GSEM Employee Handbook 2022-2023

WELCOME TO GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI

We are pleased you are joining Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri (the “Council,” “Girl Scouts,” or the “Organization”). You have been hired because we believe you share a commitment to our mission and can contribute to the achievement of the Organization’s goals. The Girl Scouts mission is to build girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place. Our mission is best achieved through dedicated hard work and commitment from every employee, in a work environment that encourages employees to contribute their best. This employee handbook is provided so you can fully understand the Organization’s policies, goals, benefits, and expectations. It is also a resource to ensure best practices in management and fair treatment of all employees. Please read the following material carefully. It is your responsibility to understand the contents, and support is available if you need clarification. If you have questions, ask your manager, director, or a member of our Human Resources team. Again, welcome to Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri. We are glad you are here! At Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri (GSEM), we are committed to our future and what that looks like for all girls everywhere. We recognize that each employee and each member has unique experiences, perspectives, identities, and viewpoints that add value to our ability to create and deliver the best possible service to each other, our members, and our community. Given that our individual social, economic, and cultural identities shape and influence our experiences and perspectives, GSEM will do its best work by ensuring diversity in our workforce and membership. Our mission will be to foster inclusivity in our organization and create an environment in which all employees feel valued, included, and empowered and all girls and volunteers know they belong. For purposes of this Non-Discrimination Policy, any of the following is considered to be a “Protected Class”: race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri will: • Recruit, hire, train, promote and provide conditions of employment and volunteer opportunities, and access to services without regard to a person’s membership in a Protected Class • Be free of any discriminatory conduct relating to a member of a Protected Class, avoid exclusionary practices or harassment in employee relations, and in providing services or determining the clients it serves • Not in any way, implicitly or explicitly, promote, advocate or instigate an ideology or environment that pits groups of people against each other, or use threats, intimidation or violence to advance its causes • Provide an open-door policy to ensure any issue is addressed with the employee’s manager and/or the Chief Human Resources Officer. If the complaint involves the Chief Human Resources Officer, the concern should be addressed with the employee’s manager and the Chief Executive Officer NON-DISCRIMINATION DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION COMMITMENT STATEMENT

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