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Employees are expected at all time
to conduct themselves in a positive manner in order to promote the best
interests of the clients served and the Agency. Appropriate employee conduct
includes:
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Treating all clients, customers,
visitors, and coworkers with dignity and respect;
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Reporting suspicious, unethical,
or illegal conduct by coworkers, customers or clients;
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Wearing clothing appropriate for
the work being performed;
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Acting in a manner consistent with
Agency values and in accord with the best interest of the child, client and/or
employee;
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Officially representing the agency
only with permission with the Executive Director or designee. This includes
the use of agency logo and in all manner of public forums (e.g. social
networking sites, media, group functions, etc.);
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Conversing in a professional and
courteous manner, using discretion and sensitivity;
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Giving proper notice when
previously arranged schedules or activities change;
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Respecting that this is an
employee's primary employment and anything that may interfere with the ability
to meet their regular schedule of responsibilities needs to be brought to a
supervisor in advance of any change of schedule (e.g. school schedule, second
employment)
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Meeting all job expectations in a
professional manner;
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The following conduct is
prohibited and individuals engaged in it will be subject to discipline, up to
and including termination:
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Possessing firearms or other
weapons on Agency property or in employees' automobiles while transporting
clients;
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Fighting, assaulting, threatening
or intimidating a client, coworker or customer;
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Disclosing proprietary or
confidential Agency information;
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Falsifying or altering any Agency
record or report, such as an application for employment, medical record, time
sheet, expense reimbursement record, progress note or contact sheet;
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Stealing, destroying, defacing, or
misusing Agency property or another employee's, customer's or client's
property;
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Using profanity or abusive
language;
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Sleeping on the job without
authorization;
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Taking a client to an employee's
own or relative's home or any other location not previously approved by team
process;
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Improper using of Agency
computers;
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Engaging or allowing a client to
participate in an inappropriate activity or an activity not previously approved
by team process;
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Using alcohol or chemical
substances, or being under the influence of same, while on Agency property,
performing Agency services or representing the Agency;
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Engaging in an activity that may
create a hostile work environment;
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The examples of impermissible
behavior described above are not intended to be an all-inclusive list. Any
violation of the Agency's policies or any conduct considered inappropriate or
unsatisfactory may, at the supervisor's discretion, subject the employee to
disciplinary action. Additionally, any conduct which is opposed to, or not in
line with, the shared values and beliefs of the Agency may be reviewed and/or
may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.