We have six takeaway lessons from our first networking session, which we would like to share across the VCSE sector to help advance the sector’s workplace well-being strategy:
- Think through informal support for staff e.g. a dedicated wellbeing role for a trustee
- Mental health first aid training e.g. from MIND
- Develop blended/hybrid models of working e.g. working from home (WFH) and/or office work
- Develop policies to manage workplace well-being
- Staff well-being surveys e.g. quarterly surveys asking how staff are feeling/coping and reaching out to those in need
- Staff appreciation vouchers
We would like to thank our eloquent speakers, Mustafa Hassan who is a Project Officer at Lancashire BME Network (LBN) and Maisie Hulbert, Policy Officer from ACEVO. Furthermore, thanks to all those who came and contributed to the session; we hope it was useful and can benefit future practices.
You can find here more detailed notes from the speakers and breakout rooms.
Our next networking meeting is on the June 15th and will focus on the NHS reconfigurations; we will update more details via Twitter and our website. We hope to see you there.