Mental Health & Wellbeing Partner - Mars Veterinary Health

Banfield Pet Hospital • Washington, DC

23h • $90,300 - $141,094

About The Position

As part of the Mars Petcare family of businesses, Mars Veterinary Health is a global network of veterinary practices made possible by 75,000 Associates who care for millions of pets across nearly 3,000 clinics in more than 20 countries each year. We are committed to leveraging our reach to make a long-term positive impact on people, pets, and the planet and know our Purpose – A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS – starts with the people who care for them. We strive to offer unparalleled veterinary care for pets by first and foremost enabling and empowering our Associates to do what they love, whether in primary, specialty, and emergency care or management and leadership. This role is field-based, and requires Associates to travel 30-40% of the time to MVH hospitals and North American hub locations. Why This Role Matters: The Mental Health & Wellbeing Partner will assess, drive, and deliver mental health and wellbeing expertise and support to Associates through established programs aligned with our organizational Health & Wellbeing strategies. The Mental Health & Wellbeing Partner works in close partnership with regional, field and hospital leaders across the organization and serves as a Subject Matter Expert. As a champion for Associate Mental Health & Wellbeing, the role advocates and monitors program participation and utilization. Applying deep expertise and a continuous improvement mindset, the successful candidate assesses outcomes of programs to ensure quality and makes recommendations for enhancements.

Requirements

• A minimum of 4 years of clinical experience.
• Master’s Degree in Social Work or the equivalent years of experience in the mental health field.
• An active clinical license, in good standing, as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or an equivalent independent clinical license, LCSW preferred.
• Prior experience leading through influence and collaborating effectively with a diverse team.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a veterinary hospital setting, with 4+ years in macro or meso social work, or in a medical, or social services environment.
• EAP consulting or on-site critical incident response.

Responsibilities

• Live and exemplify the Five Principles of Mars, Inc. within self and team.
• Actively contribute to the development and assessment of the Health and Wellbeing team’s multi-year roadmap.
• Build and maintain relationships with critical stakeholders to assess, drive, and deliver mental health and wellbeing support through established programs.
• Provide services, training, and consultations to corporate, regional, field and hospital leaders to assist in building leadership competencies and capabilities around Associate mental health and wellbeing.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of the mental health areas where we can influence and have an impact for our leaders and Associates within the organization and provide tailored programs and services to meet the needs of Associates.
• Collaborate and partner with the field P&O leaders to provide key mental health insights, information, and resources to help guide decisions in addressing Associate issues.
• Maintain consistent, accurate documentation of services and activities delivered to the Associate and leaders in our organization while ensuring professional and ethical confidentiality is strictly maintained.
• Develop materials and present on topics of expertise for Mars Veterinary Health, such as compassion fatigue, stress management, work/life balance, and other applicable mental health and wellbeing topics.
• Stay current on research and development within the industry around mental health and also veterinary-specific mental health, and cascade within Mars Veterinary Health as beneficial.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with paid time off & holidays so you can spend time with the people you love.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your loved ones.
• Fertility and family-building assistance.
• Paid Parental leave.
• Practice Paid Basic Life Insurance.
• Practice Paid Short- and Long-Term Disability.
• Automatic enrollment 401(k) Savings Plan after 60 days of employment with generous company match.
• Commuter Benefits.
• Legal Plan.
• Health Savings Account & Flexible Spending Account.
• Mental health support and resources.
• Paid Volunteering.
• Optimum Wellness Plans® for up to three pets.
• Continuing Education allowance & MED hours for eligible positions.
• Student Debt Relief (for full-time DVMs).
• A Variety of discounts including Mars, PetSmart, Royal Canin, fitness, cellular and so much more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level