Sheffield City Council has been nominated by Government as a Delivery Area Member in South Yorkshire's Connect to Work Programme, introduced in November 2024s Get Britain Working white paper. The programme, set to run from 2025 to 2030, will be externally funded through Department for Work and Pensions funding designated to South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority.
Connect to Work will comprise two elements - IPS and SEQF employment support which utilise the evidence-based place, train, and maintain models, designed to support participants with higher-level needs.
This advert relates to the Job Coaches that will deliver on the Sheffield SEQF programme.
From August 2025, Local Authority delivery and/or commissioning of SEQF provision targeted at individuals with a need for the highest level of supported employment, as a direct replacement for the Local Supported Employment programme currently commissioned by DWP and delivered (to July 2025) by the Local Authorities in Sheffield, Barnsley and Doncaster
Sheffield City Council (SCC) has delivered the Local Supported Employment programme, providing SEQF services to higher-needs residents with Autism, LDD and/or neurodiversity, since 2022. During this period, the programme has supported 101 residents and successfully placed 31 in employment
In the Sheffield the SEQF programme will be required to support a minimum of 310 people over the next 5 years
Advisors will maintain smaller caseload sizes than on traditional keyworker provision. The maximum caseload size for an SEQF advisor will be 20
Engagements are anticipated to be intensive and, in many cases, prolonged, as advisors work with participants to overcome multiple and/or complex barriers to employment, or sustained employment. Many of those targeted by Connect to Work will have no prior work experience or have a lengthy history of unemployment or economic inactivity, owing to employability barriers they face.
Opportunity Sheffield, Sheffield City Councils employment and skills service are recruiting 2 Senior Project Officer/ Job coaches
We are looking for 2 enthusiastic, flexible and forward-thinking members of staff who can support and help people with Learning disabilities and/or Autism to enhance their strengths and improve their job skills.
The job coaches will be mentors who will be able to help people to identify their strengths decide what job roles will be most suitable for them. They will work with employers to broker suitable job vacancies and support the individuals to gain and maintain employment, providing support within the workplaces.
The right candidates for the role will ideally have
1. experience of working with individuals with Learning Disabilities and / or Autism and have
2. experience of supporting people into employment,
3. ability to inspire and motivate people,
4. outstanding communication skills and be proficient in MS Office.
Training in Systematic Instruction will be provided to the successful candidates.
For more information about the role please contact Peter Slack on 07785 972990 or
We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.