Designated Safeguarding Officer

Role and Responsibilities

• Working with others within the Club to create a positive, child-centred environment within the sport
• Play a lead role in developing and establishing the organisation’s approach to safeguarding children and young people – a key role within the organisation
• Manage cases of poor practice and abuse reported to the organisation – be the key administrator for the electronic management system
• Manage referrals to children’s social-care services and the police
• Central point of contact for internal and external individuals and agencies
•  Represent the organisation at external meetings related to safeguarding
• Raise and distribute all policy, procedures and resources throughout the organisation
• Advise on the organisation’s training needs and the development of its training strategy; provide safeguarding training where appropriat
• Play a lead role in maintaining and reviewing the club’s implementation plan/strategy for safeguarding and protecting children
• Attend all 1^st team home fixtures giving safeguarding support as required by the Matchday Safety Officer
• Ensure safeguarding standards are met and maintained
• Commit to all PGAAC and Barnardos requirements
• Keep own knowledge and skills up-to-date Skills and abilities
  
• Observe Fixtures across all phases and give feedback to staff in a safeguarding capacity
• Create and design pathways and transitions across all phases by supporting Player Care Lead
• Attend all EFL Area Safeguarding Meetings and commit to all necessary and associated training and courses
• Lead all safeguarding investigations
• Attend and contribute to AMT meetings
• Process all DBS Applications for mandatory staff across the Club and Academy
• Ensure that Safer Recruitment requirements are met
• Commit to all EDI requirements across the club and academy