Employee Spotlight: May
June 01, 2022Qualifying as mental health first aidersย
In the last few months, colleagues across the RSK family of businesses have been awarded mental health first aider qualifications following specialist training from MHFA England.ย
The course provided by MHFA England supports participants in acting as a point of contact for signposting to resources and support services for someone who may be experiencing distress. The training is specifically tailored to empower participants to have a profound positive impact on their communities. In the context of workplaces, this enables colleagues to support each other, especially following what has been a challenging few years in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.ย
Over the last few months, Lisa Smith, Luke Stokoe-Moores, Andrea Maestri and Eilidh Morris have taken part in training sessions and have qualified as mental health first aiders
Lisa is the sustainability lead and performance manager for the Technical Services division. She has worked for RSK for seven years and knows first-hand how important it is to support the mental health and wellbeing of ourselves and others. โI was a little unsure about doing the training as itโs a sensitive subject for some, but the trainer, Simon Osborne from SO Coach, made the course really engaging and fun. It is a fantastic opportunity to take better care of your colleagues, as well as yourself and your family, and Iโm so pleased to have completed it.โ Lisa commented.
Luke is an apprentice finance assistant and has a background in debt collection for major banks. During this time, Luke โsaw first-hand the various stages and severity of poor mental health. I decided to retrain in accountancy following some really unsettling conversations with people who were at crisis point. I left with a desire to help people,โ he said. โMHFA has given me the confidence to put myself forward as someone who is willing to assist with those in need of support. Too often, we treat mental health as a taboo topic that should be kept private, only offering support when someone is at crisis point.โ
Andrea is the Technical Services division finance director and has been at RSK for ten years, having previously worked in finance in the construction materials and contracting sectors. Andrea said of the course, โThe training was superb from start to finish and a real eyeโopener. There are so many things you can do to increase your knowledge and awareness of mental health issues and the warning signs. The two things that stick in my mind after completing the course are: to ask โHow can I help?โ if someone has confided in you that they are not ok and to download the Hub of Hope app on your work phone!โ
Eilidh is a health and safety adviser within the Technical Services divisional health and safety team, having previously been part of the health and safety team at Black and Veatch (now Binnies). โI found the mental health first aiders course to be a real eyeโopener. Everyone has mental health, just like everyone has physical health โ I have witnessed it firstโhand when someone close to me experienced a crisis.โ Eilidh said. โAfter participating in the MHFA course, I now feel more confident when guiding someone to the appropriate support, whether it is employees, family or friends. I also feel more confident speaking to employees about mental health in the workplace.โ
Lisa, Luke, Andrea and Eilidh join a growing number of colleagues across the RSK group who have the resources they need to support their peers. Their commitment to undertake this voluntary training reflects the importance we place as a business on supporting the mental health and wellbeing of our colleagues across the group.ย
๐ Grace Kassimoto is the only acoustic specialist from and working in East Africa.
๐ In our latest #ADayInTheLife, she discusses how she is leading the way for women in a traditionally male-dominated industry and what she enjoys most about her role.
Read her story in our bio!
#Acoustics #Environment #WomenInStem #Engineering #Leadership #Africa
๐ข We are proud to sponsor the #GreenEnergyAwards 2022, an event organized by Scottish Renewables
๐ This ceremony aims to recognise the inspirational organisations, people and projects going above and beyond to make a real difference to the health, wealth, and wellbeing of Scotland
We can't wait to see you there!
๐
1st December 2022
๐ Edinburgh
#RenewableEnergy #Renewables #Scotland #Energy #GreenEnergy #Awards
๐ธ #selfiesonsite ๐คณ
Amazing pictures from @crcivils taken on-site at A47 Guyhirn.
Want to join our team? View our latest opportunities ๐ www.rskgroup.com/careers
#RSKgroup #behindthescenes #meettheteam #RSKfamily #RSKonsite #onsite #aerialshot
๐ข We are delighted to welcome ERS, a trusted and experienced economic development consultancy, to the #RSKFamily
๐ ERS is one of the few companies from this sector to have its quality assurance processes independently accredited to ISO 9001.
Find out more in our bio!
#Economics #Consultancy #Development #Acquisition #Culture #Employment
๐ธ #selfiesonsite ๐คณ
Tom Peart, Principal Surveyor at @centara_ltd, out on-site in Rotherham.
Want to join our team? View our latest opportunities ๐ www.rskgroup.com/careers
#RSKgroup #behindthescenes #meettheteam #RSKfamily #RSKonsite #culture #construction
๐ Concern was recently raised in France with regards to the health of marine ecosystems.
๐Join RSK France's webinar, in collaboration with law firm Franklin and TechWorks Marine, to discuss the sustainable support of renewable energy in the marine environment.
Register now in our bio!
#RenewableEnergy #Environment #Marine #Nature #Compliance #Energy #GreenEnergy
๐ข November is a month dedicated to menโs health.
๐ On November 19th, we celebrated #InternationalMensDay, a global holiday that highlights the positive value men bring to the world.
๐ค This year, men around RSK are taking part in #Movember, an initiative that involves growing a moustache during November to raise awareness of menโs health issues.
๐ We want to thank Greg Cole, James May, Jiano Pulickal, Matthew Bayliff, Maxwell Robinson, Sam Oakley, Tom Llewellyn, Tom Semmens and Yusuf Aoulad-Ali for participating in this great initiative!
#Wellbeing #MensHealth #MentalHealth #WorkCulture #Culture
๐ข We are delighted to share that ZED, an RSK company, has been involved in producing an energy model and Part L compliance verification for a new sustainable construction project by the hit @BBC show DIY SOS.
๐ DIY SOS is a show centred around helping transform houses across Britain and this project is part of the #ChildrenInNeed 2022 campaign.
Find out more in our bio!
#Sustainability #Housing #Sustainable #BBC #DIYSOS #Energy #Construction
๐ฎ โThe UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world. Building with Nature can help clients understand how they can utilise best-practice green infrastructure solutions to deliver developments that are better for both people and nature.โ
๐ In the November edition of our #employeespotlight, we spoke with Joanne Mayneord, Senior Landscape Architect at @stephensonhalliday, who has recently been certified by Building with Nature as an Approved Assessor.
Read more in our bio!
#Environment #Nature #Sustainability #Landscape #Planning #Environmental