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  • Birthday or special occasion coming up?

    We all like to share our celebrations and festivities with people we work with. It’s almost expected that we bring in a cake or sweet treats to share, but next time why not bring in some fruit as well, for colleagues who are trying to abide by their new year’s resolution of eating more healthily? You just might help someone stay on track with their diet, or encourage colleagues to make healthier choices while at work.

    For some tips on eating healthy, please follow this link to a NHS quick guide: www.nhs.uk/healthy-eating

  • Spiritual Wellbeing Sessions 2020

    As part of the recent launch of our Health & Wellbeing Policy, BCLM’s Spiritual Wellbeing Champions, Michelle Darby and Steve Grainger, are holding bi-weekly spiritual wellbeing sessions on Thursdays after work from 4pm – 5pm.

    We invite you to use these sessions as an opportunity to speak openly with colleagues about any struggles you may currently be facing, no matter how big or small. We should all feel we can open up without fear of judgement or ridicule.

    Come and drop in, any time between 4pm – 5pm:

    09 January 2020 – Rooms 2/3

    23 January 2020 – Rooms 2/3

    06 February 2020 – Rooms 2/3

    20 February 2020 – Rooms 2/3

    05 March 2020 – Guide Hut

    19 March 2020 – Doo’s

    We hope these sessions will offer time for reflection after a busy day and encourage supportive relationships between colleagues.

    Further dates will be added later in the year as we approach summer opening hours.

    If you have any questions, please speak to either of our Spiritual Wellbeing Champions, Michelle or Steve, or Ricki in the People & Culture team.

  • Health & Wellbeing at BCLM

    We are delighted to launch our Health & Wellbeing Policy.  Please do take a moment to read this. 

    As part of our endeavours to increase awareness and opportunities of achieving a healthier lifestyle, we are delighted to also announce our Health and Wellbeing champions:

    Healthy Eating: Demi Whitehouse & Helen Taylor

    Lifestyle: Craig Edmondson & Dawn Hampton

    Mental Health: Ann Key, Barbara O’Sullivan & Glenis Williams

    Physical Activity: Carla Handy & Lucy Brown

    Spiritual Wellbeing: Michelle Darby & Steven Grainger

    Please do contact any of the above people if you have ideas that can deliver greater physical and mental wellbeing for our colleagues.  The Museum site offers lots of options to keep us all active as well opportunities for social engagement.  Our recent Healthy Living workshop will soon be available to view as a video link.  

    As you may know we now have a covered cycle rack and to support this we will also soon be launching a new Cycle to Work scheme.

  • Personal Details Check – Information Required

    As outlined in our Privacy Policy, we are undertaking a periodic review of the personal information we hold to ensure that it is correct and up to date. As such we are asking all employees to complete a Personal Details Check form.

    The Personal Details Check form is available to download under the Documents tab above. Forms will also be distributed to managers to cascade to their teams, and will be made available in Morning Briefings and in break rooms around site.

    Please can all forms be returned to the People & Culture team by Friday 8 November 2019.

    Completed forms can be handed to a member of the People & Culture Team, emailed to [email protected], or returned via internal post using the black post box next to reception or the black post box in Rolfe Street situated by the People & Culture team.

    We appreciate that for some of you this will be the second time we’re asking for this, however given the changes in the People & Culture Team we want to make sure that the data we hold is accurate.

    For details on how we use your personal information please refer to the Museum’s Data Protection Policy and Privacy Policy.

  • Updating your personal information

    Don’t forget to inform the People & Culture team of any changes in personal details including a change of address, change in telephone number, updating emergency contact details and a change in bank account details. It is important that we have the most up to date and correct information on file.

    If you need to update any of your personal information, the relevant forms can be found under the ‘Documents’ tab above under ‘Forms: For Staff’ and should be sent to [email protected] on completion or passed onto a member of the People & Culture team.

    For details on how we use your personal information please refer to the Museum’s Data Protection Policy and Privacy Policy.

  • Pre Paid Flu Jab Vouchers

    The Museum is committed to providing a healthy working environment and improving the quality of working lives for all staff and volunteers. As part of our continuing efforts under the umbrella of ‘Health and Wellbeing’ of all our staff and volunteers, we are pleased to confirm that prepaid flu jabs vouchers are available for anyone wishing to have one. The vouchers are redeemable at Boots outlets.

    If you would like a voucher please contact any of the People & Culture team (Ben/Sukhi/Ricki/Hayley) based at Rolfe Street or feel free to approach us if you see us on site.

  • Black Country History Day – Ticket Offer

    Black Country History Day – Ticket Offer

    We are delighted to offer 15 tickets to BCLM staff to attend a ‘Black Country History Day’, taking place at the University of Birmingham on Saturday 9 November 2019.

    The event is led by one of the Museum’s trustees, Dr Malcolm Dick OBE (Director of the Centre for West Midlands History, University of Birmingham).

    This is a ticketed event and the Museum is offering 15 prepaid individual tickets for our staff. These will be issued on a first come, first served basis. Please contact any of the People & Culture team to register your interest: pop in to see us in Rolfe Street, or email: [email protected] grab any one of us as we wander around site or at morning briefings. 

    To find out more about the event and how to purchase tickets for friends or family visit: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/historycultures/departments/history/events/2019/black-country-day-2019.aspx

  • Staff Announcements

    After undertaking an external competitive assessment, the Trustees and myself are delighted to announce that Carol King has been appointed as the new Director of Programmes, starting on 1 July.

    Carol has worked in museums for 10 years, most recently with us since last September as Interim Head of Collections Team.  Carol’s previous role was the strategic lead for Heritage, Culture & Visitors at the National Civil War Centre, Newark.  Carol has experience with learning programmes and visitor engagement, has a degree in English & History and MAs in Culture & Colonialism and Museum Studies.

    We’re delighted that Carol will be staying with us in this new key strategic role.

    And congratulations go to Sophie (Fi) Howell, Development Coordinator who will be taking up the role of Development Manager from Monday 10 June.

  • Staff Announcements

    We will shortly be waving a fond farewell to Pat York.

    Pat joined us as a Guide/Demonstrator in 2002 and will be sorely missed by the Learning Team. We would like to thank Pat for her hard work and commitment shown to the Museum, and wish her every success in the future.

    We would like to also wish Jacqueline Gordon every success for the future after leaving us for pastures new.

  • Confidential Support – when you need it most

    From accredited telephone counselling to legal and financial information, confidential and independent support is now available, to all BCLM staff and workers, 24 hours/7 days a week through the Employer Assistance Programme (EAP).

    Accredited counsellors and experienced information specialists offer support and signposting across a range of personal legal, medical, health and wellbeing issues, as well as a telephone counselling service.

    Support can be accessed via the telephone helpline and there is also an online portal available, where you can access further information. The service is also available to partners and dependents over the age of 18, (or over 16 in full-time education) residing in the same household

    You can use the service as often as you wish and remain totally anonymous.

    How it works

    Simply call the helpline and a telephone counsellor will identify the nature of assistance required.

    All non-counselling calls will be transferred to the appropriate specialist, counselling calls will include an in-depth assessment where a referral will be made within 24 hours for telephone or face-to-face counselling.

    If you find yourself struggling at any point, a 24-hour confidential helpline is open to all staff. Call 0800 015 7287 (quote Black Country Living Museum) for help with issues including health and relationships, financial or legal queries, or visit www.colleaguesupport.co.uk and use 72160 as your username and password.

    Credit card sized handouts with the above information have been left in staff pigeon holes and break areas for colleagues to take away and keep for reference.