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Support Services
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Services for Staff Active Brunel
The Active Brunel programme offers all staff the chance
to access a range of informal and relaxed sport and
physical activity sessions at different times throughout
the week. There are a variety of sessions including:
swimming, aerobics, badminton and futsal to name a
few.
“No Experience Necessary”
At the heart of the programme is the joy of taking part
in physical activity, meeting new people and getting
active in a fun environment. You don’t need to worry
about wearing the latest kit, knowing the rules or
already be good at the sport.
Just turn up and give it a go!
For more information check out the Sports Centre web-
site or our Facebook and Twitter pages.
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Services for Staff Arts Centre
The Arts Centre offers weekly classes, concerts, events,
performances and exhibitions which are open to all
staff as well as students and members of the public.
Weekly classes include pottery, painting & drawing,
digital photography, creative writing and acting.
Music groups include choirs and ensembles covering
jazz, baroque, gospel, folk, barbershop, pop and
classical, all of which perform in termly public concerts.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concerts offer everyone the
chance to hear outstanding visiting musicians
throughout term time, and the evening performances
include a Celebrity Concert each year.
To find out more either drop into the Arts Centre on
campus or email - [email protected]
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Services for Staff Brunel Volunteers
Brunel Volunteers provides volunteering opportunities for
Brunel Staff members in the local community.
Volunteering is a fantastic way to contribute to Brunel’s
local community and utilise your skills to help others. It
can also boost your C.V. and help you to gain some
fantastic experience.
Brunel University is dedicated to staff volunteering and
allows staff members 5 days worth of additional annual
leave to volunteer through the Brunel Volunteers
Department in the local community (subject to your line
manager’s discretion).
To find out more and see what you can get involved in,
please visit:
Web—www.brunelvolunteers.com and
Email—[email protected]
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Services for Staff Chaplaincy
The Brunel Chaplaincy is for ALL members of the Brunel
community, regardless of their beliefs or faith. Drop in for
a coffee if you need a break or some space in our
“quiet room”.
Many Brunel staff eat their lunch here, or join one of our
many staff groups, meditation classes and prayer
groups, religious services/celebrations, feminism network
or book clubs to make new friends or invest in their
spiritual side.
We have chaplains of a variety of faiths who are
available for a supportive, non-judgemental listening
ear about anything that concerns you.
We’re looking forward to meeting you!
For more information,
Email—[email protected]
Phone— 01895 266460
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Childcare Vouchers The provision of Childcare vouchers is part of a
government-led initiative designed to support working
parents with their childcare costs and are an alterna-
tive method of payment for childcare. Childcare
vouchers represent a genuine financial benefit as they
are free from Tax and National Insurance.
Childcare vouchers are available to all employees and
can be used to pay for all types of registered or
approved childcare; including Nurseries, Child-minders,
out-of-hours school clubs, extra-curricular exam
tutoring, sport, music and drama lessons - including the
David Beckham Academy and Stagecoach, holiday
clubs or schemes, activity holidays - including Camp
Beaumont, PGL and Supercamps and the care ele-
ment of boarding schools.
If you are interested in claiming Childcare Vouchers, in
the first instance please contact Jean Meehan,
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Conflict Coaching Conflict Coaching is a confidential, informal support service
for Brunel University students and staff who may be
experiencing an unresolved conflict in a professional or per-
sonal relationship arising from their working life at Brunel.
Conflict Coaching can help by giving you a ‘space’ in
which to discuss your difficult relationship; and with the
assistance of a qualified Conflict Coach, you will have the
opportunity to reflect on how you are dealing with the
relationship , and then consider different ways of dealing
with it to manage or resolve the conflict. For example, you
may be having difficulties with colleagues; students;
managers or with people you line manage at work about a
number of issues, such as rudeness; lack of cooperation;
bullying; obstructiveness or communication difficulties.
Conflict Coaching can often be a helpful, informal and
confidential way in which to address such conflicts, by
empowering you to talk the issues through with an
independent and impartial third party.
For more information email
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Services for Staff
The Counselling Service at Brunel is available to staff as
well as students. The service is free and confidential
(provided no one is at risk of serious harm) and you do
not have to go through your line manager or HR to get a
referral.
We are open Monday to Friday and there is a daily drop
in at 2pm, (first come first served from 1.45pm) when no
appointment is necessary. Early morning – 8am, lunch
time and evening appointments (term time) can also be
arranged.
Please ring 01895 265 070 email
[email protected] or visit us in the building
opposite the medical centre.
