Background to the role
A new, national network of Sport Welfare Leads is being created across England to support National Governing Bodies (NGBs) and local clubs to promote good practice and safe sport for children, young people and adults on a local level and this is an opportunity to be part of it.
This is being developed in response to the findings and recommendations of Whyte Review, published in June 2022. The Sport Welfare Leads will add capacity and expertise to the existing safeguarding work of NGBs and Active Partnerships. They will help further understand safeguarding in local clubs e.g. how policies and procedures are cascaded and help share good practice. They will work closely with other Sport Welfare Officers, NGBs and wider organisations; to connect people working on welfare and safeguarding, both inside and outside sport.
The Sport Welfare Leads at APT will have a positive impact by:
- Contributing to more positive, safe and inclusive experiences
- Supporting communities including those under-represented in sport and physical activity to enjoy the benefits of what sport and physical activity can do
- Advocating consistent best practice with an effective welfare culture in club environment
We’re looking for someone to join us who:
Essential
• Believes in the importance of physical activity being safe and inclusive for everyone
• Believes in our values and behaviours
• Ability to develop relationships and influence to gain commitment
• Is a strong communicator and an effective advocate
• Is able and willing to challenge, in a positive way
• Can plan, organise and prioritise own workload to meet internal and external deadlines.
• Has experience of safeguarding and welfare work with young people and/or adults
• Has experience of welfare procedures, structures and how to respond to safeguarding concerns
• Can travel around the county to attend meetings including evenings and weekends
Desirable
• Has experience of leading safeguarding in a sport environment
• Is self-reflective, self-aware and adapts own behaviour
• Has experience of setting up, planning and facilitating group conversations
• Understanding or interest in inequalities
• Public/voluntary sector experience
If you’re passionate about welfare and inclusion for young people and adults in sport, we welcome your application. We encourage people to join our organisation from all walks of life, you don’t need experience in the sport and physical activity sector to work for us. People living with disabilities and from global majority communities are underrepresented in our workforce and are particularly encouraged to apply.
To find out more about what it’s like to work at Active Notts and Active Derbyshire and our commitment to being an inclusive employer click on ‘Join our Team’ below.