Parent Helper Volunteers
Rules & Code of Ethics
1. SMOKING OR THE USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN THE PRESENCE OF CHILDREN IS PROHIBITED.
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2. USING, POSSESSING, OR BEING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR ILLEGAL DRUGS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.
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3. VOLUNTEERS SHALL NOT ABUSE CHILDREN INCLUDING PHYSICAL ABUSE (STRIKE, SPANK, SHAKE OR SLAP), VERBAL ABUSE (HUMILIATE, DEGRADE, THREATEN), SEXUAL ABUSE (INAPPROPRIATE TOUCHING AND EXPOSURE), MENTAL ABUSE (SHAMING, WITHHOLDING LOVE, CRUELTY) OR NEGLECT (WITHHOLDING FOOD, WATER, BASIC CARE, ETC).
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4. VOLUNTEERS MUST TREAT CHILDREN OF ALL RACES, RELIGIONS, AND CULTURES WITH RESPECT AND CONSIDERATION.
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5. VOLUNTEERS MUST USE POSITIVE TECHNIQUES OF GUIDANCE, INCLUDING POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT AND ENCOURAGEMENT RATHER THAN COMPETITION, COMPARSION OR CRITCISM.
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6. VOLUNTEERS SHALL ABSTAIN FROM HUMILIATING OR FRIGHTENING DISCIPLINE TECHNIQUES.
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7. VOLUNTEERS SHALL NOT USE PROFANITY IN THE PRESENCE OF CHILDREN OR PARENTS.
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8. VOLUNTEERS WILL REFRAIN FROM INTIMATE DISPLAYS OF AFFECTION TOWARD OTHERS IN THE PRESENCE OF CHILDREN, PARENTS AND STAFF.
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9. MONETARY AND EXPENSIVE GIFTS TO VOLUNTEERS ARE PROHIBITED.
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10. VOLUNTEERS MUST BE FREE OF PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS THAT MIGHT ADVERSELY AFFECT CHILDREN’S HEALTH, INCLUDING FEVER OR CONTAGIOUS CONDITIONS.
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11. VOLUNTEERS WILL PORTRAY A POSITIVE ROLE MODEL FOR YOUTH BY MAINTAINING AN ATTITUDE OF RESPECT, LOYALTY, PATIENCE, INTEGRITY, COURTESY, TACT AND MATURITY.
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12. VOLUNTEERS WILL DO EVERYTHING IN THEIR POWER TO AVOID BEING PUT IT A SITUATION WHERE THEY ARE ALONE WITH A CHAMPIONS IN MOTION CHILD OTHER THAN THEIR OWN. IN FACT, CARING FOR ANY CHAMPIONS IN MOTION
CHILD OTHER THAN THEIR OWN ON A 1 ON 1 BASIS, SUCH AS BABYSITTING IS PROHIBITED.
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13. NORTH CAROLINA LAW REQUIRES THAT ALL CITIZENS REPORT ANY SUSPECTED ABUSE OR NEGLECT OF A CHILD TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, CHILD PROTECTION UNIT.
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14. I UNDERSTAND THAT AS A VOLUNTEER FOR CHAMPIONS IN MOTION, I MAY BE SUBJECT TO A BACKGROUND CHECK, INCLUDING CRIMINAL HISTORY.
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15. I UNDERSTAND THAT ALLEGATIONS OR SUSPICIONS OF CHILD ABUSE ARE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY BY
CHAMPIONS IN MOTION AND WILL BE REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, CHILD PROTECTION UNIT FOR INVESTIGATION AND THAT CHAMPIONS IN MOTION WILL FULLY COOPERATE WITH ANY RELATED INVESTIGATIONS AND WILL PURSUE THE PROSECUTION OF CHILD ABUSERS FULLY UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS STATE.
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16. VOLUNTEERS WILL NOT SPEAK TO FACILITIES ON BEHALF OF CHAMPIONS IN MOTION WITHOUT WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM CHAMPIONS IN MOTION STAFF.
I UNDERSTAND THAT ANY VIOLATION OF THIS CODE MAY BE GROUNDS FOR IMMEDIATE REMOVAL AS A VOLUNTEER.
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17. ATTENDENCE IS MANDATORY. MORE THEN ONE UNEXCUSED ABSENCE WILL BE CAUSE FOR DISMISSAL.
BEING FULLY AWARE OF THE MATTERS CONTAINED IN THE VOLUNTEER CODE OF ETHICS AND RULES, I STILL DESIRE CONSIDERATION AS A VOLUNTEER AT CHAMPIONS IN MOTION.
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