Charter for Employers who are Positive about Mental Health
"Richmond Fellowship are delighted to have signed up to the Charter for Employers who are Positive about Mental Health. In so doing we reaffirm our deep held belief in recovery." Maggie Hysel, Chief Executive
Richmond Fellowship are delighted to have signed up to the Charter for Employers who are Positive about Mental Health. In so doing we demonstrate our commitment to its guiding principles, and reaffirm our deep held belief in recovery, both for our employees and our service users.
RF Training and Development, our widely respected training resource, delivers NVQ Levels Three and Four, as well as a range of internal and external training. We founded the RF Diploma in Community Mental Health, accredited by Middlesex University, which was recently recognised as a centre of excellence in worked based learning. We are an accredited Investor in People, with excellent staff support and supervision, and a competency and performance based Reward Strategy. We also offer an Employee Assistance Programme, providing a confidential helpline and counselling to all staff and their immediate families.
We successfully piloted two leading-edge Job Retention programmes, and as a result gained funding from the Big Lottery. We have been commissioned by a number of Local Authorities and Primary Care Trusts to deliver Job Retention services in nine Local Authority areas, working closely with employees and employers. No other organisation delivers Job Retention on this scale.
Richmond Fellowship has signed up to the Charter for Employers who are Positive about Mental Health to show our commitment as an employer to recruitment and retention of employees.
The Charter for Employers who are Positive about Mental Health is a voluntary agreement seeking to support employers in working within the spirit of its positive approach. The Charter is one element of the MINDFUL EMPLOYER TM initiative.
MINDFUL EMPLOYER is led by employers and aimed at increasing awareness of mental health in the workplace and supporting businesses in recruiting and retaining staff. A wide range of employers have been involved in planning the initiative which gives businesses ongoing practical support, training materials, an online discussion forum, support networks and assistance from other employers.
MINDFUL EMPLOYER is facilitated by WorkWAYS, a service run by Devon Partnership NHS Trust, which provides information, guidance and practical support for people whose mental health affects their ability to find or retain employment, training, education or voluntary work.
MINDFUL EMPLOYER, WorkWAYS, King Street Business Centre, 7-9 King Street, Exeter EX1 1BQ; www.mindfulemployer.net
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