Role Description for a BF Event Welfare Officer
Everyone in fencing has a responsibility to safeguard and protect young people and vulnerable adults. The role of the Event Welfare Officer is to promote good practice at an event, to be a named point of contact when there are concerns and to understand BF’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 BF reporting and recording procedures
- Promote BF’s best practice guidance/code of ethics and behaviour throughout the event
- Assist the competition organisers to fulfil their responsibilities to safeguard young people and vulnerable adults
- Assist the competition organisers to implement its child and vulnerable adult welfare plan
- Ensure confidentiality is maintained
- Promote anti discriminatory practice
- Be the first point of contact with BF’s Lead Safeguarding Officer
- Maintain contact details for local Social Services, Police and the Local Safeguarding Children’s Board (LSCB) in case of an emergency
Experience and Knowledge
The Welfare Officer will have a detailed knowledge about the following:
- Detailed knowledge of BF’s policy and procedures related to safeguarding and protecting young people and vulnerable adults
- Detailed knowledge of The competitions responsibility to safeguard the welfare of children and vulnerable adults
- Basic knowledge of roles and responsibilities of local statutory agencies (Social Services, Police and LSCB)
- Awareness of equality issues and child protection
- Basic knowledge of core legislation, government guidance and national framework for child protection and vulnerable adults
Skills
- Approachable
- Child-focused
- Basic administration
- Basic advice and support provision
- Communication
- Maintaining records
- Ability to promote organisations policy, procedures and resources
- Interpersonal
Training
Event Welfare Officers must attend the following workshops which will provide them with much of the background information that is needed for this role:
- En Guarde Ready – an introduction to British Fencing’s Welfare Pack
- Sportscoach UK’s Safeguarding and Protection Workshop (or equivalent in Scotland and NI)
- BF’s Time to Listen Workshop
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