POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
POLICY LIBRARY
This page contains all of Heat Wave Drum and Bugle Corps' policies and procedures. To view the full policy, open and download the appropriate pdf file. Contact info@heat-wave.org for any questions or additional information.​
COVID-19 Policy
BACKGROUND CHECKS
All staff and volunteers involved with Heat Wave of Florida, Inc., or any of our performing ensembles, must complete a background check through our vendor, Secure Search.
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ALL staff will have their background check completed as a part of the onboarding process.
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ALL volunteers with Heat Wave MUST complete a background check prior to volunteering.
MEMBER MANUAL
This document contains the policies and procedures governing member eligibility, behavior, responsibilities, and activities associated with the day-to-day operations of Heat Wave Drum & Bugle Corps, as endorsed by the Board of Directors of Heat Wave of Florida, Inc.
STAFF & VOLUNTEER HANDBOOK
This document contains the policy and procedures governing staff and volunteer behavior, responsibilities, and activities associated with day-to-day operations of Heat Wave Drum & Bugle Corps.
Staff Handbook
HARASSMENT POLICY
Heat Wave is committed to creating and maintaining a positive and healthy atmosphere for every constituent who participates in our programs including but not limited to Members, Staff, and Volunteers. Heat Wave takes harassment and misconduct of any form extremely serious and continually looks to ensure the very best practices are in place for everyone involved in our organization. Essential to this is an environment that is free from and form or threat of harassment. Harassment is a form of discrimination, and includes and conduct that adversely effects a positive working and learning environment, including but not limited to actions or comments that are sexual in nature, violence or threatening violence, hazing, or demeaning, that the perpetrator knew, or reasonable should have known, would be unwelcome. Harassment leads to adverse impacts on the person(s) experiencing harassment as well as those around them and negatively impacts the camaraderie we value.
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Harassment can take many forms, but generally involves conduct, comments, or display that is insulting, intimidating, humiliating, hurtful, demeaning, belittling, malicious, degrading or otherwise causes offense, injury or potential injury, discomfort, personal humiliation or embarrassment to a person or group of persons.
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Heat Wave expressly prohibits harassment of any kind under any and all circumstances.
WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY
Heat Wave requires directors, staff, volunteers, and members to observe high standards of business and personal ethics in the conduct of their duties and responsibilities. Staff and representatives of Heat Wave must practice honesty and integrity in fulfilling their responsibilities and comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.
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While Heat Wave hopes that all those who come in contact with Heat Wave feel unhindered and unthreatened in raising concerns, complaints, and issues with Heat Wave, Heat Wave recognizes that it is essential to also provide for confidential and anonymous submission of such concerns, complaints, and issues, to ensure Heat Wave has full opportunity to investigate and address any potential violations of policy, lay, or ordinance in the conduct of Heat Wave's activities.
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To send a confidential report via email, please send it to:
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To send a confidential and anonymous (if so desired) report, please fill out the form below: