Wellbeing Lead
Wellbeing Lead
At Lanes Group nothing is more important than the health, safety and well-being of our people and our customers. It’s a major reason we are the UK’s largest independent specialist infrastructure delivery partner of choice with a turnover in excess of £530 million, (EBITDA £45m), with over 4,000 brilliant people and a countrywide network of operational locations. Our services cover the majority of the FTSE 100 & 250 respectfully.
Strong leadership being at our heart, supporting our people ensuring they are engaged with purpose, rewarded and recognised whilst delivering absolute exacting operational excellence being a leading entity and enviable delivery team embracing quality and compliance in our overarching delivery, one of our fundamental key differentiators.
In this critical role of ensuring our organisation is known for being the best in everything we do, known for leaving a legacy of absolute quality and compliance and keeping our promises at all times is our absolute mantra.
The Wellbeing Lead is there to support the Lanes Group Senior Leadership Team and Regional Management teams, all field based and CSC employee's mental health and wellbeing, 1-2-1's, strategy, policy and implementing training. Working closely with Field / Operations / Regional Managers, and the Senior Leadership Team. Reviewing and setting a mental health and wellbeing strategy and policy for the business, linking Health & Safety and Wellbeing, to safer environment, behavioural safety, risk assessments and interventions.
Position: Wellbeing Lead
Location: Based at the Customer Solution Centre (Slough, Berkshire) 2 days a week, travelling to the depots on our network
Job Type: Permanent two days a week
Hours: 16 hours
Salary: Competitive, depending upon experience, to be discussed at interview
Benefits: 24 days holiday (plus bank holidays, pro rata) health cash plan; free onsite parking; onsite restaurant; auto enrolment pension scheme; friendly working environment.
About the Role:
Due to continued growth and development, we are now looking for customer focused people to join us in our Waste Network Division, working to deliver real and effective solutions to waste-water network and drainage problems.
- To meet regularly with Management and all Depots, to discuss staff who require support (at work, social, emotional and mental health), especially where it impacts the business, and to keep people well at work.
- Act as a point of contact for safeguarding issues within the business.
- Liaise on a weekly basis with the teams ensuring reporting, actions, outcomes required to safeguard any member of staff within the business, and to protect the business.
- To run regular wellbeing days and sessions on various topics for awareness.
- Support the H&S team and Management teams to maintain systems and processes to:
Enable people to self-refer to a MHF Aider or local crisis team, if they have a worry or a concern and ensure that their voice is heard “People & Safety come first”.
Undertake appropriate assessments of employees identified as having or possible having mental health issue. Work related or otherwise. Via individual Risk Assessments or Wellbeing interventions
Deliver targeted support for people where wellbeing and mental health issues or a high risk of mental health problems are identified.
Provide guidance & training to the wider business and Management to support staff and manage with empathy.
Establish links and referral routes to specialist organisations & implement new EAP.
- To use evidence to continuously improve practice arrangements for appraisal of performance and productivity and analyse data, working with Internal Comms to arrange events and training across the calendar year to support wellbeing in the field as well as CSC.
- To work therapeutically with members of staff where required and signpost for other supports and therapies where applicable and provide support and education to Management.
- To employ strategies for early intervention (early indicators of concerns or difficulties), know limits of competence and refer on to external organisations or OH where necessary.
- Any other reasonable ad-hoc requests by management as and when required.
Be aware of Lanes Group Policies and their responsibilities towards them.
So if you enjoy delivering only the best in employee wellbeing, where no two days are the same and want to join a growing company that not only values you and your ability - but also strives to develop your potential and further your career progression, then we are the right Company for you.
What is essential is the ability to work safely to quickly diagnose and deliver practical and efficient solutions to attain the highest levels of employee satisfaction.
About You:
In order to travel to our depots which are based across London, the Home Counties and Thames Valley, you must have a full UK driver's licence. Additionally, the ideal candidate will:
- Be hard working and respectful
- Comply with health and safety standards.
- Have great interpersonal skills to create relationships with the HR team, engineers, management and wider Lanes Group network
- Have basic knowledge of both Microsoft 365 and Google Suite
- Have solid communication skills (both written and verbal)
- Be resourceful and proactive
- Multi-task, prioritise, work under pressure and on own initiative
- Have the ability to deal with people at different levels
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from under-represented areas of the community.
Lanes Group are a signatory of the 'Charter for Employer Positive About Mental Health' run by Mindful Employer.