Wybourn Works is a pilot project funded by Department of Works and Pensions (DWP) and Institute for Learning and Work. We are now in year 2 which is funded by Youth Futures. Look out for activities for young people in Wybourn in 2025/26!
The project provides support to Wybourn residents in partnership with other organisations. Events and activities will take place alongside providing personalised support and financial support to enable people to take part in training, events and interviews and during the first few weeks of employment.
Anyone who lives on the Wybourn Estate who aged of 16 and over. Your employment status is not important.
You will need to have a right to work in the UK. During your registration, you will complete a consent form and asked to provide ID in the form of a passport, driving licence, Proof of DWP benefit entitlement, birth certificate, utility bill, visa or work permit or a combination of these.
Wybourn Works are at Pat Midgley Community Hub Every Monday 10am – 3pm
Tuesday and Thursday at Skye Edge Community Centre 10am – 3pm
To find out more about courses and opportunities or to book a session please contact us using:
Monday 29 September 2025 10.30am – 11.30am
This is the time of year where shops are needing Christmas Temps. Many roles continue to be permanent!
If you are interested in working in retail, whether as a shop assistant, shelf filler, security guard, merchandiser and more, we are here to help you.
Join us on Monday at Pat Midgley Community Hub for a talk about working in retail, customer service and what to expect. We will also look at your CV and update it with you if needed.
On Tuesday we will be going as a group to visit the job fair at Meadowhall. We will be going by Tram so bring your fare or pass. If you need help with the fare, please feel free to speak with us for assistance.
During the rest of the week, we will have a focused session with retail managers so you can find out about working in their stalls and find out more about the job roles they have available.
We will help with applications and offer interview advice too.
We look forward to seeing you!
Always an Alternative has been a resounding success for our 8 – 15 year olds.
Ant and his team have now been given another 10 weeks funding to run the popular mobile youth bus, also affectionately known as the ‘Party Bus’!
They will be based in the playground at Wybourn Primary School from 5pm – 7pm
Register children’s name and postcode in the contact form towards the bottom of this page.
Take a look at what Always an Alternative do:
Park Library, 243 Duke Street (entrance is the red door on Samson Street)
Wybourn Works have commissioned Street 2 Strength to provide fitness training to everyone in Wybourn aged 11+
Sessions are run by Aaron who is highly qualified and can offer individual advice and guidance on fitness, taking health issues into consideration.
It’s a great way to keep moving and to make new friends.
Drop in sessions, stay for as long or as little as you want.
Recent quote from one of our young participants
‘I just wanna say thank you for making Street to Strength, it has really changed my life around. Learning new stuff and really helping me to lose weight since I started Street to Strength and now I have lost 3 stone which has really made me more confident about myself, thank you.’
Find out what’s happening in your area.
Pat Midgley Community Hub, 331 Manor Oaks Road, Wybourn, Sheffield, S2 5EE
10am – 12pm
Come and have a cuppa and a chat at our Chatter and Natter weekly sessions.
Run by a local volunteer, trained by Chatty Cafe, the session is open to anyone who would like to socialise more. You will be made to feel more that welcome by the host.
Find out more about Chatty Cafe here Chatty Cafe Scheme UK – Chatty Cafe Scheme UK
Pat Midgley Community Hub, 331 Manor Oaks Road, S2 5EE
11am – 1pm
Do you need support searching for jobs and applying on line, or need support finding ‘hidden jobs’? If you are applying for lots of vacancies but not having any joy getting interviews, come and speak with us to get support and tips on how to apply for jobs.
Laptops are available and you will get support to apply for jobs while you are there.
Skye Edge Social Centre, 7 Skye Edge Avenue, Sheffield S2 5FX
4pm – 6pm
Adults and Children are invited to take part in Halloween craft workshops, led by Mandy.
Adults must accompany their children.
Booking in advance is advised.
At Skye Edge Community Hub, Skye Edge Avenue, S2 5FX
10am – 3pm
Do you need help with any financial support or completing documents?
Do you think you are entitled to more financial support?
Do you need help with budgeting?
Are you struggling with the cost of living and essential bills?
Come and see us or contact us on the form below to book a place with Natalia, our Financial Resilience Worker.
Park Library times to be arranged.
