Pathways to Work Programme
Your path back to work starts with you feeling well.
Traditional employment support focuses on CVs and applications. We focus on you. Through our holistic approach, we help people across Rotherham rebuild confidence, develop digital and AI skills, and move into meaningful, sustainable work.
Free 7-week programme with ongoing support, funded by Rotherham Council.
We help you become ready for work – not just apply for jobs.
If you've been out of work for a while, struggling with confidence, health, anxiety, or feeling left behind by technology, you are not alone – and you are not broken.
Holistik Hub's Pathways to Work programme supports the whole person. We combine wellbeing support, confidence coaching, digital and AI skills, and real employment coaching to help you move forward at your pace.
Who We Support
Adults aged 16–64 living in Rotherham
People who are unemployed or economically inactive
Those feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to start
People returning to work after illness, caring responsibilities, difficult life experiences, or long gaps
You don't need to feel "ready" to contact us. We help you get there.
About Us
Our Story
Holistik Hub was created from a simple but powerful realisation: people can't thrive in work if they're not well in themselves.
After years of supporting cancer patients, domestic abuse survivors, and people facing life's toughest challenges, our founder Nikki saw the same pattern again and again. The biggest barrier to returning to work wasn't lack of ability – it was loss of confidence, unresolved challenges, anxiety, and the belief of "I'm not good enough anymore."
Traditional employment support often starts with CVs and applications. We start
with the person.
Through the Pathways to Work programme, funded by Rotherham Council, we help people rebuild from the inside out – supporting wellbeing, restoring confidence, teaching modern digital and AI skills, and turning all of that into real employment outcomes.
We work as one integrated team, offering consistent, human support from the first conversation to sustained employment.
Meet The Team
Your Support Network
Nikki
Employment Coach & Programme Lead
Nikki is a qualified holistic therapist with over four years' experience supporting vulnerable adults through cancer charities and community services. Her approach is person-centred, compassionate, and practical – helping people manage anxiety, rebuild emotional resilience, and feel safe enough to move forward again.
Ensures participants are well enough, emotionally and mentally, to engage with change.
Nigel
Employment Coach
Nigel brings real-world employment expertise, including experience working with the DWP. He turns confidence, wellbeing, and new skills into action – professional CVs, strong applications, interview preparation, and real job offers.
Focuses on results, while ensuring roles are realistic, sustainable, and right for each person.
Richard Howell
AI & Digital Skills Trainer
Richard makes modern technology simple, accessible, and empowering. He teaches participants how to use AI tools like ChatGPT to write CVs, prepare for interviews, search for jobs, and even explore side businesses – giving them a real advantage in today's job market.
No jargon. No judgement. Just practical skills that level the playing field.
The Programme
A 7-Week Holistic Employment Programme
We don't just help you find a job. We help you become the person who's ready for one.
Session 1
Vision Board & Aspirations
Discover your authentic goals through creative expression. Build the north star that will guide every session that follows.
Session 2
Confidence & Mindset
Uncover hidden strengths through Success Archaeology. Build confidence anchors and begin reframing your story.
Session 3
Holistic Wellbeing
Learn practical tools to manage stress, anxiety and physical tension.
Session 4
Resilience & Your Story
Reframe life experiences as professional strengths. Build resilience tools for setbacks and develop your employment and entrepreneur narrative.
Session 5
AI & Digital Skills
Learn to use AI tools for job searching, CV writing, research and side hustle planning. Creating your own app.
Session 6
Employment Ready
Learn employee rights, teamwork, building a CV, preparing for interviews and effective job search.
Session 7
Apply, Launch & Celebrate
Review learning, complete your CV, create an app activity and explore self-employment, and create your 90-Day Action Plan.
The Vision Board Thread
Every session connects back to your vision board — your authentic aspirations guide every
skill learned, every step taken.
"You did not just attend a programme. You did the hardest kind of work — you looked honestly at where
you were, imagined where you could be, and built the bridge between the two. Whatever comes next, you
built that bridge. Nobody can take it away."
What You Leave With
A completed, professional CV
Multiple real job applications submitted
AI skills most adults don't have
Knowledge of your rights as an employee
A completed, professional CV
Multiple real job applications submitted
AI skills most adults don't have
Knowledge of your rights as an employee
Your everyday experience in professional language
A side hustle idea and app you created
Practical Wellbeing Techniques
A 90-Day Action Plan rooted in your vision
Your everyday experience in professional language
A side hustle idea and app you created
A side hustle idea and app you created
Practical Wellbeing Techniques
A 90-Day Action Plan rooted in your vision
Ongoing Support
90-Day WhatsApp Support
Support doesn't end when the programme does. Participants join a private WhatsApp group with:
Direct access to the team
Ongoing advice and encouragement
Help with workplace challenges
Peer support from others who understand
"The WhatsApp group kept me in work when I nearly quit."
What Makes Us Different
Whole-person support
We address wellbeing, confidence, and skills together
Employer Engagement
Building links with local employers
Sustainable employment
Focus on long-term success, not just quick placements
Cutting-edge AI skills
Practical tools for the modern job market
Flexible & human
Non-judgemental approach at your pace
Am I Eligible?
You may be eligible if you:
Are aged 16–64
Are unemployed or economically inactive
Live in Rotherham
Want support getting back into work
Not sure? Contact us – we'll talk it through.
For Professionals
Referral Partners
We welcome referrals from:
GPs and healthcare professionals
Social prescribers
Job centres
Charities and community organisations
We offer clear referral pathways, regular updates, and measurable outcomes.
Get Started
You don't need to have everything figured out. Just start the conversation.
Phone
Address
Room 2, Ryton House,
73 Ryton Road, North Anston,
S25 4DB
Holistik Hub
Holistik Hub Health & Wellbeing CIC delivers the Pathways to Work programme in partnership with Rotherham Council.
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