Welfare Officer - Andrew Hall
Role Description for a Welfare Officer
Everyone in fencing has a responsibility to safeguard and protect young people and vulnerable adults. The role of the Welfare Officer is to promote good practice within the club, to be a named point of contact when there are concerns and to understand British Fencing’s reporting procedures in case a concern is raised.
ROLE
• To be the first point of contact for staff, volunteers, parents/carers and young people where
concerns about welfare, poor practice or child/vulnerable adult abuse are identified
• Implement the club’s reporting and recording procedures
• Promote the club’s best practice guidance/code of ethics and behaviour within the club
• Assist the club to fulfil its responsibilities to safeguard young people and vulnerable adults
• Assist the club to implement its child and vulnerable adult welfare plan
• Assist volunteers in keeping their certificates and qualifications up to date
• Sit on the club’s management committee
• Ensure confidentiality is maintained
• Promote anti discriminatory practice
• Be the first point of contact with the British Fencing’s Equality and Safeguarding Manager
• Maintain contact details for local Social Services, Police and the Local Safeguarding
Children’s Board (LSCB) in case of an emergency
Everyone in fencing has a responsibility to safeguard and protect young people and vulnerable adults. The role of the Welfare Officer is to promote good practice within the club, to be a named point of contact when there are concerns and to understand British Fencing’s reporting procedures in case a concern is raised.
ROLE
• To be the first point of contact for staff, volunteers, parents/carers and young people where
concerns about welfare, poor practice or child/vulnerable adult abuse are identified
• Implement the club’s reporting and recording procedures
• Promote the club’s best practice guidance/code of ethics and behaviour within the club
• Assist the club to fulfil its responsibilities to safeguard young people and vulnerable adults
• Assist the club to implement its child and vulnerable adult welfare plan
• Assist volunteers in keeping their certificates and qualifications up to date
• Sit on the club’s management committee
• Ensure confidentiality is maintained
• Promote anti discriminatory practice
• Be the first point of contact with the British Fencing’s Equality and Safeguarding Manager
• Maintain contact details for local Social Services, Police and the Local Safeguarding
Children’s Board (LSCB) in case of an emergency
