Work/Life Integration and Wellbeing

Balancing work and home

• Onboarding
  • Information on onboarding and orientation
  • Setting up two-factor authentication
  • MyVU (daily news)
  • How to set up a remote employee for success on day one (Harvard Business Review)
• Resource awareness (what’s available to you)

As a People Leader, in addition to navigating what a return to work either on campus or remote looks like for you personally, you need to consider the resources available to your team.                         

• HR Consultant – your assigned HR Consultant is available to provide HR support as you navigate your return to office plan. You can find your HR Consultant here. In addition to your HR Consultant, you may also have an internal HR resource in your department that may answer your questions.
• Working in a fully remote or hybrid environment can have unique circumstances you and your employees will need to balance. 
  • Work/Life Connections (EAP) Vanderbilt University’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers a variety of resources including TeleHealth through ConnectCARE; Coaching, Counseling and Consultations; Resilience Building programs as well as Crisis situations and Critical Incident Stress Management Interventions. 
  • Childcare resources – The Acorn School
    The Acorn School offers early childhood care and education for the children of Vanderbilt faculty, staff, and students. The childcare program serves children age infants (6 weeks) to five years old and is licensed by the Tennessee Department of Human Services.
  • Eldercare resources and the Boomers, Elders & More E-Newsletters
  • Ergonomic resources
    The Ergonomics program is here to help you work in comfort and safety.  Ergonomics is the science of fitting workplace conditions and job demands to the ability of the worker. Visit the Ergonomics resources page for evaluation forms and referrals.