Workplace Wellbeing Program

Unit 1 – Support personal wellbeing in the workplace

• Personal factors that may impact on wellbeing
• Symptoms of poor mental wellbeing
• Workplace factors that may impact on wellbeing
• Recognising the link
• Communication approaches
  • Passive and aggressive
  • Passive-aggressive
  • Assertive
• Appropriate methods of communication in the workplace
• Plan for a strategy for dealing with a negative response
• Issue escalation to management or HR
• Schedule regular meetings with staff
• Conducting communication
• Action plans
• Review effectiveness of communication
• Wellbeing resources
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• HR and organisational psychologists and counsellors
• Document resources accessed

Unit 2 – Coordinate health and wellness programs

• Gather information on employee health issues
• Review findings and their implications
• Seek specialist advice
• Implications for organisation
• Options for addressing health issues
• Increased workplace flexibility
• Changing available food on offer
• Conducting information or awareness-raising programs
• Offering training or skills development
• Subsidising exercise programs, gym membership
• Subsidising ceasing smoking programs
• Managers updating policies
• Develop new health and wellness policies
• Managing resistance
• Gaining commitment
• Consult and develop program scope and objectives
• Team building and management support
• Administrative structure and resources
• Stakeholder communication
• Communication plan and marketing strategy
• Program management plan
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Prepare policy documents and coordinate strategies
• Encouraging and supporting employees
• Coaching and mentoring
• Coordinating support
• Tracking systems
• Program milestones
• Assess the effectiveness of the program
• Communicate program evaluation
• Continuous improvement
• Features of a range of employee health issues
• Options for improving outcomes

Unit 3 – Manage personal health and wellbeing

• Identify workplace physical and mental health factors
• Symptoms and effects of poor health and wellbeing
• Factors that influence health positively and negatively
• Personal factors affecting work performance
• Health and wellbeing management techniques
• Accessing resources for health and wellbeing
• External support
• Personal support
• Health and wellbeing legislation
• Organisational policies and procedures
• Managing personal health and wellbeing
• Work role and expectations
• Relationships with others
• Safety and support
• Self-esteem, mindset and outlook
• Work/life balance
• Financial situation
• Physical health management techniques
• Mental health management techniques
• Personal health and wellbeing strategies
• Supporting each other
• Organisational procedures
• Activities that promote health and wellbeing
• Training and development programs
• Team meetings
• Assess the risk of negative health and wellbeing factors
• Monitor own performance (KPIs)
• Work requirements impacting on health and wellbeing
• Mandatory restrictions