LOOKING AFTER YOU
As a Caritas candidate we encourage you to prioritise your health and wellbeing.
Wellness Advice
Take part in
Lunchtime Workouts
High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) with Toni, Every Tuesday at 12.30 pm
Work up a sweat with personal trainer Toni’s HIIT class, where you’ll alternate short bursts of exercise with low-intensity recovery periods – keeping your heart rate up and burning more fat. Toni is passionate about helping others to be healthy on the inside and out, and will help you improve your fitness, gain confidence and strengthen your mental health.
High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) with Lee, Every Thursday at 12.30pm
Want to burn maximum calories in minimal time? Then try personal trainer Lee’s energising HIIT class. With over 10 years’ experience, Lee has a natural ability to motivate people to reach their fitness goals and feel the rewards of exercising. Prepare to be put through your paces and improve your overall fitness with this action-packed, full body workout.
Disclaimer: Not all exercises are suitable for everyone and this or any other exercise program may result in injury. Please always consult your doctor before beginning this or any other exercise program, especially if you have any chronic or recurring condition, and/or if you are pregnant, nursing, or elderly.
Get some Headspace
To help you manage your mental health on the go, we’re offering free access to Headspace, an easy-to-use mindfulness app.
Whether you’re new to meditation or practise regularly, Headspace guides you through the essentials with audio meditations and exercises for everything from stress and anxiety to sleep, focus and fitness.
Employee Assistance Helpline
As a Caritas employee, we want you to feel supported at all times, but understand that there are some things you might not want to talk to your manager or colleagues about.
Rather than bottling things up, we encourage our employees to seek help for any issues they may be having in their lives, however big or small they may seem.
Our Employee Assistance Helpline is a confidential counselling service that’s accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You’ll be connected to a trained counsellor who can offer tangible, independent advice on a wide range of subjects, including:
- Emotions – Depression, anxiety, panic, bereavement
- Legal – Housing, immigration, crime, legal aid
- Relationships – Partners, divorce, family separation, mediation
- Addictions – Rehabilitation, alcohol, gambling, drugs
- Health – Wellbeing, disease, injury, pregnancy
- Family – Custody, education, teenagers, disability
- Retirement – Pensions, wills, benefits, nursing
- Money – Pay, tax, budgeting, loans
- Work – Disciplinaries, absence, stress, bullying
Everyone faces difficulties and problems in life, but you don’t need to go through them alone. Get the support you need, when you need it with our Employee Assistance Helpline. Call our 24/7 freephone: 0800 328 1437.