Booking essential
A great course for anyone who needs to build their computer skills.
Park Library, entrance on Samson Street.
Time TBC
Gain a level 1 certificate and learn more about mental health conditions.
Great addition for a CV.
Booking essential.
At Pat Midgley Community Hub, 331 Manor Oaks Road, S2 5EE
10am – 1pm
10th November 9.30am – 11.30am
Wybourn Works are offering free 25 minute reflexology or upper back, neck and shoulder massage to help you unwind and feel better!
Booking is essential. Please request time in booking form
10am, 10.30am, 11am, 11.30am, 12pm, 12.30pm
Pat Midgley Community Hub, 331 Manor Oaks Road, Sheffield, S2 5EE
Grief and loss support sessions
4 x 2 hours
The sessions, run by Audrey (our resident reflexologist) from Purity Natural Healing, provides an holistic approach that deepens understanding of grief and loss, while offering supportive care which compliments and aligns with existing medical treatments.
Sessions include
Benefits
Offering immediate support and practical tools that can be carried into everyday life. The practices introduced may help reduce the emotional stress without erasing the cherished memories of loved ones. Instead, they create space for healing, balance, and resilience.
If you would like to join the workshop please book on the form above or drop in to see us to book your place.
Park Library, entrance on Samson Street.
Gain important daily living skills and learn tips on how to manage your money.
Taught in a non-judgemental environment by friendly tutors from Chesterfield College.
Booking essential.
Park Library, entrance on Samson Street
10 November for 3 weeks.
If you are interesting in a becoming a teaching assistant or home schooling, this course will be great as a first step on the ladder to a new career.
Includes safeguarding and prevent training.
Training led by friendly tutors from Chesterfield College.
Booking is essential.
We had a resounding success with Wy-Fest in August with over 300 people attending on the day.
We celebrated participants who had completed courses and had found volunteering positions through the Wybourn Works, JobsPlus project.
Children had fun playing on the giant garden games and having a go at fencing as well as doing crafts and playing with remote controlled cars.
With free burgers and ice cream for people attending and plenty of partnership organisations there on the day for the community to find our more about what is available, a good day was had by all!
Spiderman and Black Panther paid a visit too!
We had a lovely Christmas fayre with people from the local area selling gifts such as mugs, hair products, natural oils and jewellery. We had a good turn out customers enjoyed a cuppa and cake as well as buying gifts and treating themselves. We all sang happy birthday to a local resident who came to the market too.
We look forward to putting on more events in the future for our Wybourn community.
A successful event was held at Pat Midgley Community hub where lots of cake, cookies and beverages were on offer for a donation which went towards raising funds for Macmillan Nurses.
Residents enjoyed a fun game of bingo and a good natter with each other.
It was our first money raising event and we look forward to doing more events in the future.
We held our first Health and Wellbeing event at Pat Midgley Community hub which was well attend by many Wybourn residents. We had amazing feedback and everyone who attended enjoyed the day.
We had organisations offering advice from Likewise, drug and alcohol service, Green Doctors were offering energy advice and are arranging to go to people’s homes to make energy efficient changes and additions to their homes such as heat reflectors behind radiators and energy light bulbs. Manor Castle Development Trust were also offering cost of living advice.
Our very own Community Champion, Reimana, was doing a cooking demonstration of Fine Dining on a budget, healthy snacks edition, where she made smashed avocados with onions, sundried tomatoes and sweet peppers on rice cakes, which went down a storm. We had Melanie doing mystery smoothies and Karine made sugar free health bars. Community Champion, Lydia was also on hand to help people make positive pouches where they designed their own positive wording on a zip case.
The health checks, facial aromatherapy sessions and reflexology were also very popular and much needed.
We are taking feedback received from the health check to offer more health related activities in the future to help improve health inequalities in the region. Watch this space!
11/09/2024
Article by: eraftery
Wybourn is one of ten areas across England to take part in the DWP's 'Jobs Plus' programme, kickstarting employability training.
15/04/2025
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Louise Haigh MP, Clive Betts MP, and Cllr Laura Moynihan recently paid a visit to our JobsPlus site in Wybourn, Sheffield, to get a sense of the Wybourn Works programme and its early successes.
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