After 24 years at the helm, and as a youthful 74-year-old, Mark Powell is retiring as Executive Director of Yes2Ventures at the end of September 23 to pursue other interests. Here at Sheffield City Council we are really sorry to be losing Mark, who has been a fantastic champion for the disabled and disadvantaged citizens … Continue reading A change at the top for Yes2Ventures as Mark Powell announces retirement →

See the flyer below to find out about Yes2Ventures' new pre-entry engagement programme for the unemployed and economically inactive. The five-week programme gets underway on Monday 31 October 2022.

Pathways to Employment Adviser Background: Yes2Ventures is a well-established, Sheffield based charity that helps people who are disadvantaged in the labour market to lead more fulfilled lives. It has an employment arm with an excellent track record of working creatively with job seekers and employers to get results; it runs a travel support service that … Continue reading Job vacancy: Pathways to Employment Adviser (Yes2Ventures) →

Written by Yes2Ventures We welcome you to join us in a celebration of diverse talent as three community arts organisations form Sheffield team up to showcase some beautifully insightful art work from those in the ‘Third Sector’. Come along and get a first glimpse of work from non-traditional artists. With music and refreshments to welcome … Continue reading Yes2Ventures art exhibition showcases community art from Third Sector provision →

Background: Yes2Ventures is a well-established, Sheffield based charity that helps people who are disadvantaged in the labour market to lead more fulfilled lives. It has an employment arm with an excellent track record of working creatively with job seekers and employers to get results; it runs a travel support service that for ten years has … Continue reading Job vacancies: Employment Support Manager (x2), Transport Support Service Manager, Enterprise Service Managers (Yes2Ventures) →

Yes2Ventures' The Social enterprise is running a December promotion, putting a festive twist on its weekly 'Everything But the Meat' dinner option. The provider, which has employed a number of its own employment support customers at the social enterprise, is offering 'Everything But the Turkey' in the run-up to Christmas. More details available on the … Continue reading Yes2Ventures’ meat-free Christmas Dinners available from The Social →

The staff at 'The Social', located in Snig Hill, are looking for job candidates to be trained to work behind the bar to sell drinks, snacks and gift shop items. 'The Social' is a centre for social inclusion managed by Yes2Ventures. Its new bar will be open from 12pm to 9pm from Wednesday to Saturday … Continue reading Yes2Ventures seeks bar staff for ‘The Social’ enterprise in Snig Hill →

As part of its ESF Pathways behavioural change programme The Social, Yes2Ventures is delivering catering workshop training to unemployed and economically inactive customers with an interest in food preparation. On the back of this there are some wonderful culinary treats coming out of the Yes2Ventures kitchen, as director Mark Powell explains.... Yes2Ventures presents Social: Everything … Continue reading Yes2Ventures presents ‘Social: Everything but the Meat’ – gourmet dinners prepared by participants →

Yes2Ventures has published a new leaflet promoting its The Unit and The Social behavioural change programmes, which are now underway. Both The Unit (a pre-entry woodwork course) and The Social (a catering and social supermarket-based intervention course) are open for referrals. Participants on The Social need to be working with an ESF keyworker; The Unit … Continue reading Course times for The Unit & The Social programmes at Yes2Ventures →

Yes2Ventures has launched its Pre-Entry and Intervention courses 'The Unit' and 'The Social' as part of Sheffield City Council's ESF Pathways employment support programme. 'The Unit' is a woodwork and craft-based workshop - this is open to anyone who is eligible for ESF support and not currently working with a Pathways keyworker. 'The Social' involves … Continue reading Yes2Ventures launches ‘The Unit’ & ‘The Social’ behavioural change courses →

Please see the following poster for Yes2Ventures' employment support keyworker activity on the ESF Pathways to Success Programme. The provider is seeking referrals for unemployed or economically inactive adults (aged 18+) who would like to benefit from 1-2-2 keyworker support. Individuals must have the right to live and work in the UK.