For further details please visit our
website -
http://intranet.brunel.ac.uk/
counselling
Counselling
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Disability and Dyslexia Service
An information and advice service is available for all
disabled staff. If you and /or your line manager need
some information about ‘reasonable adjustments’ or
about specific impairments then you can find useful
guides on the intranet at
https://intranet.brunel.ac.uk/disability/staff.shtml
You are encouraged to discuss any reasonable
adjustments you consider that you need with your
line manager and the University’s Occupational
Health Officer. Disabled staff also are welcome to visit
the Assistive Technology Centre in Room 313
Bannerman Centre to trial pieces of equipment and
assistive software.
For further information or advice about reasonable
adjustments in the workplace; specialist equipment
and software; or Access to Work funding, please
contact the Disability and Dyslexia Service on
[email protected] or telephone 01895 265213.
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Services for Staff
Family Friendly Benefits
Brunel has a range of policies to assist staff with family
responsibilities. For further information please visit the
appropriate webpage.
- Maternity
http://intranet.brunel.ac.uk/admin/humanresources/
handbook/leave/maternityleavepolicy.pdf
- Paternity
http://intranet.brunel.ac.uk/admin/humanresources/
handbook/leave/paternityguide.pdf
- Adoption
http://intranet.brunel.ac.uk/admin/humanresources/
handbook/leave/adoptionpolicy.pdf
- Parental Leave
http://intranet.brunel.ac.uk/admin/humanresources/
handbook/leave/parentalleave.pdf
- Flexible Working
http://intranet.brunel.ac.uk/admin/humanresources/
handbook/leave/Flexible%20Working%20%Policy%
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Services for Staff
Did you know that as a member of staff at Brunel
you are eligible to join the Library? Staff members
are able to borrow up to 35 items at any one
time, and we offer a large selection of DVDs and
music as well as extensive print collections.
You also have access to an enormous range of
electronic resources; including newspapers from
around the world, databases and journals, all by
using your Brunel network log-in and which are
searchable from the Library home page.
If you haven’t yet registered, please speak to a
member of staff at the Help Desk or email
[email protected] for details on how to join.
Library
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Services for Staff
The University welcomes the views of its staff and recognises that
there may be occasions when you are dissatisfied with an aspect
of your working life at Brunel.
The University strives to ensure that such concerns can be
confidentially raised by staff without fear of prejudice to their
employment, and that issues are dealt with in a fair and
transparent way that respects the rights of all individuals involved.
For staff members who might have a problem or grievance which
they do not want to air through formal processes, the University,
therefore, offers a Mediation service; the aim of which is to resolve
problems both quickly and easily.
Mediation is conducted in a fully confidential environment, with
the assistance of an independent and impartial mediator, who will
encourage both sides of a dispute to reach a solution with which
they are both satisfied.
For more information please visit —
http://www.brunel.ac.uk/about/
administration/appealsandcomplaints
or Email - [email protected].
Mediation
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Services for Staff Medical Centre
Staff, and any family members, who are resident within the
Uxbridge catchment area are able to register with the
Brunel Medical Centre. The full range of NHS services are
offered by three full-time GPs, a further part-time GP in
term time and two practice nurses.
Routine and emergency appointments are offered, along
with chronic disease management, antenatal care, minor
surgery and the national immunisation and screening
programmes.
A travel clinic is available to all staff even if they are not
registered at Brunel Medical Centre.
The Practice is open from 8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. on
weekdays in term time closing at 2.00 p.m. on Fridays
outside term time. Early morning and later evening
appointments with both the GPs and the nurses are also
available.
Private appointments can also be offered to staff and
their families who are not eligible for NHS care or who live
outside the catchment area.
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Staff Development Staff Development designs and delivers an exciting
professional development programme; including workshops,
briefings and away days.
Our programme is designed with you in mind and we work
closely with Schools and Departments across the University to
ensure that our programme continues to meet the
development needs of staff and supports the achievement of
Brunel’s strategic objectives.
We recognise that ‘working well’ isn’t just about performing
your role effectively. Alongside what you’d probably expect
to find within a staff development programme, such as
transferable and IT skill development, we have a dedicated
workshop series designed to support your well-being more
generally.
To learn more about the staff development programme or to
use our online booking system visit our intra.brunel
pages: https://intra.brunel.ac.uk/s/StaffDev/default.aspx
The staff development team are
always happy to help, to find out
more information email -
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Staff Equality Network Groups
The Equality and Diversity Office run six Staff Equality
Network Groups, looking at important equality issues
that affect staff in the workplace. You can meet with
like-minded colleagues, make new friends and
contribute to the equality agenda. The Groups meet
twice a year over lunch and are totally confidential.
There is a Group for the following Equality Areas:
Harassment and Bullying, Access and Disability, Ethnic
Minorities, Spirituality and Communities, LGBT and
Women’s Group.
If you are interested in attending any of these, in the
first instance please contact
[email protected] for details.
Your feedback, ideas and suggestions are vital as they
will assist in developing the University’s Equality and
Diversity agenda.
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For more information visit - https://wellbeing.brunel.ac.uk
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