Job Shop

Kickstart your career

Looking for a fresh start? Our job search pages help you take positive steps along the path to a challenging and rewarding career. Browse available vacancies or search for a specific job below. Read about how to spice up your CV or post you own details in "Skills on Offer".

Employers - advertise your vacancies to women across South Yorkshire for free. It only takes a couple of minutes to create an account and you advert will be published straight away.

Write a CV, apply for a job and attend an interview.
The SYWDT job shop has all the advice and links you need to get your foot on the career ladder, move on up or change direction. If you are on benefits and worried about how you could be affected financially by taking a job - the information you need is also here.

Good Luck!

General South Yorkshire Job Sites

Jobcentre Plus
1000 jobs online, searchable by area. Help and support in seeking work and making applications. Also includes invaluable benefits advice for job seekers. Addresses and contact details for all local jobcentre offices. Jobs in the sun can be found here.
www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk

My South Yorkshire Jobs Online
If you are looking for Rotherham jobs, Doncaster jobs, or careers in Barnsley and Sheffield you will find more job vacancies online here than on any other job site. Local jobs are added daily so register now, you can apply online and have the best South Yorkshire jobs sent direct to your inbox, and it's all free.
www.mysouthyorkshirejobs.co.uk

Yorkshire Jobs Today
Yorkshire Jobs Today is brought to you by many of Yorkshire's leading regional newspaper titles. You can use the site to search for jobs and search for careers from the extensive and continually updated database. Also CV Match.
www.yorkshirejobstoday.co.uk

Sheffield University
Sheffield University employ 6,000 staff, working in a range of roles. Join the University and you can expect "exciting and rewarding opportunities within a dynamic and diverse working environment" Searchable database of vacancies.
www.shef.ac.uk/jobs

South Yorkshire Police
As well as information on how to become a police officer, you can read about the many different careers available for police staff, who support operational officers.
www.southyorks.police.uk/careers

See also British Association of Women in Policing
www.bawp.org

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue
The South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service employ firefighters, control staff and non-uniformed support staff, all of whom have a wide range of skills to enable them to provide a first class service. View all the current vacancies on their website.
www.syfire.gov.uk/career.htm

Local Authority Job Searches

Barnsley Council Job Vacancies - search vacancies, apply online
Doncaster Council Jobs - Apply online
Rotherham Council Jobs - updated every Friday
Sheffield City Council Jobs - updated every Wednesday, apply online

For people with Disabilities

Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities
Employment Opportunities Sheffield was established in 1984 and is a branch of a national charity helping people with disabilities find work. Covers all of South Yorkshire.
www.opportunities.org.uk

Disabilitiy Employment Adviser
www.direct.gov.uk/DisabledPeople/Employment

Useful Sites

Carreerjet
Careerjet is an employment search engine for the UK. It allows you to search a growing selection of jobs listed on company sites as well as jobsites in one go saving you the trouble of having to go to each site individually.
www.careerjet.co.uk

NHS Jobs
NHS Jobs has new vacancies from National Health Service employers across England. Perform a job search, find jobs that match your skills, and apply for NHS jobs online. Sign up to Jobs by Email to receive new vacancies to suit your job search every day.
For general information about careers in the National Health Service, visit NHS Careers.
www.jobs.nhs.uk

The Guardian - Online Job Search
All the latest Jobs advertised in 'The Guardian'. Search for jobs by region and type.
Very good advice on making an application, writing a CV, sitting tests and much more. The site has lots of useful features and tips.
jobs.guardian.co.uk

Ethical Jobs™ - Does what it says on the tin!
It isn't always easy to find a job you enjoy, much less, one that makes a positive contribution to society or the world at large. With a wide selection of jobs across a range of industries Ethical Jobs™ is a good place to start. We aim to list the best jobs available for people with a social conscience who have a desire to play a part in creating a better environment for us all to share. www.ethical-jobs.co.uk

Working for a Member of Parliament
Great website with vacancies posted by Members of Parliament, National Charities, and political 'Think Tanks'.
www.w4mp.org

Find a local job

View a selection of local jobs by clicking here

Further help and advice

If you see a job you would love to do but are not qualified - go to our Education and Training pages to update or improve your skills.

Not sure about what help you can get with Childcare and caring responsibilities?
Try our pages on Childcare and Caring and Carers and Employment

Working Tax Credit/Child Tax Credit Helpline
Open from 8am - 8pm seven days a week
In Great Britain 0845 300 3900 (textphone 0845 300 3909 )

Disabilitiy Employment Adviser
www.direct.gov.uk/DisabledPeople/Employment/

And finally, something completely different:

Volunteer Services Overseas
Share your professional experience and unique talents with people in the world's poorest countries. Live and work with them. Change your life, and theirs. Forever. Volunteering with VSO is a chance to use your skills to make a tangible contribution to fighting poverty. Living and working with a community in a developing country is an unforgettable experience you couldn't hope to gain as a tourist. You could volunteer in 1 of over 30 countries, mostly in Africa and Asia. Find out now if VSO have opportunities for you to get involved. Accommodation, living allowance, insurance and flights provided.
www.vso.org.uk

Earthwatch
In 2006 Earthwatch turns 35 - in this time over 80,000 volunteers have taken part in Earthwatch projects - contributing an incredible 10.8 million hours of scientific research to aid conservation all over the world.
www.earthwatch.org