A.POLICY
Zane State College full-time annual employees are encouraged to participate in approved community service activities. This policy will benefit employees and the College by enhancing the personal growth of the employee, fostering the development of relationships with individuals in local organizations, and by spreading good will throughoutour communities.
B.POLICY GUIDELINES
Community service is to be performed at a non-profit organization. Activities that qualify as community service activities include, but are not limited to, volunteering at a food bank, shelter, local school, or participating in non-profit community or charitable organizations, etc.
Employees are permitted to participate in approved community service activities up to four hours per month during regular work hours. Community service leave may be utilized in increments of one-hour or in any combination of hours up to the maximum of four hours per month. Hours not utilized in one month will not accrue from one month to the next. Time spent participating in community service activities that take place outside the normal workday will not be included as community service hours as it pertains to this policy.
All community service activities must be approved by the immediate supervisor prior to the community service activity. Employees who wish to participate in community service activities should complete the appropriate form. Once the community service activity has been approved, the supervisor should forward the community service leave form to Human Resources. Individual employee community service participation data will be compiled throughout the year.
Supervisors should coordinate community service leave requests according to individual departmental needs.
- POLICY HISTORY
- Policy adopted June 2005
- Policy effective July 1, 2005
- Policy revised February 2017
- Policy approved by President’s Cabinet April 2017
- Policy evaluated by the Human Resource Advisory Council (HRAC) and approved for re-issue by the Office of Human Resources May 2019
- Policy reviewed by the Human Resource Advisory Council November 2023; no changes recommended
D.INITIATING DIVISION
Office of Human Resources
