The Goal
VMRC will continue to promote a healthy, supportive, inclusive, and diverse internal philosophy, where employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to support Consumer/families.
Specific Strategies
- VMRC will cultivate and foster a culture of belonging, diversity, and inclusion.
• We recognize, value, and appreciate each person.
• We are aware of our own judgements, values, morals, and egos.
• We seek to understand and learn and improve.
• We encourage learning and understanding.
• We work to create a community where everyone belongs and is accepted.
• We hold ourselves, each other and the organization accountable for honoring each person.
• We value and appreciate our diversity, it makes us better, it makes VMRC stronger. - VMRC will create and promote a culture of trust and unity between and across all staff, units, offices, and management.
• All staff, independent of title, position, office, department or unit, will honor interpersonal communications, engaging each other humbly and respectfully.
• VMRC, as an organization, and all staff recognize the equal value and input of each office, team and management level. - VMRC will create and promote a culture of support, so staff have the tools and are empowered to succeed.
- VMRC will cultivate and foster a culture of Wellness.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome Measures | Baseline | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Staff feel that VMRC honors and celebrates diverse cultures | 77% | |||
| There is a culture of trust at the regional center | 44% | |||
| I feel comfortable asking for help when I need it | 85% | |||
| I feel empowered to take initiatives to solve problems. | 80% | |||
| Staff Survey: Added metric specific to culture of trust and unity. (TBD) | 0 | |||
| I know what is expected of me at work. | 96% | |||
| My job description matches my job. | 79% | |||
| I feel like I am effective in my role within the regional center. | 86% | |||
| I am accountable for defined, measurable objectives. | 77% | |||
| The objectives and goals of my work unit are reasonable and attainable. | 57% | |||
| In my unit, we identify barriers and obstacles and resolve issues that could impact achievement of objectives | 69% | |||
| Staff Metric: Assessment of Staff work-related stress level (TBD) | 0 | |||
| Staff Metric: Assessment of Overall Wellness (TBD | 0 | |||
| Number of Diversity/Cultural Competence Trainings, Attendees | 0 | |||
| Number of Human Resource Complaints re discrimination | 2 | |||
| Staff demographics vs Community demographics | pending | |||
| Number of Recognitions/Celebrations each year | 5 |