Brandeis is committed to the health, well-being and safety of its faculty and staff. The following are some of the many services offered to care for our community.
Visit our current Spotlight on Well-being: July is Sun Safety Awareness Month, or explore the Spotlight on Well-Being archive.
Visit the Accident and Injury Reporting page for steps to take if you're injured at work and important contact information.
Bright Horizons provides back-up child, adult and elder care for dependents of benefits-eligible faculty and staff as well as full-time PhD students.
Back-Up Child Dependent Care provides up to five days per year of back-up child care at subsidized rates. Center-based care is $15 per child per day ($25 per family per day) and in-home care is $6 per hour (minimum of four hours) and you also have the option to secure care from you own personal network (a neighbor, friend, or babysitter) and receive a reimbursement of $100 per day.
Learn more about the program - additional discounts and supports, login instructions.
KGA offers 24/7 support to you and your household members. Learn more about our Employee Assistance Program.
Contact information:
Fidelity Investments continues to offer very informative live and on demand in-person workshops and webinars. Participate in practical in-personal workshops, where you’ll learn strategies and tips to help manage your financial future with confidence.
Fidelity Financial Planning Webcasts: Engaging conversations on a wide range of financial topics, available anytime
Visit our Retirement Savings Support page to connect with a Fidelity Specialist to set up your one-on-one consultation to discuss current and future financial wellness.
Great articles to read during volatile times:
Find other financial wellness workshops on the Calendar of Events.
English is a second language for many of our employees, but language should never be a barrier to finding support, information, or resources.
Any Brandeis employee can access interpreter services for business related matters* by following these instructions:
Interpreter Services Instructions | Servicios de Intérpretes Instrucciones
*Business related matters include, but are not limited to: Questions about benefits, speaking to a HR business partner, accessing occupational health services, and inquiring about work practices and schedules.
Full list of languages and services offered
ASL interpreters available via OnDemand Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) platform.
Harvard Pilgrim provides resources to help its members reach their wellness goals with discounts on nutrition, mind and body, fitness, and other services related to good health.
Explore a list of mental health support resources.
Brandeis University Resources
LivingWell Programming by Harvard Pilgrim - Free for All
The university is committed to supporting our staff with comprehensive benefits, programs and services. We recognize that there may be times when a staff member experiences a significant and unexpected personal emergency that creates a financial burden or crisis. To assist staff in these cases, the University offers eligible staff an emergency loan program.
The program is designed to provide a loan to the staff member to help cover the costs of the emergencies when they take place.
Learn more about upcoming, on-site vaccination clinics. Be sure to register ahead of time and bring your pharmacy card!
Brandeis recognizes the importance of maintaining a strong work-life balance.
Find work life balance webinars and workshops on the Calendar of Events which include:
Ergonomics is the process of designing or arranging workplaces, products and systems so that they fit the people who use them.
Ergonomic Assessment
An ergonomic assessment is an assessment of a workstation to ensure correct working postures and workstation set-up. A good ergonomic assessment is done to reduce uncomfortable postures, repetitive tasks, and straining of the body.
Report a Digital Accessibility Related Issue
Report an Accessibility Related Issue
Suzanne Raj
Manager of Occupational Health Services
Bernstein-Marcus 116
781-736-8769
suzanneraj@brandeis.edu