Sheffield's Working 2018-2019

Tender description

The Programme has been designed to support more of our most vulnerable residents to prepare for, enter, sustain and progress within work. The Programme, in line with the Council’s Economic and Employment strategies, seeks to provide support, focused at specific groups with shared protected characteristics, to enable individuals to obtain and sustain employment. The main beneficiaries of the Programme will be Sheffield residents who are long term unemployed or at risk of becoming long term unemployed. In particular people who are on JSA (or Universal Credit who would formally have been entitled to JSA), Income Support or economically inactive plus additional vulnerabilities. This opportunity is split into 8 project/lots: 4 x Working Locally Work Clubs (E/SE, N/NE, S/SE, Central), Ex-Offenders, 2 x Specialist Keyworkers (Mental Health, Learning Difficulties), Employer Champion Keywords: Training, Employment, working, Education