Benefits

Yale offers many wonderful benefits to its faculty. it is encouraged to understand what is available to be able to best take advantage of all that Yale has to offer.

Yale offers many benefits to its faculty. Those that faculty are often looking for information about include:

• Yale signature benefits provides many unique and valuable benefits and resources to faculty and their families.
• Financial wellness is never too soon to begin to plan for.
• Homebuyers program offers income benefit if faculty purchase a home to own and occupy in designated areas of New Haven.
• Retirement plan information can also be found on this site.

The University's Work-Life and Childcare website has many resources to assist with different aspects of this. Understanding what is available can be enormously helpful. Some of the childcare benefits include:

• Phyllis Bodel Child Care Center (YSM Affiliated) is located at the Medical School and cares for children ranging in age from six weeks through pre-kindergarten.
• Bright Horizons child and adult/elder care (routine and crisis assist) offers subsidized back-up care both center-base and in-home.
• Yale babysitting and tutoring service connects Yale student babysitters and tutors to families within the Yale community who require assistance with childcare and tutoring.
• Child care subsidy program for children infants-five years offers those who are benefit-eligible subsidy for childcare expenses.
• Child college scholarship program which helps directly reimburse a child’s accredited college or university for a portion of the tuition and eligible fees only.
• Yale Parents Network and lactation rooms are some of the other offerings.

Child-rearing leaves are possible for member of the faculty with a primary appointment at the YSM, and who are working at least half-time (percent work effort of 50% or more), who becomes a parent of a newborn child or newly adopted child under the age of six .

A number of eldercare benefits are available for faculty.

• Optum eldercare support reproduces are available. Calling Optum is a good way to start: 866-416-6586, Prompt 3 (WorkLife supports).
• Enhanced Eldercare Support through Optum, also referred to as Solutions for Caregivers.
• Bright Horizons child and adult/elder care (routine and crisis assist) offers subsidized back-up care both center-base and in-home.

Yale and New Haven offers a wealth of diverse offerings including culture, community and residential areas, and services.

• Yale arts and culture offers many enriching opportunities.
• Yale spiritual community welcomes those who are part of a particular religious / spiritual community or not.
• Yale sports and recreation has many resources and programs that may be of interest.
• Living In New Haven delineates many great opportunities that New Haven offers.
  
• Yale discounts program offers Yale employees discounts at a number of local merchants.