Junior Achievement of Southeastern Michigan
JA Conduct Policy
JA is an organization dedicated to making a difference in the lives of its participants. Our purpose is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in the global economy.
The following standards are designed to help volunteers understand the practice we expect them to employ working with students while acting as a JA volunteer. These standards are designed to help protect both the student as well as the volunteer. Our policy states that each volunteer must have a signed Volunteer Conduct Standards form on file with our local JA office before entering the classroom as a volunteer.
JA’s Volunteer Standards state that volunteers shall not: 1.) Have any inappropriate contact inside or outside the classroom with any student met through their JA class, including those students 18 years of age or older. 2.) Be in contact with any student inside or outside the classroom unless that student’s teacher, another school-sanctioned adult, another JA volunteer, or the student’s parent or guardian is present or has provided written consent. 3.) Be in contact with any student inside or outside the classroom without the prior knowledge or consent of the local JA staff.
Exceptions would include routine business activity or bona fide job interviews for students 15 years of age or older, conducted at a regular place of business and during regular business hours.
Some examples of inappropriate conduct may include but are not limited to:
· Violations of state laws regarding child abuse, providing alcohol to minors, or having alcohol on a school campus.
· Dress that violates school dress code or is inconsistent with normal business attire.
· Use of profanity.
· Physical contact which is inappropriate to a teacher-pupil professional relationship considering the age and sex of the student.
Allegations of violation of these standards will result in immediate suspension as a JA volunteer. If an investigation by the proper authorities determines a violation occurred, it will result in the immediate and permanent dismissal as a JA volunteer.
JA Privacy Policy
Personal information is considered confidential at JA. We request personal information from those who serve youth in our organization. This information might include your home and/or work address, phone number(s), email address, driver’s license number, and certain demographic information (gender, ethnicity, etc).
In most cases, personal information is only used to conduct a background check on a volunteer to ensure the safety of the students we serve.
Any personal information you provide to Junior Achievement is kept in a secure environment and maintained and accessible only by authorized Junior Achievement staff (exception-volunteer’s contact information is provided to the teacher). JA may use the information it collects to accurately reflect demographic characteristics of our volunteers for reports and grant applications, and to inform you of upcoming events; and with the exception of teachers, JA will not release your personal information to others.