Zest

☀️🌡️ Jobs Club Postponed 🌡️☀️

Due to the hot weather and in the interest of keeping everyone safe, Jobs Club has been postponed and will now take place on Thursday 27th August.

We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. The health and wellbeing of everyone attending is our top priority. ❤️

Please stay safe, keep cool, and we look forward to seeing you all on Thursday 27th August! 😊

Looking for work or thinking about getting back into employment? 💼
Join our free, friendly Jobs Club at Zest Community Centre for CV support, interview tips, local job opportunities, and a warm welcome. ☕
📅 Every other Thursday, 10:30am-12:00pm
📞 0114 270 2042
📧 [email protected]

Could you volunteer with us? Last few places left on our mentoring programme.
Apply Today!
An Exciting volunteering opportunity here in Sheffield.
Zest are currently recruiting Parents city wide with energy and vision to come and volunteer alongside our EPEC volunteer coordinator and Sheffield City Council Parenting Team.
Empowering Parents, Empowering Communities (EPEC) is a successful, popular, unique parenting approach. It is for local parents, led by local parents.
EPEC groups are highly interactive, involving an engaging and creative blend of small and large discussion, demonstrations, information sharing and reflection. Real life examples, Parents practice and use new skills in everyday life to achieve specific goals.
Training Starts Wednesday 16th September 2026 and runs every Wednesday (term-time only) until 10th February 2027. 9.30am -2.00pm. At Zest Centre, Upperthorpe, Sheffield, S6 3NA.
The Training will include:
• In person training sessions with parenting specialists, completion of some e-learning training modules and keeping your own weekly reflective training journal.
• Further Training opportunities will be available to enhance your professional development.
We are looking for people who are:
• Parents/carers or people who have experience of parenting.
• Wanting to make a difference to families in your own community
• Good communicators, with a friendly and approachable manner.
• Able to listen/ share their own experiences, sensitively with others.
• Team players and able to build relationships with a wide range of people.
• Are compassionate, supportive and non-judgmental.
• Can give encouragement and motivation to families who need it the most.
• Are enthusiastic, committed, trustworthy and reliable.
• Are ready to learn new skills.
Benefits:
• Payment of travel expenses (on production of receipts) and child care expenses (for children under 5) whilst training or delivering groups.
• Join a group of like-minded parents to make a difference to your local community.
• Opportunities to develop your skills and confidence, enhancing your personal development.
• Gain experience that will help you to fulfil your ambitions, including employment support.
• Opportunities to connect into Zest and a network of Early Years/ Parenting organisations.
• Reduced rate gym and pool membership equivalent to staff discounted rate at ZEST Upperthorpe (after initial 6-week trial period and for the period you are volunteering).
Due to the nature of the role an enhanced DBS is required. 2 references will also be necessary to support your application.
For more information contact:
Lynn Wragg, Mobile: 07792 191522
Email: [email protected]
Wendy Sweeney, Mobile: 07918 878975
Email: [email protected]

💦 Dry Aqua Gentle Chair Aerobics💦
Looking for a gentle, enjoyable way to keep active? Our Dry Aqua Gentle Chair Aerobics classes are designed to improve mobility, build confidence, and support overall wellbeing in a fun and friendly environment.

💷 £5.70 per session

🕥Wednesday Class Times with Alyson:
• 10:30am – 11:15am
• 11:15am – 12:15pm

✨ Why Join?
✅ Low impact, chair-supported exercises
✅ Suitable for all fitness levels
✅ Meet new people and have fun

Move at a pace that's comfortable for you and give yourself a midweek boost!

Looking for a fun way to stay active and meet new people?💚
Come along to our Women Only Zumba class at Zest!
Ditch the Workout, join the party!!🤩🥳💃

Find out about our local street names in this interesting discussion Weds 26th Aug at Zest. Please use the contact details on the flyer below to sign up, places are limited!

📢 Looking for work, training, or volunteering opportunities?
Our team is here to help! 💼✨
If you're unemployed and not receiving benefits, we can support you with:
✅ Finding employment
✅ Accessing training opportunities
✅ Volunteering roles
✅ Building confidence and skills
📞 Get in touch today to find out how we can support your next step:
☎️ 0114 270 2042
📧 [email protected]
💚🌟

FREE children's lyric-writing drop in session happening NOW in

PLACE: Upperthorpe Library at Zest Centre, 18 Upperthorpe S6 3NA

TIME: 10am-12pm today Monday 10th August!

SESSION: Drop in session - parents please stay with your children and enjoy the fun!

These lovely musicians are here to work with your child - inspired by some beautiful new children's music-themed books - and help them write song lyrics!

Don't miss it - come anytime between 10am-12pm today for this gorgeous family workshop. Supported by our partners Sheffield Libraries, Archives & Information