Welfare Officer - Haley Godridge

Role Purpose

To be clear about the clubs responsibilities when running activities for children and young people ensuring these responsibilities are understood by others

Role Responsibilities

• Work with the Youth League Welfare Officer (YLWO) and the County FA Welfare Officer

• To help club personnel understand what their ‘duty of care’ towards children and young people actually means and entails on a day-to-day basis.

• Responsible for putting in place a safeguarding children policy, anti-bullying policy and equality policy

• Responsible recruitment processes including the taking up of references and submitting FA DBS checks

• Ensuring all coaches, parents and players understand and adhere to the FA Respect Programme codes of conduct

• Ensuring effective communication with club officials, parents and new players by delivering 'start of season’ welcome sessions for members

• Ensuring coaches and managers understand the importance of being consistent role models for their players

• Participate in FA forums, surveys, questionnaires, focus groups as required

• Responsible for encouraging parents to complete the Respect education programme

• Ensuring all coaches, team managers, committee members and first aiders complete The FA’s Safeguarding Children Workshop