Required Competencies to Work at an Organization Sample Clauses

Required Competencies to Work at an Organization. Committed to Advance Racial Justice, Equity, and Inclusion to Build an Anti-Racist Institution‌ To do the work of racial justice, equity, and inclusion, and building an anti-racist Organization, while minimizing harm to staff with racially, ethnically, and other socially marginalized identities it is critical to establish baseline competencies that all staff must develop, while ensuring that opportunities for continued personal learning are accessible. Annual training opportunities will continue to be provided to facilitate staff knowledge and skills for centering and advancing racial justice, equity, and inclusion to build an anti-racist institution. The Organization is committed to developing a more cohesive and consistent approach to annual training, while acknowledging that organizational and individual needs evolve. These trainings will provide opportunities for staff to understand and acknowledge how White supremacy and other systems of oppression have shaped this country’s culture and institutions, including those in the national environmental movement, and will provide frameworks to further the Organization’s commitment to building an anti-racist organization. Where applicable, organizational learning opportunities, trainings, and convenings will be accessible to a multilingual audience to ensure that all staff -- regardless of their primary language -- are able to understand the material and participate in discussion. Furthermore, it is critical for staff to have opportunities to reflect on their own personal identities, privileges, and access to resources and to consider how these factors have shaped their experiences. Trainings will take into account race and other systems of social stratification, and provide reasonable support for staff who may be emotionally triggered by the material covered in the training. The Organization recognizes the importance of supervisors receiving appropriate training, including racial justice and equity-centered trainings that address the intersections of power, marginalized identities, and success in the workplace in order to advance racial justice and equity, and build inclusion in the workplace. The Organization recognizes the value of collective healing practices to build community and heal from harm. At least once a year, the Organization will provide space for collective healing practices at trainings, retreats, and other meetings. Providing time and space for staff to process, reflect, and transition learni...

Required Competencies to Work at an Organization. Committed to Advance Racial Justice, Equity, and Inclusion to Build an Anti-Racist Institution