Decision details

This employment support programme will target those individuals that have significant barriers and disadvantages and that the council has a statutory obligation for and/or are identified in the corporate plan and its supporting strategies. These include the councils role as corporate parent for care leavers, the duty of resettlement for Young Offenders and other vulnerable groups:

·         People in receipt of Employment Support Allowance or with a disability or health condition

·         Adults with learning disabilities

The programme will build on our experience and evidence of effectiveness of the last six years delivering employment programmes.

The Sheffield’s Working Programme will directly support vulnerable residents to find and sustain employment.

The activities and outcomes of the programme will directly contribute to the delivery of the Corporate Plan:

•           A Strong and Competitive Economy

•           Tackling Poverty and Increasing Social Justice

The recommendations therefore seek approval for the Programme, as detailed in the report.  Two of the projects, under the Programme, involve the award of grants to third sector organisations, and the recommendations seek approval for these awards and authority to the Executive Director, CYPF, to negotiate and enter the grant agreements with the recipients of the grant.  The other projects are to be delivered by external providers and the recommendations seek approval for the Executive Director, CYPF to have authority to negotiate and enter the service agreements with the providers.