Healthy Workplace

We value and understand the importance of health and wellbeing for our staff, students and community. That's why we're involved in initiatives promoting the importance of a healthy body, mind and lifestyle.

Our award-winning health and wellbeing initiatives and programs, alongisde  our state-of-art sporting facilities and a wide range of staff discounts make Monash a great place to work.

A brief summary of the programs, activities and facilities we have available are listed below.

Physical Activity

  • Staff Wellbeing Activity Program (including classes such as Pilates, Boxing and Yoga)
  • 10,000 Steps Challenge
  • Monash Walk & Fun Run
  • Zumba After Dark
  • Monash Sport Fitness and Aquatic facilities, programs and events

Mental Health

  • Mindfulness and Mental Health Programs
  • On-campus counselling
  • Employee Assistance Program: 24-hour assistance for our staff and their families on work or personal matters
  • Manager assist :  a phone consulting service providing practical advice and support to supervisors and managers
  • Mental Health First Aid training: learn how to help someone with a mental health problem before seeking professional help

Nutrition

  • Smart Eating Week
  • Planetary Health Campaign
  • Try for 5 Campaign
  • Nutrition webinars/ seminars
  • Access to recipe and resource bank
  • Online courses including Food as Medicine
  • Provision of healthy snacks in vending machines
  • Healthy catering guide for meetings and events

General Health

  • University Health Checks
  • Ergonomics and computer use guides for optimal set up of desk and working spaces
  • Flu vaccination program
  • Hearing Tests
  • First Aid training and provisions
  • Smoke-free Monash

We encourage you to learn about the full range of staff benefits available to you here at Monash.

Further information is available at https://www.monash.edu/staff-health-wellbeing

Welcome to the Monash team!