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Deployment: Managing Work and Family for Deployment and Shift Work Employees

Juggling the stressful demands of work and family can harm employee and family wellbeing, having a negative impact on work productivity. Work and Family Support Programs resource employees to thrive and nurture a family-friendly workplace culture.
  • 1 Hour
  • Seminar (Specialised)
  • Working Parents
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Description

Managing work and family has its challenges, especially when working parents spend time away from home on deployment or working shifts. It takes planning, patience and some flexibility to get everything running smoothly, including motivating the kids to help out while one or more parents or carers are away. Deployment or shiftwork roles can be challenging and stressful – in particular when managing the transitions of leaving and then returning home, as well as knowing how to juggle the responsibilities and roles when a carer is away and when whole family are together again.

The constant change and uncertainty can disrupt both work and family life. Resourcing working parents to better manage deployment and shift work roles supports employee and family wellbeing. Workplace programs that support working parents and their families to thrive, nurture a family-friendly workplace culture.

Designed for working parents and carers raising children aged toddler to teenager.

Structure

Flexible learning with:

  • Interactive Webinar.
  • Webinar Recording.
  • Tip Sheet.

Each session supports employees to develop their knowledge and skills with:

  • A live 1-hour interactive webinar with step-by-step strategies.
  • Opportunity to ask questions with a family wellbeing expert.
  • Engaging with interactive elements including polls and reflective activities.

After the webinar participants and their family have access to:

  • Webinar recording (for 4 weeks or the duration of 6 or 12-month webinar series).
  • Downloadable Tip Sheet with links to further resources.

Each individual session can be part of a 6 or 12-month webinar series. Providing working parents with ongoing programs throughout the year, empowers employees to develop and embed sustainable wellbeing practices.

Learn more about our 12 and 6-month programs at the links below:

Learn more about WWP 12-month program

Learn more about WWP 6-month program

The Win Win Parenting Program is developed by family wellbeing expert, Dr Rosina McAlpine, and offered in partnership with TELUS Health

Availability

All of our learning programs are delivered in English. Local languages may be available for an additional fee.

Objectives

The step-by-step practical strategies in this session help busy working parents and carers get organised when one or more carers goes on deployment or works shifts by providing:

  • Time to reflect: What’s working and not working in work and family life.
  • Strategies for creating a family plan – getting everyone on the same page when all members of the family are home and when a carer is away or on shift.
  • Why routines and rituals are important to support employee and child wellbeing.
  • Resources to renew and create new routines with tips for success.
  • Strategies for staying in touch, and feeling connected to family, when working away.
  • An agenda for the daily or weekly check-in to check on parent, child and family wellbeing.
  • Opportunities for learning, reflection, engagement in polls and to ask questions.

This session is designed for working parents raising children from toddler to teen who have deployment or shiftwork roles. The practical parenting ideas and family strategies support working parents and carers to stay in touch while away from home and to better manage work and family life during the transitions of leaving home and returning to family life.

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