Champion Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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503 In my workplace we are an equal opportunities employer. This means we employ staff regardless of background, religion, ability, sex or sexual orientation under the Equality Act 2010. Other legislation employed is the Human Rights Act 1998, Disability Discrimination Act 1995, Race Relations Act 1976, Sex Discrimination Act 1986 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005. For this reason we have a diverse staff team with males and females, British and non- British origin and with Religious and non Religious backgrounds. It is important to respect these differences in people to make them feel valued as human beings, free from potential abuse. Therefore it is vital to include every staff member equally in decisions and activities where necessary. Without inclusion a person may begin to feel isolated and bullied, leading to possible depression or abuse. For this reason (as well as others), I make sure the entire staff team are able to attend staff meetings and are included in decisions where appropriate. When interviewing applicants for a vacancy in our team it is not necessary for them to have experience or qualifications in the job, just that they are able to carry out the day to day tasks and activities with the service users. It is also necessary for them to pass DBS screening and that they also have a recent referee that can be contacted. In this way as an employer, we make some positions widely available without discriminating between those with experience or qualifications and those without. For example we have recently employed a young staff member, recently out of college without previous experience as a support worker. They have learned on the job through shadowing senior staff and have gained experience as a result. Equality, diversity and inclusion models also apply to the tenants where I work. All four of the tenants have different backgrounds, ages, beliefs
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