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 2020. 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
The EAS provides advice to employees on a range of issues including:
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 behavioral 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.
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EAS Information Sessions
Find out more about the EAS available to all school staff
The EAS is accessible through the dedicated Free-phone Confidential Helpline and is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Employees can access the Spectrum.Life wellbeing portal as follows: