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Home My WebLink AboutTraining for Work Center Employees and VolunteersC O DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS DIVISION Community Work Centers DIRECTIVE NUMBER: 118.04.03.001 PAGE NUMBER: 1 of 5 SUBJECT: Training for Work Center Employees And Volunteers Reviewed: 06-2002 Revised: 10-28-02 01.00.00. POLICY OF THE DEPARTMENT It is the polic y of the Board of Correction that the Department of Correction shall ensure all training is consistent with Polic y 118 for all department employees , contract personnel, and volunteers. All department employees, contract personnel, and volunteers who may be required to make arrests and/or us e chemical agents to restrain offenders should be properly trained in professionally recognized us e of force techniques involving arrest and usage of chemical agents. 01.01.00. Purpose The deputy administrator of the Community Corrections Division directs work center managers , or designees , to ensure that all work center employees receive, at a minimum, their required annual training as put forth in Department Policy 118 and in this directive. 02.00.00. TABLE OF CONTENTS 01.00.00. POLICY OF THE DEPARTMENT 01.01.00. Purpose 02.00.00. TABLE OF CONTENTS 03.00.00. REFERENCES 04.00.00. DEFINITIONS 05.00.00. PROCEDURE 05.01.00. Training Coordinator 05.02.00. Annual Review 05.03.00. Training Evaluations 05.04.00. Qualified Presenters 05.05.00. Orientation Training 05.06.00. Annual Training 05.07.00. Recording Training 05.08.00. Part-time Staff, Volunteers, And Contract Personnel Training 05.09.00. Training Opportunities DIRECTIVE NUMBER: 118.04.03.001 SUBJECT : Training For Work Center Employees And Volunteers PAG E NUMBER: 2 of 5 C Y 03.00.00. REFERENCES Department Polic y 118, Training For Al l Department Employees , Contrac t Personnel, And Volunteers. Department Policy 606, Volunteer Services In Institutions. IDAPA 06.01.01, Rules Of The Board Of Correction, Section 606, Volunteer Services. 04.00.00. DEFINITIONS 05.00.00. PROCEDURE Work center employees are required to attend and receive training as required and directed by the following sections. 05.01.00. Training Coordinator The staff development and training program is planned, coordinated, and supervised by the Community Corrections Division training coordinator in conjunction with the work center manager or designee. 05.02.00. Annual review The training plan is developed, evaluated, and updated based on an annual assessment that identifies current job-related training needs . The training plan is reviewed annually. 05.03.00. Training Evaluations The Community Corrections Division work center training plan requires ongoing written evaluations for all pre-service, in-service, and specialized training program s provided by Community Corrections Division. 05.04.00. Qualifie d Presenters Presenters of all training program s shall be qualified in the areas in whic h they conduct training. Qualified does not necessarily imply, nor require, certification. Qualification may be construed to imply knowledge, skill, or experienc e in the topic area and the ability to provide quality presentations . Certification may be required for certain topic areas. DIRECTIVE NUMBER: 118.04.03.001 SUBJECT : Training For Work Center Employees And Volunteers PAG E NUMBER: 3 of 5 O P Training and employee development program s may be provided or presented by Department employees , other agenc y personnel, or by community resources. 05.05.00 Orientation Training Al l new full-tim e work center employees shall receive the required hours of orientation and on-the-job training before undertaking their assignments as put forth in Department Policy 118. This training shall include, at a minimum, the following: a historical perspective of the work center, work center goals and objectives , program rules and regulations , job responsibilities , personnel policies , offender supervision, and report preparation. The employee shall sign and date a statement indicating that orientation and on-the-job training has been received. 05.06.00. Annual Training Al l employees shall receive, at a minimum , the required annual hours of training as put forth in Department Polic y 118. This training shall be in addition to the orientation training of a first-year employee. Al l employees shall receive the required training hours in each year of their employment. Training shall be appropriate to the assigned duties and responsibilities of each employee. Annual training for offender cas e workers shall be reflected in the annual training plan and shall cover, at a minimum , the following areas: Security procedures; Supervision of offenders; Signs of suicide risks; Suicide precautions; Use-of-force regulations and restraint techniques; Report writing; Offender rules and regulations; Rights and responsibilities of offenders; Fire and emergency procedures; DIRECTIVE NUMBER: 118.04.03.001 SUBJECT : Training For Work Center Employees And Volunteers PAG E NUMBER: 4 of 5 C O Safety procedures; Key control; Interpersonal relations; Social/cultural lifestyles of the offender population; Cultural diversity training; Communication skills; Firs t aid/cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); Counseling techniques; Crisis intervention; Sexual harassment; and, Legal issues. 05.07.00. Recording Training Al l training will be recorded on training sheets . Thes e will include lesson plans and handouts , when appropriate. Work center managers, or designees , shall enter training information into the Training Administration System (TAS). 05.08.00. Part-Time Staff, Volunteers, An d Contract Personne l Training Al l part-time staff, volunteers , and contrac t personnel shall receive formal orientation appropriate to their assignments and additional training as needed. Volunteers shall receive orientation training and annual training, at a minimum, as prescribed by Department Policy 606. 05.09.00. Training Opportunities Work center employees ar e encouraged to continue their education and training. Work center managers , or designees , shall encourage continuing staff development by DIRECTIVE NUMBER: 118.04.03.001 SUBJECT : Training For Work Center Employees And Volunteers PAG E NUMBER: 5 of 5 providing administrative leave and/or reimbursement for staff attending approved educational programs , professional meetings , seminars , or similar work-related activities . Work center managers , or designees , shall make the determinations of approval. Administrator, Operations Division Date