A5 Leaflet for Recourse: Supporting those working in Higher Education

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Lecturer RECEPTIONISent Services Assistant

Liasion Ofcernician

PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR

post-16 educationUTORIAL CO-ORDINATOR LEARNING SUPPORT

0808 802 03 04 www.recourse.org.uk



Your charity is changing – Recourse is now the

new name for College and University Support

Network.

The charity will continue to provide its vital

services, for free and in condence. All our

services are available 24/7, every day of the

year.

Your charity – supporting you at

home and at workRecourse is here to offer you practical and

emotional support if you are experiencing

problems in your home life. It may be that you

are having problems managing your nances,

coping with bereavement or struggling with

your relationship with your partner or spouse.

Recourse can help.

We can also help you with issues you are

faced with in your work life. Complementing

the support offered to you by your union, we

can help you to deal with difcult relationships

with colleagues, better manage your workload,

improve your time management or deal with the

impact of redundancies and change.

Recourse can help.

Daniel, 30, g o t his rs t pos t as a lec turer las t year. He con tac ted Recourse as he was s trug g ling wi th his

workload. Feeling anxious and pressured, his work had beg un to ad ver

sel y a f fec t his sleep pa t terns and

shor t- term memor y. Firs tl y, our coach encourag ed Daniel to seek medical ad vice. He then helped him to

realise tha t he needed to learn to manag e his workload more e f fec ti vel y and, mos t impor tan tl y, sa y no when

thing s were g e t ting on top o f him.

Daniel’s s ta te o f mind had impro ved sig ni can tly b y the end o f the coaching prog ramme and he had the

con dence to speak to his Head o f Depar tmen t abou t how he was feeling . He also no long er felt tha t he had

to take e ver y thing on himsel f and cope wi th an unmanag eable workload.

Your charity – helping you to be well, work well



Sarah, a 31 year old of ce manager, has three y ears experience in a further education colleg e. She is a sing le parent with a 14 y ear old son. Sarah had no saving s and, althoug h she had missed two mortg ag e pay ments, had little other debt. She was very concerned about covering her mortg ag e and every day expenses f or her and her son. Our specialist money advisor helped her to identify way s to make saving s and advised she completed a g rants application. We were able to award Sarah with a g rant to cover two month’s mortg ag e and council tax pay ments which prevented her g etting into serious debt and establish a new budg et plan.

Your services

24/7 Support Line – staffed around the clock,

every day of the year.

Online support – where an experienced coach

will provide you with the email support you need.

Web-based InfoCentre – giving you access to

hundreds of factsheets on a wide range of issues,

to support you at work and at home.

Financial support –If you are having trouble

making ends meet, our trained advisors arehere to provide practical advice, let you know

if you are entitled to any benets, advise on

dealing with debt and also offer grants in certain

circumstances.

Online self assessment tools – to help you focus

on areas in your home and work life you may

want to improve, for example work-life balance

and wellbeing.

E-newsletter – provides updates on our work,

as well as information and ideas to boost your

health and wellbeing.

If you need information, support or just someone

to talk to, log onto: www.recourse.org.uk, or call

free on 0808 802 03 04.

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How you can help us

The work that Recourse does would not be possible

without your support. Whether you give your time or

make a donation, it will make a real difference.

Make a regular donation – Set up a direct debit and

continue to help us support staff in post 16 education.

Make a one-off donation – Whether you donate £5, £20

or £100, you’ll be making a real difference to the lives of

those working in post 16 education.

Leave a gift in your will – By leaving a gift in your will,

however large or small, you can help ensure that we

continue to be here for our colleagues in the future.

Take part in a challenge event – Run the London

Marathon or walk the Great Wall of China – the choice is

yours!

Hold your own fundraising event – Do you have a great

idea for a fundraising event? We’re here to help you

make your event a success.

Help us spread the word – Order some free posters

and leaets or download our new web banners for your

intranet to make sure your colleagues know that we are

here for them too.

To nd out more about how you can help, pleasecomplete and return the attached form – or call our

fundraising team on 020 7697 2766.

Martin is a university lecturer and has worked at the same university f or the last 5 y ears. Martin wasref erred to Recourse throug h the UCU as he had recently been off work following his teenag e son’s suicide.

He explained to our counsellor that neither he nor his wif e had realised that their son was experiencing any problems and that his suicide had come as a complete shock. Martin was strug gling to cope and desperate to see if there was anything he could have done to prevent it. Our counsellor had considerable experience of dealing with

the aftermath of suicides, so the sessions really helped Martin to come to terms with his g rief and learn how to support his wif e and daug hter. Martin was also directed towards other org anisations who could provide support and therapy for him and his family over the long er term.



Recourse, 40A Drayton Park, London, N5 1EW

Recourse is supported by the University and College Union

Registered Charity Number 1116382.

Company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales

Tel: 020 7697 2750

Email: [email protected]

Some case study details have been changed in order to maintain condentiality.

Lecturer RECEPTIONISent Services Assistant

Liasion Ofcernician

PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR

post-16 educationUTORIAL CO-ORDINATOR LEARNING SUPPORT

A5 Leaflet for Recourse: Supporting those working in Higher Education

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