Benefits & Worklife Webinars & Events
To help employees make the most out of their benefits, Benefits & Worklife hosts several webinar series throughout the year, as well as departmental workshops by request.
New Employee Benefits Orientations
To help you make informed decisions about your benefits, Benefits & Worklife offers New Employee Benefits Orientations live via Zoom on the 2nd Wednesday of every month.
- New employee orientation schedule (flyer)
- Register to attend a live presentation
- Watch a recorded presentation
Benefits Insight Webinar Series
Join this monthly educational series designed exclusively for valued faculty and staff. Each webinar provides an in-depth exploration of a specific benefit to empower you with knowledge and an enhanced work-life experience.
view the flyerWebinar Library
| Title | Description | Life Stage | Audience | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Employee Benefits Orientation – 2026 | A deep dive into the University’s health & life benefits plans and worklife programs to support every step of your journey at Hopkins. |  New to JHU | Faculty and staff | Watch now (JHED login required) |
| Worklife & Well-being Benefits to Support Every Step of Your Journey | A 20-minute overview of benefits that support and enhance you and your family’s well-being. |  Living Fully | Faculty, staff, and bargaining unit members | Watch now (JHED login required) |
| Live Near Your Work: What are the Rules and How to Apply? | Everything to know to receive the Live Near Your Work grant including eligibility, rules, boundaries & grant amounts, homeownership education, application, and payment process. |  Managing Your Money | Faculty, staff, and bargaining unit members | Watch now passcode +Q@9%rFk |
| Steer Through Life’s Challenges with JHEAP | What do you value and where do you go for support? Get to know JHEAP and how it can help you manage work and life through confidential guidance and resources including counseling, life coaching, and work-life supports for daily life. |  Steering Through Life | Faculty, staff, and bargaining unit members | Watch now passcode z5TVs=d* |
| Keys to Financial Planning & 403(b) Retirement Savings | Take control of your financial future with expert guidance from financial well-being partner and independent advisors, Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA). | Managing Your Money | Faculty, staff, and bargaining unit members | Watch now passcode #tG6eVAp |
| Family Building for New, Expecting, and Curious Parents (Series) | Learn about benefits and leave policies, work-life programs, and available services; and hear from experts in wellness, lactation, child care and more. |  Building and Caring for Your Family | Faculty, staff, bargaining unit members, learners/students | Go to page |
| Pre-Retirement Planning Program (Series) | Gain insight into JHU retiree benefits, legal and financial planning, Medicare, Social Security, and other aspects of retirement to help you develop your individual retirement plan. |  Parting Ways with JHU | Faculty, staff, and bargaining unit members | Go to page |
| Tuition Grant Benefits for Dependent Children | Everything to know to receive the Tuition Grant including eligibility, coverage, limits, application, direct bill, and reimbursement processes. Also learn about free college access advising and webinars to help your child get accepted to college and use financial aid effectively. | Managing Your Money | Faculty, staff, bargaining unit members, and retirees | Watch now passcode =%9TuC5K |
| Take Control of Your Health with Vida Health | Meet Vida Health, a personalized digital health platform offering free support for nutrition, weight management, pre-diabetes, diabetes, hypertension, and more. | Living Fully | Adults enrolled in JHU Health Plans | Watch now passcode e8#^0w.8 |
Networking Groups
Looking for connection, support, or a space to share and grow with others who understand your journey? Explore virtual networking groups where employees can meet peers, exchange resources, and build community around shared experiences. Whether you’re starting your career, planning retirement, or caring for a loved one, there’s a group for you.
Departmental Webinars & Workshops by Request
Benefits & Worklife departmental workshops and webinars assist Johns Hopkins employees in managing the competing demands of work, personal life, and academic pursuits. Schedule a workshop for your next staff meeting, work retreat, or special event.
These offerings are free of charge, one hour in length, and require a minimum of ten employees to schedule. Please review the themes below to see scheduled and recorded webinars, as well as some of the topics available upon request.
Topics
Overview of Benefits & Worklife Programs
We offer a robust selection of benefits for our diverse employees. This overview will guide you through current benefits and worklife programs available to all employees, to ensure that you know how to access your benefits and take full advantage of them. This presentation covers benefits including health insurance, retirement planning, and worklife programs to support your well-being, families and caregiving, lactation, child care vouchers, emergency backup care, Live Near Your Work, and employee discounts.
Overview of Family and Caregiving Programs
For full-time Johns Hopkins University faculty, staff, and post-graduate learners — hear about resources available to support you and your family. Learn about offerings from Family and Caregiving Programs to help with finding, selecting, and paying for quality child care, and school age and educational resources. Resources and information for new and expectant parents and caregiving for seniors will also be shared.
All About Johns Hopkins Employee Assistance Program (JHEAP)
This workshop offers an overview of JHEAP’s services, which are available to JHU and JHHS faculty and staff, and their family members. The Johns Hopkins Employee Assistance Program (JHEAP) provides professional assistance with stress and other concerns. JHEAP services are free and confidential and help employees address problems in their daily lives to support emotional well-being. This seminar can also include JHEAP resources for managers, if requested.
Other JHEAP Presentations Available Upon Request
The Johns Hopkins Employee Assistance Program (JHEAP) has a full catalog of over 100 different offerings including stress management, visual journaling, work-life balance, and more. To request a training, fill out the request form and a member of the team will be in touch to schedule a consultation.
Well-being Program
This presentation covers the JHU Well-being Program for JHU employees, offering resources to support your physical, mental-emotional, social, and financial well-being.
Worklife Programs
This presentation covers the worklife benefits offered to JHU employees, including Family and Caregiving Programs, Live Near Your Work, Well-being Programs, JHEAP, and more.
Retiree Benefits
This presentation covers the benefits university retirees are entitled to. This includes medical and dental coverage, life insurance, tuition benefits, pension and/or 403b plan, vacation/sick time, and more.
Request Form
Department Workshop Request
Frequently Asked Questions
Who delivers the workshops?
Workshops are delivered by Johns Hopkins subject matter experts and external providers, depending on the topic.
What are the time and place of the workshops?
Workshops are typically 60 minutes. However, they can be modified to meet the needs of your department. Workshops are delivered at a location you reserve and a time that is convenient for your department. For virtual meetings, the department is responsible for providing the speaker with a virtual link. If an non-Hopkins vendor is conducting the workshop, the vendor will likely provide the virtual link.
How can I request a workshop?
Complete the registration form one month before your desired delivery date. Workshops are offered on a first-come, first-served basis and depend on our ability to coordinate the availability of speakers.
What is the cost of the workshops?
Unless otherwise indicated, there is no cost for the workshops. If your department is requesting a specialized workshop not listed in the catalog, the department arranges the fee and processes the payment for the speaker.
What other resources are available to help my team?
You may want to contact our Learn & Grow team at [email protected] to take advantage of their workshops and consulting services on topics such as team building, group processes, and organizational effectiveness.