Difference between revisions of "Under Sixteen Policy"
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| − | # One collective member and one | + | # One collective member and one other staff member or volunteer must sponsor the youth volunteer. The staff sponsors will be the ones responsible for any issues arising with the youth volunteer. |
| − | # Sign written | + | # Sign written Under Sixteen Contract with youth volunteer and parent/guardian. |
| − | #* | + | #* The Under Sixteen volunteer gets one copy, FG gets other. |
| − | #* | + | #* A parent/legal guardian must sign the medical waiver |
| − | #* | + | #* The Contract must be filed at the front desk in the Under 16 Contract folder |
| − | # | + | # A sponsor enters into the youth volunteer's notes field in the database: |
| − | # | + | #*that the volunteer has signed the Under Sixteen Contract |
| + | #*emergency contact info | ||
| + | #*the sponsors' names | ||
| + | # A Sponsor introduces the youth volunteer to volunteers and staff members that may work or interact with her/him. | ||
| + | # A sponsor e-mails paidworkers to inform everyone about the new Under Sixteen Volunteer. | ||
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[[Category: Procedures]] | [[Category: Procedures]] | ||
[[Category: Undocumented Policy]] | [[Category: Undocumented Policy]] | ||
Revision as of 19:50, 1 February 2011
Policy
Body that set the policy(s) on [lists.freegeek_meeting_Minutes Date Adopted].
Volunteers under 16 years of age need to have an adult volunteer with them. This adult may be an older sibling, friend, parent, teacher, neighbor - but they have to be around and responsible for the youth.
However, we recognize that some young volunteers are exceptionally mature. If a core volunteer or staff member feels they can vouch for the behavior and safety of the under-16 in question, they may sponsor the volunteer to come in alone. Under-16 volunteers need to get the approval of two core sponsors, one of whom must be part of the Free Geek staff collective.
Under-16 volunteers who would qualify for this exception would, for example, probably be very interested in computers and already know the names and faces of (and probably have a working relationship with) many core volunteers and staff. Often, when you talk to them, you probably forget that you're talking to someone who's under 16.
Notes
Suggesting change in the checklist to reflect current reality. RfS 16:51, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
Checklist to implement this policy:
These are the steps that must then happen.
- One collective member and one other staff member or volunteer must sponsor the youth volunteer. The staff sponsors will be the ones responsible for any issues arising with the youth volunteer.
- Sign written Under Sixteen Contract with youth volunteer and parent/guardian.
- The Under Sixteen volunteer gets one copy, FG gets other.
- A parent/legal guardian must sign the medical waiver
- The Contract must be filed at the front desk in the Under 16 Contract folder
- A sponsor enters into the youth volunteer's notes field in the database:
- that the volunteer has signed the Under Sixteen Contract
- emergency contact info
- the sponsors' names
- A Sponsor introduces the youth volunteer to volunteers and staff members that may work or interact with her/him.
- A sponsor e-mails paidworkers to inform everyone about the new Under Sixteen Volunteer.