Principles for equal partnership adopted by Poole Partnership in order to deliver excellence in community work and service provision in Poole

Motivated by our values we commit ourselves to serve others by aspiring to the

following standards in all our community work.

We will provide an inclusive service to our community by:

1. Serving and respecting all people regardless of their gender, marital status, race,

ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or physical and mental capability.

2. Acknowledging the freedom of people of all faiths or none both to hold and to express

their beliefs and convictions respectfully and freely, within the limits of the UK law.

3. Never imposing our values, faith or belief on others.

4. Developing partnerships with other churches, voluntary groups, statutory agencies

and local government wherever appropriate in order to create an effective, integrated

service for our clients avoiding unnecessary duplication of resources.

5. Providing and publicising regular consultation and reporting forums to client groups

and the wider community regarding the effective development and delivery of our work

and our responsiveness to their actual needs.

We will serve all individuals in a way that is consistent with our distinctive

values by:

1. Creating an environment where clients, volunteers and employees are encouraged

and enabled to realise their potential.

2. Assisting our clients, volunteers and employees to take responsibility for their own

learning and development, both through formal and informal training opportunities and

ongoing assessment.

3. Developing an organisational culture in which individuals learn from any mistakes

made and where excellence and innovation are encouraged and rewarded.

4. Promoting the value of a balanced, holistic lifestyle as part of each individual.s overall

personal development.

5. Abiding by the requirements of employment law in the UK and implementing best

employment practices and procedures designed to maintain our distinctive ethos and

values.

We will develop a professional approach to management, practice and funding

by:

1. Implementing a management structure, which fosters and encourages participation

by staff at all levels in order to facilitate the fulfilment of the agreed goals and visions.

2. Setting and reviewing measurable and timed outcomes annually, and regularly to

evaluate and monitor our management structure and output, recognising the need for

ongoing organisational flexibility, development and good stewardship of resources.

3. Doing all we can to ensure that we are not over-dependent on any one source of

funding.

4. Implementing best practice procedures in terms of Health and Safety and Child

Protection in order to protect our staff, volunteers and clients.

5. Handling our funding in a transparent and accountable way and to give relevant

people from outside our organisation/project reasonable access to our accounts.

January 2007