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Role:
To provide leadership in the
Safeguarding of Young People in Rugby Union within the club environment,
maintaining key relationships with the CB Safeguarding Manager and local
safeguarding partners. The Club Safeguarding Officer should undertake the
appropriate RFU Safeguarding courses and will ideally have a background in
child protection or welfare related agencies. The incumbent should also have a
range of skills and attributes including empathy, approachability, a good sense
of humour, objectivity, attention to detail, resilience and dedication to the
cause of safeguarding young people under the age of 18. In return the appointed
individual will receive ongoing support from the CB Safeguarding Manager in the
form of training, visits guidance and regular communications.
Duties:
- Develop and maintain the Safeguarding Vulnerable People
in Rugby Union policy and procedures in conjunction with the RFU policy and
circulate and promote both the RFU and club's Codes of Conduct.
- Be visible and approachable to all club members and
ensure that their contact details are available to all young people,
parents/guardians or carers, members of the BRFC Senior and Junior sections and
that these details are posted on club notice boards, the club website and are
also posted on the RFU RugbyFirst database.
- Work with the CB Safeguarding Manager to ensure that an
effective CRB processing system for BRFC is developed to ensure that all
individuals working with young people undertake a CRB application every three
years via the RFU (and hold an ISA registration check from July 2010).
- Coordinate a programme of training, in conjunction with
the CB Safeguarding Manager and/or RDO, for club personnel, including members
of the Junior Section committee and appropriate members of the senior section
involved in working with young people. This is to include arranging attendance
at the RFU Safeguarding and Protecting Young People course.
- Ensure that all safeguarding issues and incidents
involving adult(s) and children/young people under 18 are reported promptly to
the CB Safeguarding Manager or in their absence the RFU Safeguarding Team.
- To have the contact details for the local statutory
agencies (police and social services) and liaise with them when necessary.
- To review and produce annually the Junior Section
Handbook for all junior members. Copies are to be provided for all parents
and/or guardians with an electronic copy being published on the BRFC website. A
record of distribution of handbooks is to be kept for each season.
- Ensure that BRFC Junior Section has a Child Protection
Policy and develop a self monitoring strategy.
- Ensure Codes of Conduct are well publicised and adhered
to by all members of the BRFC Junior section.
- Be an active member of the Junior Section committee and
attend Senior Section Committee meetings as required.
- Monitor the BRFC Website for inappropriate content and
report and/or amend as appropriate.
- Be involved in the continuing reaccreditation of the
club's Seal of Approval and take an active role in assisting with the Whole
Development award process.
- Distribute to all section personnel any literature,
electronic communications and new developments concerning the safeguarding of
young people.
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