This Volunteering template has been produced by our Sustainable Volunteering Officer, Eleanor, to provide the suggested layout and content of an Equal opportunities and managing diversity statement , to distribute to new and existing volunteers and staff to demonstrate your museum’s commitment to equality and diversity.
Adapt this document to correspond to your own guidelines, working practices, logo and policies.
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Equal Opportunities & Managing Diversity Statement
[museum name] is committed to equal opportunities and diversity.
[museum name] will work to ensure that no staff member, volunteer or service user receives less favourable treatment on any grounds such as gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, ethnic or national origin, language, religion or belief, political or other opinion or marital status.
[museum name] also recognise that potential volunteers may have criminal records. Having a criminal record is not necessarily a bar to volunteering or working with us, and [museum name] welcomes applications from ex-offenders.
[museum name] value difference and recognise the value that different backgrounds, skills, outlooks and experiences that people bring to [Insert museum name]
[museum name] will not tolerate behaviour that contradicts the letter or spirit of this statement.
A copy of this statement will be brought to the attention of all employees and volunteers.
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