Gloucestershire Fa

Our Organisation
Gloucestershire FA is the governing body of football in the County. We grow participation, promote diversity and regulate the sport for everyone to enjoy.

With over 600 Clubs and 2,400 teams of all ages and abilities playing in the County, Gloucestershire FA is proud to support Football For All.

We are a friendly and inclusive team and as an organisation, we promote the health, well-being and development of our staff.

We have a hybrid flexible working environment that enables staff to work from the office as well as offering the flexibility of working remotely in agreement with the line manager.

Visit the rest of our website to find out more about the work we do.

The Role

Key Accountabilities

(refer to the full job description - link below)

• Operationally lead the implementation and delivery of safeguarding within Gloucestershire FA, being accountable for relevant areas of The FA's Safeguarding 365 Standard for County FAs.
• Play an effective role as a senior manager, taking a dynamic and strategic approach to safeguarding delivery within the Association, raising awareness and providing organisational support and guidance to colleagues.
• Refer to The FA Safeguarding Case Management Team child abuse and adults at risk concerns, acting in line with the relevant FA safeguarding policy, regulations and guidance.
• Deal with all lowlevel concerns and complaints with a focus on timeliness and outcomes and line with FA policy, regulations and guidance.
• Strategically manage and support League Club Welfare Officer networks; liaising with the Local Authority Designated Officers, Local Safeguarding Partnerships, Local Safeguarding Adult Boards, Children's and Adults' Social Care Services, Police Child Protection Teams and support club welfare officers (youth, adults and disability teams) to be compliant with safeguarding legislation, FA safeguarding policy, bestpractice guidance and education programmes.

What we are looking for

• This role would suit someone with relevant experience in a child protection, safeguarding, or welfare role. They are likely to have a qualification and/or experience from a wider safeguarding role or aligned profession i.e. a role with safeguarding responsibilities as a teacher, with the police, the probation service, or as a council officer/ school/ youth work/worker. Previous safeguarding responsibilities would include overseeing implementation of safeguarding policies and procedures.

To Apply
Please click here to visit the Gloucestershire FA Vacancies page for more details on how to apply.

_Closing Date:
Midday, 23rd January 2023_

If you have any questions about the role or the selection process, please contact CEO and Senior Safeguarding Lead, David Neale, on for an informal discussion.

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