Champion Role

Role of the Wellbeing Champions:

A Wellness Champion is a volunteer employee who advocates and promotes health and wellness to other employees at their worksite location.

• Identify Manatee YourChoice sponsored wellbeing initiatives that best fit their worksite’s needs and coordinate with the Worksite Wellbeing Manager for Manatee YourChoice to bring them onsite
• Support and promote a healthy worksite environment and activities that align with our W@W program and scorecard
• Distribute wellbeing communications to employees
• Track and report wellbeing program activities on the W@W Scorecard and submit annually to earn achieved points level

Role of Management:

• Create a supportive environment that promotes healthy behaviors
• Encourage staff participation and acceptance by supporting and promoting wellbeing activities and the champion
• Provide meeting rooms if available as needed for wellbeing activities
• Allow Champion to utilize space in common staff area to post wellbeing materials
• Offer Champion time at staff meetings for wellbeing updates and distribution of materials

Role of Worksite Wellbeing Manager, Julie Drackett

• Establish measurable wellbeing program goals
• Provide resources for wellbeing activities and programs
• Support and encourage management and champions to engage in W@W through facilitation, providing timely resources and opportunities for Champions to utilize
• Serve as liaison between Manatee YourChoice and network providers/partners or resources
• Provide communication tools, materials and ongoing support

Become A Champion

If your location does not have an assigned champion and this role sounds like a fit for you, please contact Julie Drackett: julie.drackett@mymanatee.org  X3966