Wellbeing Champions play a crucial role in the results, success and engagement of an organisation’s wellbeing strategy. By maximising involvement and extending the reach of wellness initiatives, they ensure they are sustainable and impactful.
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‘Wellness Champion’ isn’t just an honorary title. Nor is it an unattainable achievement. Wellness Champions can be any volunteer at a site or team level, serving as wellness change agents on the ground.







Mars Inc partnered with Wellness Designs to strengthen the capability of its global health and wellbeing function through accredited Wellness Practitioner training and The Hub knowledge centre, developing team members with the strategic skills and tools to support local business needs, and global wellbeing ambitions.
Coles Supply Chain partnered with Wellness Designs to strengthen its wellbeing strategy and better support its diverse, multicultural and ageing workforce — especially during a period of organisational change. Through in-house accredited Wellness Practitioner training and tailored mentoring, CSC’s Health and Wellbeing Advisors gained the tools to design a strategic, results-driven and integrated wellbeing strategy, to foster a safer, more inclusive, and psychologically healthy workplace.
The Royal Women’s Hospital partnered with Wellness Designs to enhance its psychological health and safety by identifying psychosocial risks, understanding legal compliance, and fostering a supportive workplace culture. Through accredited training and tailored strategy workshops, RWH developed a targeted Action Plan aligned with its goal of being the best place to work, learn, and contribute. Supported by expert mentoring and practical resources, the hospital is now better equipped to manage psychosocial risks and create a safer, healthier environment for staff, and subsequently quality healthcare.
RACT, a trusted Tasmanian institution for over 100 years, partnered with Wellness Designs to create a leading wellbeing strategy as part of its vision for 2030. Through customised inhouse Wellness Practitioner training, RACT’s Safety and Wellbeing team and operational leaders gained the skills to design and implement a results-driven, inclusive approach to workforce wellbeing. With post-training mentoring and access to practical resources, the organisation is building resilience, fostering engagement, and addressing the diverse needs of its workforce, particularly those in high-risk roles.
The Diocese of Toowoomba Catholic Schools (TCS) partnered with Wellness Designs to deliver a specific strategy to strengthen staff wellbeing and create a thriving workplace culture across its 32 schools and 1,900 staff in Queensland. The tailored Practitioner and Wellness Champions training supported the delivery of a comprehensive wellbeing strategy, and empowered local champions to lead meaningful initiatives. The result? Immediate shifts in morale, stronger team connections, and a ripple effect of positivity benefiting staff and students.
Discover how Beyond Ergo, a boutique training company led by Dr Liz Kirk, is going beyond basic ergonomics to transform workplace health, safety and wellbeing for knowledge workers. Through Wellness Designs’ nationally accredited Wellness Practitioner training, the company has expanded its offerings to empower businesses to combat declining productivity and rising labour costs by equipping employees with essential self-care competencies for mobile, computer-based, and increasingly sedentary work environments.
Bupa partnered with Wellness Designs to strengthen internal wellbeing capability by upskilling corporate wellbeing leaders and empowering its Wellbeing Champions network. Through training and tailored support, Bupa created a confident, connected workforce that actively drives health and wellbeing across the organisation. This approach not only enhanced Bupa’s wellbeing culture, but also reinforced its commitment to delivering exceptional healthcare.
Knox City Council partnered with Wellness Designs to transform its approach to employee wellbeing by integrating it into their Health and Safety strategy. Through accredited Wellness Practitioner and Champions training, key leaders gained the confidence, structure, and practical tools to develop a proactive wellbeing strategy. This initiative empowered staff to drive meaningful change, fostering a healthier, more engaged workforce across the organisation.
Champ Programs, founded by Dave Shrowder, focuses on enhancing employee wellness to create happier, healthier, and more productive schools. By completing accredited training with Wellness Designs, Dave transformed his initial concept into a structured, evidence-based program that confidently supports school staff. With newfound clarity, credibility, and confidence, Champ Programs now effectively delivers tangible benefits to employees, employers, and the broader school community.
UnitingCare (UC) partnered with Wellness Designs to move beyond standalone wellbeing initiatives and develop a strategic, integrated approach to workforce wellness. Through an initial Wellness Review, key challenges were identified, including supporting an ageing workforce, reducing workplace injuries, and enhancing engagement and resilience. Building on these insights, Wellness Designs delivered tailored in-house Wellness Practitioner training and ongoing mentoring, equipping UC’s Health, Safety and Wellbeing team with the skills and resources to implement a sustainable, results-driven wellbeing strategy. The collaboration has led to a clear, structured roadmap, stronger leadership buy-in, and an empowered team driving meaningful workplace health initiatives.
A global survey of workforce wellbeing revealed 48% were using local Wellbeing Champions and 78% believed there was a correlation between champion effort and employee engagement in wellness. (Buck Consultants, 2018)
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Our accredited Practitioner training is designed for HR, OHS, Wellness and Allied Health Professionals and consultants. It provides the skills to develop and lead a results-oriented organisational wellbeing strategy. This micro-credential is delivered with our RTO partner Australasian Leadership Academy, and AHRI and AIHS members are eligible for CPD points. Whereas our Champions training is designed to energise and equip local champions with the knowledge and practical strategies to bolster engagement in the organisation’s wellbeing strategy, and foster a wellbeing culture at a grassroots level.
Wellness Champions typically focus on promoting holistic wellness and support, while Peer Support Networks concentrate on providing more emotional and psychological support. Both networks are valuable for fostering a supportive and healthy workplace, but they address different aspects of employee wellbeing. Wellness Champions can often also serve as Peer Supporters or Mental Health First Aiders.
We have a number of free resources available to support organisations in creating their dream champions network. Our downloadable 7 Step Guide and accompanying 1-hour on-demand webinar outline the key steps including how to plan your approach, recruiting your dream team, training for success, launching your network, keeping your network motivated and measuring success. All our clients also receive a free Recruitment Kit to help enlist the right champions into the network including Manager Briefing Pack, champions invitation email template, and sample position description, role advertisement and nomination form that you can plug-and-play into your recruitment drive.
It depends on the size of your company, but our Champions workshops are typically held in groups of 10-25 people.
The number of wellness champions needed will depend on the organisation’s size, structure, geographical spread and employee demographics. As a rule of thumb, we recommend 1-2 for small organisations (up to 100 employees), 3-5 for medium (100-500), 5-10 for large (500-1,000) and 10+ for very large (1,000+), scaling with size and complexity. We recommend starting with a manageable number and adjusting based on feedback and strategy outcomes.
Yes, Hub corporate members receive 10% off Champions training.
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