Valuing our staff

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We place a priority on the wellbeing of our staff, especially during these challenging times.

At Hackney, we’ll support you with:

  • flexible working open to all our staff 
  • ICT equipment so you can work from home comfortably under health & safety guidelines
  • a range of wellbeing programmes from lunchtime mindfulness to online yoga 
  • free, independent and confidential counselling and advice available to you and your immediate family.

We’ll also match you with someone in your service, as well as a detailed induction to help you settle you into your new role.

Wellbeing champions

We have a number of mental health and wellbeing champions in Adult Services who can provide you with advice, information and support if needed, including:

  • tips and advice on maintaining good mental health
  • self-help resources
  • signposting you to mental health services.

“Hats off to Hackney for how well they have looked after staff and service users during this time.” – Comment received from our wellbeing survey.