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Leadership and Management Development

Help and Support

Your Line Manager

Your line manager will usually your first point of contact and will be able to answer most questions or will know who to direct you to.

Departmental Administrator

Your Departmental Administrator (DA) will hold much information about local ways of working.

Mentoring

You may benefit from having an informal buddy either within your own department or a different one, or a formal mentor (a more experienced manager whose skills and experience you can draw on to help you navigate your way around your management responsibilities).

Coaching

If you would like to gain clarity around your goals or next steps, you may benefit from a coach.

IT Services Help Desk

Talk with the Help Desk to obtain help with any IT related issues.

Human Resources

The majority of general HR queries can be managed by using AskHR. You can access AskHR via Success Factors.

You can obtain help on a range of other people issues by selecting the appropriate contact on the HR team pages.

Wellbeing

The Staff Wellbeing Hub provides contact details for a range of support services including:

  • Emergency contact information.
  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
  • Occupational Health.

Social Inclusion: Disability

  • The Equality Act provides reasonable workplace adjustments to ensure that disabled people can access a service or workplace at as close to the same standard as non-disabled people would receive as it is possible to achieve:
    • Allowing flexible or home working.
    • Changes to physical premises (such as widening doors or changing lighting).
    • Providing aids (such as assistive software or equipment).
  • The Disability Checklists for Line Managers (PDF) will make it easier for you to:
    • Know the type of support that is available for disabled staff at Warwick.
    • Understand what workplace adjustments can be made to maximise the potential of disabled employees.
    • Be confident about managing disabled colleagues.
    • Know where to go for more detailed help or advice.
  • For more information about disability, find information sheets and briefings on specific disabilities and long term conditions on the Business Disability Forum website.
  • Learn more about talking to people about their disabilities with the Business Disability Forum resource.
  • Access practical advice and guidance in the Business Disability Forum People Manager toolkit.
  • As a member of Business Disability Forum, Warwick has unlimited access to their confidential Advice Service – you can contact this team of expert advisers with any questions or challenges.