment Sheffield taking referrals

Local Supported Employment Sheffield (LSE), based within Opportunity Sheffield, the Employment and Skills Service at Sheffield City Council, is taking referrals. Our friendly team helps people with learning disabilities, learning difficulties or autism to find paid employment and flourish in the workplace. We can help you to find employment in a role that you enjoy. … Continue reading Local Supported Employment Sheffield taking referrals →

Sheffield’s Working Jobs Fair in Sharrow on Wednesday 21 May

Opportunity Sheffield's next Jobs Fair will be held at the Israac Somali Community Association, Cemetery Road on Wednesday 21 May, 10am – 1pm. Sheffield's Working Jobs Fairs are co-run with Jobcentre Plus South Yorkshire and give visitors a chance to meet local employers and ask about their latest vacancies. The fairs are run in a … Continue reading Sheffield’s Working Jobs Fair in Sharrow on Wednesday 21 May →

New dates released for Thrive Health & Wellbeing Programme

New dates have been released for Thrive, a new five-week health and wellbeing programme aimed at unemployed, young people aged 19-24, living in Sheffield. The course start dates for the rest of 2025 are: Tuesday 3 June Tuesday 9 September Tuesday 4 November Participants will be given the knowledge and skills to live a balanced … Continue reading New dates released for Thrive Health & Wellbeing Programme →

Sheffield’s initial Pathways to Work employment support projects go live

A series of 12-month employment support projects focused on supporting out-of-work residents into, or back into, employment commenced on Tuesday 1 April. Following Opportunity Sheffield’s initial wave of Pathways to Work commissioning, which took place in February and March, 15 projects have received funding. The Council’s Employment & Skills Service has commissioned a combination of … Continue reading Sheffield’s initial Pathways to Work employment support projects go live →

Sheffield City Council’s Cyber Skills Camp starts Tuesday 15 April

Sheffield City Council's Cyber Skills Camp starts Tuesday 15 April. This four-week course will help learners to develop vital knowledge and skills in safeguarding data and securing devices. More information is in the leaflet below. To find out more and refer a participant, email: John.whittaker@sheffield.gov.uk or call: 07773 062134 Cyber Security 325Download

Sheffield’s Working Jobs Fair in Gleadless on Tuesday 29 April

Opportunity Sheffield's next Jobs Fair will be held at the Terry Wright Community Hall in Gleadless on Tuesday 29 April, 1:30pm - 3:30pm. Sheffield's Working Jobs Fairs are co-run with Jobcentre Plus South Yorkshire and give visitors a chance to meet local employers and ask about their latest vacancies. The fairs are run in a … Continue reading Sheffield’s Working Jobs Fair in Gleadless on Tuesday 29 April →

Job Vacancy: Sheffield City Council – High Needs Review and Progression Officer

Join Sheffield City Council as an EHCP Review and Progression Officer to empower young people and shape their future in a dynamic, supportive environment. You will work with a forward-thinking post-16 high needs education provider dedicated to ensuring that every young person with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) receives the tailored support they … Continue reading Job Vacancy: Sheffield City Council – High Needs Review and Progression Officer →

Job Vacancy: Sheffield City Council – High Needs Tutor

Are you a passionate and creative educator with a drive to make a real difference? Do you believe in the power of inclusive education and the potential of every learner? Sheffield City Council is looking to appoint a full time (37 hours per week) High Needs Tutor to join its dedicated team. The closing date … Continue reading Job Vacancy: Sheffield City Council – High Needs Tutor →

Sheffield City Council Apprentice Fair on Wednesday 9 April

The Sheffield City Council Apprentice Recruitment Fair is taking place at Sheffield Town Hall on Wednesday 9 April, 10am - 2:30pm. The event is a chance to find out about the range of apprenticeships available at Sheffield City Council including: Schools Business Administration Childcare Libraries Finance Horticulture Housing & Neighbourhoods Joinery Gas Fitting Plumbing Bricklaying … Continue reading Sheffield City Council Apprentice Fair on Wednesday 9 April →

Providers wanted to deliver Pathways to Work projects

Opportunity Sheffield is seeking providers to deliver a range of employment projects as part of its new Pathways to Work programme from April 2025. Two specifications have gone out to tender. Geographically Targeted Employment Support seeks nine community-focused/hyper-local employment support services with an innovative approach to engaging economically inactive and unemployed people with barriers and … Continue reading Providers wanted to deliver Pathways to Work projects →