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Code of Conduct
Northwest Tea Festival
Code of Conduct
Northwest Tea Festival leadership is committed to welcoming people to the Northwest Tea Festival and any other Puget Sound Tea Education Association sponsored events, either at the festival facility or off-site, welcoming the widest diversity of backgrounds and providing a vibrant and innovative environment. Our events will maintain a respectful environment for people of any race, ethnicity, nationality, age, gender, gender identity, ability, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and belief.
As a volunteer, you are an integral part of the Northwest Tea Festival team, and we thank you for participating. You represent the festival to both patrons and the Seattle public at large. Without volunteers like you, we would never be able to put on such an event every year. You will help make this festival a positive and safe experience for all, and in order to maintain this, we ask that all volunteers adhere to the following:
• Smile and have fun! Volunteering is a rewarding experience we hope you will enjoy with your community.
• The use of alcohol and controlled or illegal substances before or during your shift is prohibited.
• Children, friends and family members may not accompany you on your volunteer shift unless you have been given permission to do so from the Volunteer Coordinator. They are welcome to apply to volunteer and work with you!
• Respect diversity. It is not acceptable to harass others on any basis.
• Report any questionable activity and/or medical or security related situation to a NWTF staff person.
• Treat visitors, fellow volunteers, vendors, presenters, staff, and any other festival participants with respect and courtesy.
• Remember that boundaries of good taste, humor, and physical interaction differ from person to person. If you sense someone feels uncomfortable - whether they explicitly state it or not - be respectful of those boundaries.
• Be willing to perform the duties and tasks of the volunteer job you signed up for or communicate with the volunteer leads if you need to be reassigned.
• Show up on time and dressed appropriately for scheduled events and shifts.
• Contact volunteer coordinator or your supervisor immediately if you must cancel a scheduled volunteer shift.
• Stay through your entire shift and check out at the end of your scheduled time.
POLICY AGAINST HARASSMENT
Northwest Tea Festival expects civil and respectful treatment of all individuals working for or at, volunteering for or at, participating in, and attending the festival. Individuals participating in Northwest Tea Festival events should not harass or be harassed for any reason. The purpose of this policy is to ensure that the workplace is an inclusive, welcoming, and safe space that is free from threat and/or abuse – verbal, physical, mental, or emotional. The conduct prohibited by this policy includes conduct in any form including but not limited to e-mail, voice mail, text messages, pictures, images, writings, words, gestures, or actions. While it is not easy to define precisely what harassment is, it includes: slurs, epithets, threats, derogatory comments or visual depictions, unwelcome jokes, and teasing. Sexual harassment will not be tolerated. While it is not always easy to define precisely sexual harassment is, it may include: unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and/or verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature including, but not limited to, sexually-related drawings, pictures, jokes, teasing, e-mails, text messages, uninvited touching, or other sexually-related comments. The conduct prohibited by this policy includes conduct in any form including but not limited to e-mail, voice mail, text messages, pictures, images, writings, words, or gestures. If an employee or volunteer believes he/she has been treated in violation of this policy, they should immediately report the matter to Northwest Tea Festival staff or supervisor.
CONFIDENTIALITY POLICY
Volunteers are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of all proprietary or privileged information to which they are exposed while serving as a volunteer, whether this information involves a single staff member, volunteer, client, or other person, or involves overall agency business. Failure to maintain confidentiality may result in termination of the volunteer's relationship with Northwest Tea Festival or other corrective action.
MEDICAL EMERGENCY PERMISSION
Volunteers must be healthy and reasonably fit in order to participate safely in festival activities or office duties. Northwest Tea Festival does not carry any health insurance for volunteers.
TRANSPORTATION
If personal vehicles are used as transportation to and from Northwest Tea Festival events or activities, the owner of the vehicle is responsible for any liability that might occur during the transportation. Northwest Tea Festival does not provide coverage for any property damage, personal injury or liability that may occur while using personal vehicles. Vehicle owners are required to carry automobile liability insurance as required by the State of Washington.
Volunteers who do not follow the Northwest Tea Festival Code of Conduct will be subject to dismissal from the Northwest Tea Festival Volunteer Program. Failure to stay for the entirety of your shift or failure to show up for your shift without canceling ahead of time may make you ineligible for future Northwest Tea Festival volunteer opportunities.
Contact NWTF event staff or outside emergency services if you notice a dangerous situation or someone in distress. For any situation requiring attention during the festival, speak to your immediate supervisor, or ask any staff member to connect you to festival leadership.
To report any non-emergency violations of this Code of Conduct, please email us at info@nwteafestival.org.
The Northwest Tea Festival is a program of Puget Sound Tea Education Association, a 501c3 nonprofit corporation in the State of Washington.
