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Employee Assistance Service for school staff in recognised primary and post-primary schools
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Following the Office of Government Procurement tendering process, Spectrum.Life was awarded the new Employee Assistance Service (EAS) contract from 26 July 2024. The service is available to all school staff and is known as ‘Wellbeing Together: Folláine le Chéile’. For further information, please refer to the below circular.
0033/2022
Permanent extension of the Employee Assistance Service (EAS) to all school staff employed in recognised primary and post-primary schools
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The EAS provides advice to employees on a range of issues including:
- wellbeing
- legal
- financial
- bereavement
- conflict
- mediation
The EAS also provides advice and support to managers and delivers interventions to help them deal with health and wellbeing issues in the workplace.
Where appropriate, short-term counselling is available to employees and their family members. A family member includes a spouse, civil partner or dependent, where the family member can be described as a person over the age of 16 and residing at the family home. In addition, online cognitive behavioral therapy is also provided to employees.
A bespoke wellbeing platform and app are available offering a host of online services with access to a Digital Gym, monthly Wellbeing Series, videos, podcasts and blogs on topics around mental health, family life, exercise and nutrition. The platform is available via web, iOS app or Android app.
As part of the EAS, a Mental Health Promotion Manager is also available to develop and deliver evidence-based mental health and wellbeing initiatives. Spectrum. Life also provides a series of webinars and presentations.
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An engaging health and wellbeing studio experience featuring live seminars
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Digital Gym poster November 2024
Weekly schedule of classes available live and on demand
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EAS Information Sessions
Find out more about the EAS available to all school staff
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The EAS is accessible through the dedicated Free-phone Confidential Helpline and is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
- freephone: 1800 411 057
- SMS ‘Hi’ to 087 145 2056
- Whatsapp: 087 369 0010
- Follow this link for Information on services available
Employees can access the Spectrum.Life wellbeing platform as follows:
- sign up on the Spectrum.Life platform
- organisation code will be pre-populated. If not, organisation code is ylVIIU17
- Access to Principal and Deputy Principal Mental Health Seminars
- Access to eLearning on the Wellbeing Together for the school community
- Wellbeing: Explore articles, videos and learning journeys on Wellbeing topics
- Wellbeing Studio: Join this month’s events and eLearning
- Digital Gym: Weekly timetable, classes and training plans
- to link in with Managing Stress: Reducing Stress https://app.spectrum.life/be-calm/139
- to link in with Workplace wellbeing day: Inspiring hope & fulfillment https://app.spectrum.life/be-calm/262