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Employee Assistance Service for school staff
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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 2020. The service for these employees is known as ‘Wellbeing Together: Folláine le Chéile’. See Information Note TTC 004/2020. See also, Information Note TC 0014/2021 which extends the EAS to all school staff.
The EAS provides advice to employees on a range of issues including: wellbeing, legal, financial, bereavement, conflict and 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 18 and residing at the family home. In addition, online cognitive behavioural therapy is also provided to employees.
A bespoke wellbeing portal and app are available offering a host of online services with access to live chats, 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 to promote wellbeing in schools.
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 & WhatsApp: text ‘Hi’ to 087 369 0010
- Follow this link for Information on services available
Employees can access the Spectrum.Life wellbeing portal as follows:
- sign up at this link
- organisation code will be pre-populated. If not, organisation code is ylVIIU17
- log in thereafter at: Access the Wellbeing Webinar Calendar via the online portal
- Access the Wellbeing Webinar Calendar via the online portal
- Access the weekly Wellbeing Live Events
- Access to Principal and Deputy Principal Mental Health Seminars
- Access to eLearning on the Wellbeing Together for the school community
- Click here to access recordings for the October Mental Health Week: www.wellbeingtogether.spectrum.life/wellbeing/235
Mental Health Week – Self Care Seminars October 2021
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Principal and Deputy Principal Mental Health Seminars
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Digital Wellbeing Studio Brochure
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Digital Gym Booklet 2021
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‘In the Moment’ EAS Poster
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Information Note TC 0014/2021
Extension of the Employee Assistance Service (EAS)– 2021/22 school year
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New Employee Assistance Service (EAS) Provider ‘Wellbeing Together: Folláine le Chéile
Information Note TTC 004/2020
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