Office of Human Resources

Visit our current Spotlight on Well-being: December is a reminder to stay up-to-date on vaccinations 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.

• Gersh and Sarah Lemberg Children's Center - On-Site Child Care
  • The Gersh and Sarah Lemberg Children's Center, located directly across from campus, offers employees full- and part-time care for children 6 weeks to 6 years. Along with parents and Brandeis students, professional child care providers operate this nonprofit, accredited, licensed day care center, with payment based on income. The center is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. You can reach them at 781-736-2200.

• Find a licensed day care provider within your Massachusetts city or town.
• See Massachusetts' largest summer camp directory.

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:

• My.KGALifeServices.com
• 800-648-9557
• For easy access, download the app, KGA Mobile, in the Apple or Google Play Stores.
• Find monthly webinars and workshops on the Calendar of Events and Professional Development.

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:

• 3 reasons to stay invested right now [nb.fidelity.com] (Article on NetBenefits)
• 5 factors causing volatility now [fidelity.com]
• Learn how to diversify [nb.fidelity.com] (Article on NetBenefits)

On-demand videos that you can watch at any time:

• Navigating Market Volatility [brainshark.com]
• Manage Unexpected Events and Expenses [brainshark.com]
• NetBenefits Learn Hub: Market Volatility section [nb.fidelity.com]
• Fidelity Financial Planning Webcasts

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:

• For Telephonic Language Interpreters - Call 1-866-895-7403
• For ASL Video Interpreter - Launch Video Service, Access Code: 2020
• Use Customer Code: RI 367149
  • Company name: Brandeis Occupational Health Services.
• Llame a Rapport International: 1-866-895-7403
  • Use el código de cliente: RI 367149
  • Nombre de la empresa: Brandeis Occupational Health Services

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.

• Healthy You-Living Well Program Flyer (pdf)  -Meet goals, get rewards. You do not have to be member of the HPHC Plan to participate. 
  
  • Healthy You-Living Well Program (login req.)
• Living Well Community - Virtual Wellness Classes & Webinars
• June 2025 Living Well Community  Classes & Online Classes & Resources 
  • Yoga, Strength Training, Mindfulness, Gardening, Recipes, Sustainability and more.

Explore a list of mental health support resources.

Brandeis University Resources 

• Aquatics 
• EdHealth Walking Challenge 
• Gosman Sports and Convocation Center
• Group Exercise Classes
• Personal Training

LivingWell Programming by Harvard Pilgrim - Free for All

• Fitness Classes
• Yoga Classes
• Strength Training
• Zumba Classes
• Guided Mindfulness Sessions
• Health and Wellness Webinars
• Living Well Everyday

Emergency Preparedness

• Workplace Violence Prevention and Workplace Conduct
• CPR, Stop the Bleed, and Overdose Prevention Training 

Environmental Health and Safety

• Prevent Heat Illness at Work (pdf)
• Prevenir las Enfermedades Relacionadas con el Calor (pdf)

COVID-19

• COVID Guidance for Faculty and Staff page
• Student Health Center Information on COVID-19
• CDC COVID-19 Guidance

• Brandeis University Staff Advisory Committee sponsors a number of social and recreational activities for faculty and staff. 
• Religious services are held throughout the year at the Berlin (Jewish), Bethlehem (Catholic) and Harlan (Protestant) chapels as well as the Dharmic prayer and meditation space and Muslim prayer space on campus. Schedules and more information are available at the Center for Spiritual Life website.

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!

Join colleagues across your campus and many edHEALTH schools in this four-week challenge. All edHEALTH schools and their employees have access to the Living Well online health and wellness program, powered by WebMD. Whether in the app or online, you have resources available year-round to support being your best self, plus an opportunity to earn points toward a monthly raffle.

Knowledge is power! This challenge aims to help you learn more about your personal health and wellness. All you have to do is log into the Living Well portal and take WebMD’s Wellbeing Assessment. Once completed, you’ll receive a personalized health report that includes tips to help you find your healthy place and path forward.

How to Get Started

1. Go to harvardpilgrim.org/livingwellportal.
Are you a Harvard Pilgrim member through your employment
at an edHEALTH school? (You don’t have to be!)
▪ YES? Select Harvard Pilgrim member login. If you already have a Harvard Pilgrim online account, select Log in to the Living Well Health Portal, enter your username and password and Log in. If not, Create Member Account.
▪ No? If you are not a Harvard Pilgrim member through your employment at an edHEALTH school, select Guest login. If you already have a Guest online account, perhaps from a 2021 or earlier edHEALTH walking challenge, select Log in to the Living Well Health Portal, enter your username and password and Log in. Or Create Guest Account using the program code listed here. It may take up to 48 hours for your guest account to be activated."

Program Code: TBrandeis

2. Next, complete the one-time welcome page and personalize your program by answering a few questions.

3. Explore the many great features of your new program, including well-being activities and monthly reward opportunities. You also can download the app and sync your own device. You’ll find all the details in your personal wellness account!

Need assistance with your account? ▪ Email LivingWellSupport@Point32Health.org

Prefer using an app?  Sign up for Living Well on the Go!

Follow these simple steps before logging into your wellness account.
1) Download WebMD’s Wellness at your Side
2) Once the app is open, enter the mobile program code: lwportal
3) Log in using your member or guest account. (Instructions same as above)

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:

• Financial wellness
• Mindfulness classes
• Physical fitness
• Health and wellness webinars
• Professional development workshops and trainings
• And much more

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.

• Request a WorkSpace Ergonomic Evaluation
• OSHA Computer Workstation Self-evaluation Tool