Rock Steady Boxing Windy City has adopted the following policies regarding volunteer involvement. Please read them thoroughly and contact the Rock Steady Boxing Volunteer Coordinator with any questions, 312-465-3921. Your signature is required on the Volunteer Application as your agreement to abide by this Code of Conduct.
Purpose of Volunteer Policies
These policies are adopted by the Rock Steady Board of Directors to provide guidance and direction to volunteers engaged in volunteer involvement. These policies do not constitute a binding contractual or personnel agreement.
Definition of a “Volunteer”
A “volunteer” is anyone who, without compensation or reimbursement, performs a task at the direction and on behalf of Rock Steady Boxing. A “volunteer” must attend the Volunteer Orientation Class prior to performance of the task. Unless specifically stated, volunteers shall not be considered as “employees” of Rock Steady Boxing.
Liability
Volunteers are expected to understand the risks associated with volunteering. Further, volunteers hereby waive any claims against, indemnify, and hold harmless Rock Steady Boxing, its respective officers, directors, employees, sponsors, representatives and volunteers from any and all liability, including attorney fees that may result from illness, personal injury, property damage, or wrong doing
resulting from involvement with Rock Steady Boxing’s volunteer program.
Discrimination
Rock Steady Boxing is committed to a policy of fair representation and will not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, disability, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, geography, or age. Rock Steady Boxing will follow this policy in selection of volunteers. Volunteers are expected to adhere to these
same standards in the course of their duties.
Service at the Discretion of the Volunteer Coordinator
Rock Steady Boxing accepts the service of all volunteers with the understanding that such service is at the sole discretion of the Organization. Volunteers agree that Rock Steady’s Organization may, at any time, for whatever reason, decide to terminate the volunteer’s relationship with the agency. Notice of such a decision will be communicated as soon as possible to the volunteer, volunteer’s supervisor and/or the Volunteer Coordinator and the Executive Director.
Representing Rock Steady Boxing
Volunteers are asked not to contact organizations or individuals on behalf of Rock Steady Boxing unless a staff person gives them express direction to do so. Prior to any action or statement that may significantly affect or obligate Rock Steady Boxing, volunteers should seek prior consultation and approval from appropriate staff. These actions may include, but are not limited to, public statements to the press, coalition or lobbying efforts with other organizations, or any agreements involving contracts, resources, finances, or other obligations. Volunteers are authorized to act as representatives of Rock Steady Boxing as specifically indicated within their job descriptions and only to the extent of such written specifications.
Screening/Background Checks
Volunteers at Rock Steady Boxing are subject to background checks at the discretion of the organization.
Confidentiality
Volunteers are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of all proprietary or privileged information to which they are exposed while serving as a volunteer, whether this information involves a single staff, volunteer, client, other person, or Rock Steady business policies and procedures. Failure to maintain confidentiality may result in termination of the volunteer’s relationship with Rock Steady Boxing.
Contacting Other volunteers and Rock Steady members
Occasionally, volunteers will need to contact other volunteers or Rock Steady members with regard to their activities with Rock Steady. We expect all such communications among volunteers to follow standard professional practice. Other than phone numbers or email addresses, the Rock Steady staff will not share contact or other personal information about a volunteer with another volunteer without the express consent of all parties involved.
Non-Compliance/Dismissal
Understand that failure to adhere to any part of this code may result in suspension from our volunteer duties and/or termination of our volunteer relationship with Rock Steady Boxing. No volunteer will be terminated until the volunteer has had an opportunity to discuss the reasons for possible dismissal with supervisory staff.