Staff Wellbeing & OHS

Employee Assistance Program

Remember than the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is available as a free, short-term, and strictly confidential counselling service that helps our employees be at their best. These sessions can be used to develop tailored strategies to help enhance wellbeing – both in and outside of work. The EAP is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for up to four sessions for the Department's employees (and school council employees such as casual relief teachers). Immediate family members of Department employees can also now access EAP. These services are provided by LifeWorks by Morneau Shepell which is an independent organisation experienced in delivering similar services in other workplaces. Staff can call LifeWorks directly on telephone number 1300 361 008 and make an appointment at a preferred time and location. For further information please visit: 

https://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/safetyhw/Pages/employeeservices.aspx

LifeWorks Health and Wellbeing Online Platform

The LifeWorks Health and Wellbeing Online Platform is an online library of informative articles and interactive resources to improve employee health and wellbeing. It is available to all Department employees, immediate family members of department employees, and school council employees including Casual Relief Teachers. This new platform replaces the previously used ‘Livewell’ portal.

The platform has support, guidance, information and strategies to manage  issues relating to family, health, life, money, and work. You can access this  privately and confidentially from home.

Log in at the LifeWorks website

User ID: detvic

Password: detvic1

Working from home guidance for teaching service employees

This information provides guidance to all ongoing and fixed-term teaching service employees who are working from home as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Wellbeing is a priority as school staff learn to work in different ways in this uncertain time.

Employees are encouraged to follow the guidance that is provided, including:

• Working from home – OHS Guidance - provides advice relating to home-based hygiene, setting up your workspace and wellbeing
• Workstation risk assessment -  a checklist to assist in setting up and assessing your own workstation
• Employees are welcome to contact the Department's OHS Advisory Service for free advice and support by phone on 1300 074 715 or by email: safety@edumail.vic.gov.au
• Visit COVID-19 Employee Health, Safety and Wellbeing supports for schools to support your safety.
• Staff should be encouraged to watch the ‘Maintaining a healthy work and life routine when working from home’ webinar recording and view the tip sheet. The webinar is available on: Health and wellbeing webinars (login required).

For more information, please visit: https://education.vic.gov.au/school/Pages/coronavirus_schools_wfh.aspx 

To download the full DET COVID-19 Safety Management Plan (COVIDSafe Plan), click on the document below: