We are delighted to announce that well-known educational publisher, Scholastic UK have become the 2,000th signatory of the Charter for Employers who are Positive About Mental Health since MINDFUL EMPLOYER began in 2004. When MINDFUL EMPLOYER started as a small local initiative in Exeter we never imagined just how much it would grow and spread not only throughout the UK but also abroad!
MINDFUL EMPLOYER is open to any employer: small, medium, large, public, private, voluntary – whether a Charter signatory or not. The Charter provides a very tangible way for employers to publically demonstrate their commitment to their staff. In the last 12 months alone nearly 250 businesses and organisations taken this step including Skipton Building Society. Other recent new signatories are:
300 North Leeds
Age Partnership LimitedThorpe Park Leeds
Age UK Bournemouth
Age UK East Sussex Eastbourne
Attigo CICLeeds
Cecence Ltd Salisbury
Citizens Advice Dudley Borough
Crane Merchandising Systems Chippenham Wiltshire
Darlington Borough CouncilTown Hall Darlington
Devon Air Ambulance
DMC Healthcare Ltd London
Elegant Resorts Ltd Chester
Eleos Homecare Limited Carlisle
Essential Results LtdStevenage Hertfordshire
Flourish Enterprises Doncaster
Freeagent Edinburgh
FTL Company Limited Leeds
Global Invacom Group Canterbury
Granby Toxteth Development Trust Liverpool
Hawkes Associates (UK) LimitedAberdeen
Hive IT Sheffield
HMD Sealless Pumps Ltd Eastbourne
HumbercareHull
Leeds Beckett University
Livability London
London Cyrenians HousingLondon
Medvivo Group Ltd Chippenham
National Care Group Accrington Lancashire
Ocean Housing Group Ltd St Austell Cornwall
PLIAS Resettlement London
Recovery ConnectionsMiddlesborough
Richter Associates LimitedMarlow
RISE London
Sanctuary Bathrooms Leeds
South West Lincolnshire CCG
Square Chapel Arts CentreHalifax
Swindon Dance
Swindon Marriott Hotel
Team Fostering Sheffield
Tendring Mental Health Support Clacton on Sea Essex
The SES GROUP Harlow
The Youth Radio NetworkScotland
Victorian Bathrooms 4 U Leeds
We Work Well Wickford Essex
Yorkshire MESMACLeeds
For more information please visit the Charter page on our website.
Charter signatories are also entitled to discounts on our publications and training and can access MINDFUL EMPLOYER Plus which provides telephone helplines for managers and staff.
Goodbye Richard…
Richard Frost has led MINDFUL EMPLOYER since the start, alongside being an Employment Specialist here at Workways supporting local residents to find or remain in employment. Having worked in the field of employment and health since 1979 and appointed an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2018 for services to mental health, Richard retires on 12 December. “It has been a tremendous privilege and a joy to work with my colleagues, clients, employers and many others at a local and national level over the years. Thank you for all your interest, support and enthusiasm for MINDFUL EMPLOYER and commitment to enabling people to lead a life of increased stability and hope. If you would like to stay in touch you can do so through my personal blog.”
… Hello Mark
We are delighted to welcome Mark Poole as the new Lead for MINDFUL EMPLOYER.
Mark writes: “After starting my career in mental health as a Support Worker for the charity Springfield Mind, I quickly worked my way up to the role of Wellbeing Coordinator where I was responsible for the day-to-day management of Springfield Mind’s various wellbeing services across Warwickshire. It was here that I began to develop my passion for the link between mental health and work. I eventually moved on from my role as Wellbeing Coordinator to join the NHS, where I worked and trained as a Low-Intensity CBT Therapist, assessing and treating patients experiencing common mental health conditions. Most recently, I have spent the last sixteen months working as a Mental Health Consultant for the Department for Work and Pensions – advising and up-skilling Jobcentre staff across Devon, Somerset and Cornwall to better support their customers who present with a mental health condition, while also working with managers around staff retention and wellbeing. I am very excited to have joined the Mindful Employer team where I can continue to support employers to cultivate mentally healthy workplaces, and very much look forward to leading the initiative into the future.”
Following the excellent strategy and development work carried out with the MINDFUL EMPLOYER Advisory Group and Devon Partnership NHS Trust we have been able to enable Mark’s post to be a dedicated Lead role which will enable the initiative to develop even further. He can be contacted at mark.poole2@nhs.net or 01392 677064.
Mental health awareness workshops
We provide a range of workshops for managers and staff which consider different aspects of mental wellbeing and can be delivered to your staff and on your premises for a very competitive fee. Please contact our Training Coordinator Andrea Adey to discuss your requirements.
We also run ‘open workshops’ here at our base in Exeter and details of these are available on our website also.
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