STUDENTS OR VOLUNTEERS

When students or volunteers are used in adult community-based residential correctional facilities, a written policy and procedure must provide that a staff member is responsible for coordinating the volunteer service program. The policy must include the following elements: A. lines of authority, responsibility, and accountability for the volunteer services; B. a procedure for the screening and selection of volunteers that includes background screening; C. an orientation training program appropriate to the nature of the assignment; D. a requirement that volunteers agree in writing to abide by all program rules and policies, particularly relating to confidentiality of information; and E. a statement that the program administrator may discontinue a volunteer activity at any time by written notice.