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Agency Policies / Code of Conduct
Professional Conduct and Ethics
100
SPARC maintains documentation containing the contractor agreement, acknowledging you have read and are responsible for your service description, and guidelines, in addition to your resume, application and reference check.
What are Personnel Files
100
This document is required of all leaders to ensure that participants receive a goal-oriented, appropriate and safe recreation experience.
What is a Program Plan
100
There may be an uncomfortable and unsafe situation causing you to determine if you can discharge a participant to their caretaker after program. This SPARC policy guides you to a course of action if you are concerned.
What is the Impaired Driver Policy
100
Neat, Clean, no logos, no low necklines, no tight or oversize clothes, these are examples of ...
What is Professional Attire
200
Attendance reports are required for all programs, along with caretaker sign-out sheets when indicated. Medicaid Respite programs require arrival and departure times in this decimal manner.
What is .25 or a quarter of an hour
200
Advance coordination of supplies ensures that activities can fulfill program plans and meet safety needs. Upon completion of program, this is what should be done with leftover supplies.
What is return supplies to the SPARC office.
200
This SPARC policy protects individuals from potential situations that have recently been getting media recognition for inappropriate behaviors at work sites
What is the Sexual Abuse and Molestation Awareness and Prevention Plan
200
This is prohibited during program time unless contacting a caretaker or coordinator for an emergency.
What is Cell Phone use
300
Contractor services include set-up and clean up of program and supervision of arriving and last dismissed participants. Thus, rather than hourly, contractor rates are based on this
What is Payment per program
300
Leaders should have this document on site at all times
What is the Emergency Contact List
300
Contractors should refrain from use of outside business titles in emails related to SPARC work. Contractors must realize that a transaction or relationship which may present a conflict between Consultant's obligations to SPARC and Contractor's personal or other business is a
What is Conflict of Interest
300
To maintain appropriate boundaries and professional relationships with participants and families, contractors must refrain from communication outside of program time unless it pertains to participant's SPARC program. It is inappropriate to phone, text, email or engage in sharing information in this way
What is Facebook, Instagram, and other social media
400
Activity expenses are reimbursed when they are attached to contractor monthly invoices in this manner.
What is Stapled
400
It can be difficult to determine what to do when a participant experiences a seizure, behavioral outburst, or experiences an injury. When their is a serious incident, contractors should call caretakers and decide when to make this second call.
What is 911
400
Incidents may include accidents, injuries, abuse by anyone on site towards participants or in the case of a missing participant. In such cases, contractors must call their Program Coordinator and take this action.
What is Writing an Incident Report
400
Contractor absences impact program safety and the ability to adequately lead activities. As it is extremely difficult to find substitutes, contractors are expected to fulfill their scheduled program dates unless this happens
What is an Unavoidable Situation
500
Every effort is made to send out contractor checks within this time period of receiving completed invoices.
What is 10 business days
500
It is imperative to do this to protect participant and family privacy, as well as non-public information concerning SPARC business
What is Maintaining Confidentiality
500
Contractors acknowledge that he/she may raise concerns about participants safety, ethical, financial, attendance, legal or regulatory issues without fear of reprisal when made in good faith with reasonable grounds for believing there is indication of fraud, abuse or violation of the code of conduct.
What is the Whistleblowers Policy
500
This is not permitted going to, from, or during SPARC programs
What is Driving Participants