LAC 50:XXI.535. Employment and Recruitment Practices

A. A support coordination agency shall have written personnel policies, which must be implemented and followed, that include: 1. a plan for recruitment, screening, orientation, ongoing training, development, supervision and performance evaluation of staff members; 2. a policy to prevent discrimination and comply with all state and federal employment practices and laws; 3. a policy to recruit, wherever possible, qualified persons of both sexes representative of cultural and racial groups served by the agency, including the hiring of qualified persons with disabilities; 4. written job descriptions for each staff position, including volunteers; 5. an employee grievance procedure that allows employees to make complaints without fear of retaliation; and 6. abuse reporting procedures that require all employees to report any incidents of abuse or mistreatment, whether that abuse or mistreatment is done by another staff member, a family member, a participant or any other person.