Leading Equality & Diversity
CMI REGISTRATION NO. 4268563
UNIT 6004
LEADING EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
1. Be able to understand the commitment to equality of opportunity and diversity
1.1 – Evaluate the organisation’s commitment to equality of opportunity and diversity
Equality and diversity means that every service user has their individual needs comprehensively addressed. He or she will be treated equally and without discrimination. This is regardless of the individual’s ethnic background, language, culture, faith, gender, age, sexual orientation or any other aspect that could result in their being discriminated against purely because they have such characteristics.
Ashley Care LLP is firmly committed to diversity in all areas of our work. We believe that we have much to learn and profit from diverse cultures, experiences and perspectives, and that diversity will make our organisation more effective in meeting the needs of all our stakeholders.
We believe that equality and diversity within our organisation contributes to our objectives and we are especially conscious of the fact that effective partnership relationships require a shared commitment to equality of opportunity and valuing and managing diversity.
Our Equality and Diversity Policy helps to ensure that there is no unjustified discrimination in the recruitment, retention, training and development of staff on the basis of gender including transgender, marital status, sexual identity, religion and belief, political opinion, race, work pattern, age, disability or HIV/AIDS status, socio-economic background, spent convictions, on the basis of having or not having dependants, or any other irrelevant grounds.
Our Policy is an integral way on which we handle our recruitment procedures to ensure a fair and approachable image of our organisation.
Ashley Care LLP have an Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Policy and its purpose is to ensure that its service is fully committed to these principles and values and to communicate
UNIT 6004
LEADING EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
1. Be able to understand the commitment to equality of opportunity and diversity
1.1 – Evaluate the organisation’s commitment to equality of opportunity and diversity
Equality and diversity means that every service user has their individual needs comprehensively addressed. He or she will be treated equally and without discrimination. This is regardless of the individual’s ethnic background, language, culture, faith, gender, age, sexual orientation or any other aspect that could result in their being discriminated against purely because they have such characteristics.
Ashley Care LLP is firmly committed to diversity in all areas of our work. We believe that we have much to learn and profit from diverse cultures, experiences and perspectives, and that diversity will make our organisation more effective in meeting the needs of all our stakeholders.
We believe that equality and diversity within our organisation contributes to our objectives and we are especially conscious of the fact that effective partnership relationships require a shared commitment to equality of opportunity and valuing and managing diversity.
Our Equality and Diversity Policy helps to ensure that there is no unjustified discrimination in the recruitment, retention, training and development of staff on the basis of gender including transgender, marital status, sexual identity, religion and belief, political opinion, race, work pattern, age, disability or HIV/AIDS status, socio-economic background, spent convictions, on the basis of having or not having dependants, or any other irrelevant grounds.
Our Policy is an integral way on which we handle our recruitment procedures to ensure a fair and approachable image of our organisation.
Ashley Care LLP have an Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Policy and its purpose is to ensure that its service is fully committed to these principles and values and to communicate
References: Peter Connors & Siobhan Maclan (2009) | Leadership and Management for Care Services | Kirwin Maclean Associates, Staffs | General Social Care Council | Code of Practice for Social Care Workers and Employers | | Siobhan Maclean (2006) | A Handbook of Theory for Social Care | | J Mckibbin & A Walton (2008) | Leadership and Management in Health & Social Care for NVQ/SVQ Level 4 Heinemann, Essex | | The online encyclopaedia | http://wikipedia.org | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality_Act_2010 | ACAS Factsheet on Personnel Data and Record Keeping | www.acas.org.uk/media/pdf/7/1/B03_1.pdf | | Care Quality Commission | The Essential Standards of Quality and Safety | | Recommendation 19 | Bichard Inquiry Report | | Skills for Care | www.skillsforcare.org.uk | | The Excellence Gateway | www.lluk.org.uk/3167.htm | |