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Health Promotion and WorkLife Services
Health Promotion and WorkLife Services provides a client focused staff benefit whose purpose it is to ensure that staff members, their departments and ultimately the University all gain from the interventions and services being offered. Utilizing an innovative and holistic approach, we inspire and assist individuals and work groups to achieve personal excellence within a meaningful, creative and effective work and learning environment.
Services are provided to individuals at all levels, to work groups, and to the campus community as a whole.
Roles and Responsibilities
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Early illness support and coaching for individuals and supervisors/managers.
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Disability Case Management and Claim Administration; LTD Plan Administration.
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Facilitation of medical accommodations; administration of RAF and the “Loan Cupboard”.
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Workers’ Compensation claims management and account administration.
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Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP) Administration; CISM.
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Development and coordination of health promotion and wellness programs and services.
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Development and coordination of work life programs and services.
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Institutional Recognition Program administration.
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Administration of and communication re: the Virtual Wellness Office (Active Living for U, On the Move, Assist U, et al).
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Health education and awareness initiatives (workshops, Lunch & Learn series, resource library).
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Health Promotion Advisory Committee leadership and support.
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Policy development/strategic planning/program implementation (institutional & support to depts.).
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Institutional statistical reporting – indicators of “health”; assist Faculties/departments in identifying their own valid indicators.
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Benefit Committee consultation and support.
- Coordination of the pre-retirement workshop series for Support Staff; and “Retiring with a Focus and a Plan” for Academic staff.
Our Mission:
Health Promotion and WorkLife Services works to ensure a strategic approach to health promotion and work/life integration support achievement of the vision and goals of the University.
By providing a client focused, staff benefit we assist individuals and work groups to achieve personal excellence within a meaningful, creative and effective work and learning environment.
Specifically, we offer and facilitate access to programs, services and resources to enhance individual and organizational health. Services are designed to assist either individual staff members or work teams achieve their full potential by promoting well-being, health and life balance.
Ultimately, by utilizing an innovative and holistic approach, staff members, their departments and ultimately the University all benefit.
Our Values
As a team we value:
integrity and work diligently to achieve a standard of excellence in service.
innovation and seek creative, personalized solutions to your challenges.
understanding and respect the needs of all of stakeholders.
accountability and take responsibility for our own actions and those of team members.
Our Service Streams
| Services for Individuals |
Workplace Programs |
Organizational Strategies & Resources |
- Work/life programs & services
- Employee and Family Assistance Program
- Early illness intervention & personal coaching
- Rehabilitation/community referral & liaison
- Identifying and addressing return to work barriers
- Nutrition, fitness, legal and financial consultation
- Medical accommodation and job transition support
- WCB/LTD/CPP claim application assistance
- Cultural Transition Support
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- Educational and general awareness information
- Healthy workplace initiatives
- Customized departmental programs and consultation
- Personal & professional development workshops
- Healthy Designate Network Support
- Supervisory coaching and development
- Best practice research, tools & resources
- Work group intervention
- Critical Incident Stress management
- Benchmarking, trend analysis & reporting
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- Recognition Programs
- The Virtual Wellness Office
- Active Living for “U”
- Campus wide health promotion initiatives
- Lunch and Learn series & other workshops
- Policy development & strategic planning
- Health Promotion Advisory Committee
- Managing change, transition & building resilience
- General illness management, and statistical & trend reporting
- WCB account management
- LTD/DL Plan administration
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