Reference no: EM133042884

Part A - Policy Development

You are the Branch Manager of a new start-up community organisation called Kids Matter Inc. The organisation provides free therapy and support services to children and families who have experienced or are at risk of child abuse and neglect.

As they are a new organisation, there are no existing policies and procedures that cover legal, ethical and compliance requirements. You have been tasked with getting started on developing the organisations policies and procedures.

You will be the owner of the document. The Operations Manager will approve the document.

1. Create two (2) policies from the list below using the 'policy' template.

1. Code of conduct
2. Equal opportunity

Policy Templete

Policy Title:
Document Owner:
Approved By:
Date Approved:
Objectives/Purpose
Scope
Key terms and definitions
Policy and procedure
References/information sources
Document Version:		Review Date:

2. Specifically, you must:

Reference the information sources, codes, legislative and/or regulatory text you used to develop the policies and procedures.

PART B - Short Answer Questions

Now that you've developed your policies and procedures, complete the following questions to expand on how you will manage their ongoing compliance within Kids Matter Inc.

1. What techniques would you use to monitor compliance of these two (2) policies and what are the possible consequences of non-compliance?
2. What methods would you use to stay up to date on the latest information regarding equal opportunity?
3. Outline the strategies you would use to ensure these two (2) new policies and procedures are:
   1. Distributed across the organisation
   2. All staff are aware and up to date on the new policies and procedures
4. If you were alerted to a breach by Kids Matter Inc. on its equal employment policy, who would you engage to help manage the issue?