5b.

Equal Opportunities Policy

Riverside Community Association operates an Equal Opportunities Policy in respect of paid staff, volunteers, children and young people. Volunteers will be expected to have an understanding of and commitment to our Equal Opportunities Policy.

Below is a list of some of the procedures that I will make sure I will follow whilst carrying out my inquiry:  

• Conduct risk assessment - Ensuring that staff conduct risk assessments in order to minimise the risk of accidents and potential hazards.

• Health and safety- Responsibility for ensuring that people are kept safe by minimising risks to health and safety, especially common accidents such as slips and trips during activities, wear appropriate clothing and shoes to prevent accidents and ensure they use the correct posture and warm before exercises 

• Young People at the center have authorisation from parents, they have to be aged 11 to 19 years old -consent from parents. 

• Equal opportunities policy/act all members of staff and young people’s should be treated equally and fairly regardless of any difference that they have such as: disabilities (SEN), age, gender or race.

• The equal opportunities act organisations have an ethical & moral obligation to ensure that follow staff equal opportunities legislation, we endeavor to treat all young people equally and fairly, adjustments are made to ensure that staff monitor the young people and ensure they treat young people with respect, also respect each others differences. Avoid behavior that my cause offense i.e. using sexual innuendos 

• Race Relations Act 1976
• Sex Discrimination Acts 1975-85
• Equal Pay Act 1980
• Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944
• Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974

                                             SPACE

Supportive, Positive and Caring Environment

This triangle is used for planning sessions, every session and activity must relate back to the outcomes.  This triangle fits in to the ethics of my inquiry as a youth work I must make sure that these 6 outcomes are always adhered when it comes to planning sessions. 

It is important that the sessions relate back to the triangle i.e. Drama works shops, how would this relate to the triangle? (Increasing self-esteem and independence) even opportunities such as giving the young people a chance to help members of staff with setting up an activity. All these types of activity give the young people chance to experience different type of responsibilities.        

 Ethical frame at my work place Riversid Community Association (RCA)

The Association was established in 1997, to support and provide community activities, initially on Durand Close, Carshalton. The work of the Association has grown and developed over the years and now involves the direct delivery of work, through its Projects, as well as supporting other local programmes.

As I am currently a voluntary member of the Riverside association I have listed any policies and procedures at may relate to me. This Volunteering Policy is reinforced by the following principles:

• RCA will ensure that all volunteers are welcomed into the staffing structure and that ways of working are in place for them to make a valued contribution to our work;

• RCA expects all paid staff to work closely with volunteers and actively seek to involve them in their work;

•  RCA will provide on-going training, support and supervision to all volunteers.

All the information that has been gathered below is from the (RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (RCA) Riverside Centre, 297A Durand Close, Carshalton, SM5 2BT.)