Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 108 - Licensing and Regulation of Child-placing Agencies › Rule 441-108.6 - Personnel Administration

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Personnel policies.
An agency shall develop personnel policies
				in writing that identify responsibilities of the organization and staff. The
				policies shall specify hours of work, grievance procedures, sick leave,
				vacation and all other benefits. A copy of the policies shall be made available
				to the employee at time of hire.
(2)
Job description and
				evaluation.
There shall be a written job description for each
				employee, volunteer, and contracted position identifying duties,
				qualifications, education, training requirements, and lines of authority. A
				copy shall be made available to the employees, volunteers, and contracted
				workers. There shall be a written evaluation of an employee's or contracted
				worker's performance within six months of being hired or contracted, and
				annually thereafter.
(3)
Staff training.
An agency shall provide orientation training
				on the agency's purpose, policies and procedures within one month of hire and
				24 hours of training in the first year of employment for all employed and
				contracted casework staff. The 24 hours of training shall include: training on
				family foster care services, adoption services, supervised apartment living
				services, or children and families' mental health topics, and 2 hours of
				training related to the identification and reporting of child abuse for all
				employed or contracted casework staff in accordance with Iowa Code section
				232.69. An agency shall provide 12 hours of training per year after the first
				year of employment for all employed or contracted casework staff. The 12 hours
				of training shall include: training on family foster care services, adoption
				services, supervised apartment living services, or children and families'
				mental health topics and child abuse training every three years in accordance
				with Iowa Code section
				232.69.
The training formats that shall qualify as training are as
				  follows: in-service training, seminars, conferences, workshops, institutes,
				  visiting other facilities, and meeting with consultants.
The training provided shall be documented. The documentation
				  shall include the training topic, format, date and number of hours.
(4)
Volunteers.
An agency which utilizes volunteer or student intern staff to work directly
				with a particular child or group of children shall have a written plan for
				using these volunteers. This plan shall be given to all volunteer staff and
				shall indicate that all volunteers are:
a. To
				be supervised directly by a paid staff member.
b. To be trained and oriented in the
				philosophy of the agency, the needs of the clients being served, and the
				methods of meeting these needs.
c.
				To be subject to the character and reference disclosure and checks required of
				employed and contracted applicants and employees.
d. To be subject to the same confidentiality
				rules as paid or contracted staff.
e. To assist and supplement paid staff only,
				and not replace them.