Hive Bradford

Who we are

Hive is a community arts charity in Shipley, Bradford. We deliver arts and crafts courses, workshops and projects from our centre in Shipley and across Bradford District. We believe that creativity contributes to good health and wellbeing and helps to bring communities together.

Our culture and values

Our mission is to use creativity to connect, engage and develop individual potential.

We aim:

• To work closely with partners in the best interests of the people we serve.
• To conduct ourselves with professional competence, fairness, impartiality, efficiency, and effectiveness.
• To conduct our organisational and operational duties with open communication, creativity, dedication and compassion.
• To be innovative in our response to the needs of the people we serve.
• To exercise whatever discretionary authority we have under the law to carry out the mission of the organisation.
• To serve with respect, concern, courtesy, and responsiveness in carrying out the organisation's mission.
• To demonstrate the highest standards of personal integrity, truthfulness, honesty, and fortitude in all our activities in order to inspire confidence and trust in our activities.
• To avoid any interest or activity that is in conflict with the conduct of our official duties.
• To respect and protect privileged information to which we have access in the course of our official duties.
• To strive for personal and professional excellence and encourage the professional developments of others.
• To maintain these standards when working with partners.
• To provide a safe friendly environment for all participants

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

We are committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion and eliminating unlawful discrimination.

We seek to ensure that equality, diversity and inclusion principles underpin all areas of our work and service provision.

We recognise that many people and groups suffer discrimination and face serious barriers when trying to fulfil their true potential. We also recognise that not all forms of unreasonable and unfair discrimination are the subject of legislation. We aim to take positive steps to redress discrimination, to improve equality of opportunity, and to combat any unreasonable or unfair treatment which places people at a disadvantage for any reasons not directly related to their ability to do their job for us, or to their eligibility to receive services from us.

We will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, bullying, victimisation or abuse of staff, volunteers or people connected with the services provided by Hive.

Our full Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy is available on our website.