Employment support
When you're looking for a job there's a wide range of support available.
Careers advice
You may need to start with some careers advice.
Looking and applying for jobs
Or you may need some help with job searching, CV’s, interview techniques, applying for jobs, training and apprenticeships, work experience and in-work support. As well as help with interview clothing and transport to work. You will find a full list of organisations providing support into employment on this directory.
Many of Sheffield City Council's "People Keeping Well" partners provide employment support.
These include:
- Manor and Castle Development Trust.
Manor and Castle Development Trust: Employment Support. - ZEST (Upperthorpe).
ZEST: Work. - SOAR (Foxhill and Parson Cross).
SOAR: Employment.
There are other local employment support providers including:
Employment support for disabled people
There's also employment support for disabled people, people with mental health issues and disadvantaged people, including:
- Autism Centre for Supported Employment.
- Autism Plus.
Autism Plus: Job Club. - Big Ambitions provides employment support for people with mental health issues.
Big Ambitions. - Find Good Work for people with a severe mental health condition.
Find Good Work. - Sheffield City Council's - Opportunity Sheffield provides training and employment support for people facing barriers (including those with disabilities, physical or mental health issues, criminal records, lack of skills or work experience).
- Sheffield City Council: Opportunity Sheffield.
- Sheffield Royal Society for the Blind.
SRSB: Job club. - Spectrum E. In work support for people with disabilities.
Spectrum E.
Are you thinking of working in the care sector?
Why work in care?
Be the missing piece in someone's life. Start a hugely rewarding career in adult social care.
Make a difference everyday
Make a difference, one person at a time. Improve people's quality of life by giving them the support and independence they need.
Flexible hours to suit you
Role flexibility with part-time and full-time roles available, as well as more choices around working hours. Not just your typical 9 to 5.
Career progression
There are plenty of opportunities for career progression and many career paths. This means ample prospects for career progression to managerial or senior roles.
Sheffield Cares is a collaboration between health and care organisations. Our mission is to retain, recruit, and develop a strong social care workforce that delivers outstanding care for the people of Sheffield.
The Sheffield Cares website is a one-stop shop for all things related to the social care workforce in Sheffield. It will bring together information for Sheffield Care Workers in one place.
Sheffield Cares website promotes:
- A career in care to people who are new to care
- The sector-based work programmes that provide an alternative route into a job in care
- Training and career development to existing care professionals.
Find out more about training and development available:
Sheffield Cares: Career development.
Sheffield Cares: Training and events.