Silkwood Wellness In School & Home
SWISH is here to offer health-related assistance to enable you to self-lead your physical, mental and emotional wellbeing
Our wellness approach is guided by Silkwood’s Values
We can work together to continue to grow our culture around empowering our Team to lead healthy lifestyles through our wellness program and by using our guiding principles in our workplace to provide a safe, positive and healthy environment where we can all thrive.
Working in Partnership
Making Moments That Matter
Innovative and Entrepreneurial Thinking
Courageously Learning, Growing & Leading
Silkwood acknowledges the four key elements of a healthy workplace
It is recognised that these broad-based factors are interdependent and must be considered as parts of a holistic approach to a healthy workplace and employee wellbeing. Using a high-performance design approach, Silkwood will provide a healthy workplace through:
The Physical Environment
Providing the funding and support for a healthy workplace to the Team and Culture Department and Wellness Team. Providing a healthy and safe physical work environment.
Health Practices
Providing a social environment that is supportive of Team Member wellbeing.
Social Environment
Supporting Team Members own efforts to make improvements in their health practices. Reducing or eliminating unnecessary stress caused by the work environment. Enhancing Team Members sense of influence over their work and their lives.
Personal Resources
Developing the personal resources (knowledge, skill and ability) of Team Members to help them manage the social and work aspects of their lives in a positive and healthy manner.
Australasian Sustainable Wellness Academy (ASWA) Partnership
We have been lucky enough to partner with Angela Derks the Founder and CEO of the Australasian Sustainable Wellness Academy (ASWA) to assist Silkwood in developing and implementing the Silkwood Wellness In School and Home (SWISH) Wellbeing Program.
Angela Derks
Founder and CEO, ASWA
Angela Derks is the Founder and CEO of ASWA, and the Course Developer for the Australian nationally recognised and accredited Diploma of Wellness Leadership qualification. Angela has over 25 years’ experience in strengthening people, culture and organisations through building strategic leadership and wellness capabilities. Angela has led award-winning initiatives in her previous leadership roles with Soneva Resorts, Qantas First Lounges, Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat and Six Senses Spas.
As a qualified Naturopath, Project Manager and Business Consultant, Angela sees through the lens of wellbeing. She works with various organisations in the public and private sector, not for profit, industry associations and community service organisations, delivering specific intelligence at board level within the national and international leadership and wellbeing arena.
Diversity and Connections at Silkwood
Diversity and inclusion are a part of Silkwood’s diverse workplace, as we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices of our team members, students and families.
Silkwood would like to acknowledge the work that is carried out on the land of the Kombumerri people and Silkwood’s Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).
It supports innovation and connects us closer to our students, families and our local community.
