O-2008-3079 amend Ch 50;add new section 50-5 “Standards of Care for Recreational Programs and Camp Programs at City Facilities

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4) Site Supervisors and Leaders must relate to Participants with courtesy, respect, tolerance and patience. 5) Site Supervisors and Leaders must have successfully completed a course in first aid and CPR from a National Certifying body. An exception can be made for no more than one staff person at each site, and that person shall successfully complete a first aid and CPR course within four weeks of starting work. 6) Site Supervisors and Leader Site Supervisor and Leader applicants must be able to furnish proof of a clear tuberculosis test within the 12 months prior to their employment date. Site Supervisors and Leaders must take a tuberculosis test every year and provide proof of a clear tuberculosis test. (h) The Site Supervisor and Program Leader Responsibilities for the City of La Porte Youth Recreational Programs and Camp Programs will be as follows: 1) Site Supervisors and Leaders will be responsible for providing Participants with an environment in which they can feel safe, enjoy wholesome recreation activities and participate in appropriate social opportunities with their peers. 2) Leaders will be responsible to know and adhere to all City, Departmental, and Youth Program standards, policies and procedures that apply to the City of La Porte Programs. 3) Leaders must ensure that Participants are released only to a parent or an adult designated by the parent. If a parent wishes that their child sign himself in or out, the parent must sign a release giving said authorization. All Program Sites will have a copy of the Department guidelines to verify the identity of a person authorized to pick up a participant if the Site Supervisor or Leader does not know that person. (i) Training and Orientation for the City of La Porte Youth Recreational Programs and Camp Programs will be conducted as follows: 1) The Department is responsible for providing training and orientation to Program employees in working with children and for specific job responsibilities. The Coordinator will provide each Site Supervisor and Leader with a Program Manual specific to each Youth Program. 2) Program employees must be familiar with the Standards of Care for Youth Programs as adopted by the City Council. 3) Program employees must be familiar with the Youth Program's policies including discipline, guidance, and release of participants as outlined in the Program Manual. 4) Program employees will be trained in appropriate procedures to handle emergencies. 5) Program employees will be trained in areas including City, Departmental and Youth Program policies and procedures, provision of recreation activities, safety issues, and program organization. 6) Program employees will be required to sign an acknowledgment that they received the required training. Page 6 of 12