Northwest Tea Festival
Code of Conduct
Northwest Tea Festival leadership is committed to welcoming people to the Northwest Tea Festival and any other Puget Sound Tea Education Association sponsored events, either at the festival facility or off-site, welcoming the widest diversity of backgrounds and providing a vibrant and innovative environment. Our events will maintain a respectful environment for people of any race, ethnicity, nationality, age, gender, gender identity, ability, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and belief.
As a volunteer, you are an integral part of the Northwest Tea Festival team, and we thank you for participating. You represent the festival to both patrons and the Seattle public at large. Without volunteers like you, we would never be able to put on such an event every year. You will help make this festival a positive and safe experience for all, and in order to maintain this, we ask that all volunteers adhere to the following:
• Smile and have fun! Volunteering is a rewarding experience we hope you will enjoy with your community.
• The use of alcohol and controlled or illegal substances before or during your shift is prohibited.
• Children, friends and family members may not accompany you on your volunteer shift unless you have been given permission to do so from the Volunteer Coordinator. They are welcome to apply to volunteer and work with you!
• Respect diversity. It is not acceptable to harass others on any basis.
• Report any questionable activity and/or medical or security related situation to a NWTF staff person.
• Treat visitors, fellow volunteers, vendors, presenters, staff, and any other festival participants with respect and courtesy.
• Remember that boundaries of good taste, humor, and physical interaction differ from person to person. If you sense someone feels uncomfortable - whether they explicitly state it or not - be respectful of those boundaries.
• Be willing to perform the duties and tasks of the volunteer job you signed up for or communicate with the volunteer leads if you need to be reassigned.
• Show up on time and dressed appropriately for scheduled events and shifts.
• Contact volunteer coordinator or your supervisor immediately if you must cancel a scheduled volunteer shift.
• Stay through your entire shift and check out at the end of your scheduled time.
POLICY AGAINST HARASSMENT
Northwest Tea Festival expects civil and respectful treatment of all individuals working for or at, volunteering for or at, participating in, and attending the festival. Individuals participating in Northwest Tea Festival events should not harass or be harassed for any reason. The purpose of this policy is to ensure that the workplace is an inclusive, welcoming, and safe space that is free from threat and/or abuse – verbal, physical, mental, or emotional. The conduct prohibited by this policy includes conduct in any form including but not limited to e-mail, voice mail, text messages, pictures, images, writings, words, gestures, or actions. While it is not easy to define precisely what harassment is, it includes: slurs, epithets, threats, derogatory comments or visual depictions, unwelcome jokes, and teasing. Sexual harassment will not be tolerated. While it is not always easy to define precisely sexual harassment is, it may include: unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and/or verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature including, but not limited to, sexually-related drawings, pictures, jokes, teasing, e-mails, text messages, uninvited touching, or other sexually-related comments. The conduct prohibited by this policy includes conduct in any form including but not limited to e-mail, voice mail, text messages, pictures, images, writings, words, or gestures. If an employee or volunteer believes he/she has been treated in violation of this policy, they should immediately report the matter to Northwest Tea Festival staff or supervisor.
CONFIDENTIALITY POLICY
Volunteers are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of all proprietary or privileged information to which they are exposed while serving as a volunteer, whether this information involves a single staff member, volunteer, client, or other person, or involves overall agency business. Failure to maintain confidentiality may result in termination of the volunteer's relationship with Northwest Tea Festival or other corrective action.
MEDICAL EMERGENCY PERMISSION
Volunteers must be healthy and reasonably fit in order to participate safely in festival activities or office duties. Northwest Tea Festival does not carry any health insurance for volunteers.
TRANSPORTATION
If personal vehicles are used as transportation to and from Northwest Tea Festival events or activities, the owner of the vehicle is responsible for any liability that might occur during the transportation. Northwest Tea Festival does not provide coverage for any property damage, personal injury or liability that may occur while using personal vehicles. Vehicle owners are required to carry automobile liability insurance as required by the State of Washington.
Volunteers who do not follow the Northwest Tea Festival Code of Conduct will be subject to dismissal from the Northwest Tea Festival Volunteer Program. Failure to stay for the entirety of your shift or failure to show up for your shift without canceling ahead of time may make you ineligible for future Northwest Tea Festival volunteer opportunities.
Contact NWTF event staff or outside emergency services if you notice a dangerous situation or someone in distress. For any situation requiring attention during the festival, speak to your immediate supervisor, or ask any staff member to connect you to festival leadership.
To report any non-emergency violations of this Code of Conduct, please email us at info@nwteafestival.org.
The Northwest Tea Festival is a program of Puget Sound Tea Education Association, a 501c3 nonprofit corporation in the State of Washington.
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