Head of Safeguarding

2 weeks ago


Swansea, United Kingdom SWANSEA CITY AFC FOUNDATION Full time

**JOB DESCRIPTION**:Head of Safeguarding**

**Department **Swansea City AFC Foundation

**Report to **Head of Foundation

**Salary **£30,000 - £33,000 per annum

**Contract **Permanent

**Contract **Full Time / 35 hours per week.

**Purpose of Role **To be the Foundation’s lead for Safeguarding, Health and Safety and Equality,

Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I).

**Roles and Responsibilities ** **Be the Foundation’s first point of contact for staff, volunteers, parents, children, and adults at risk where concerns about welfare, poor practice or abuse are identified.**
- Manage cases of poor practice and abuse reported to the organisation.
- Play a lead role in developing and establishing the organisation’s approach to Safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk by ensuring safeguarding standards are met and maintained.
- Ensure that all Safeguarding concerns are recorded, tracked, and managed appropriately, escalating any serious matters when necessary.
- Maintain accurate, confidential and up-to-date documentation on all cases of Safeguarding and child protection and report where required in line with GDPR regulations.
- Oversee the MyConcern case management system and ensure all staff are trained and competent in its use.
- Manage referrals to children’s social-care services, LADO, the police, the

EFL, the FA and the FAW as and when required.
- Review, update and develop the Foundation’s safeguarding, health and safety policies and procedures ensuring they meet (or exceed) minimum legal requirements and industry standards.
- Ensure that all policies relating to Safeguarding and welfare are signed off by the Board annually or when required due to a change in legislation or practice.
- Be the designated Prevent Lead for the Foundation
- Provide advice and support to all staff, volunteers and associates of the organisation in relation to Safeguarding concerns and queries.
- Conduct regular site visits to Foundation sessions to ensure compliance with Safeguarding and health and safety policies.
- Coordinate the dissemination of policy, procedures and resources throughout the organisation.
- Advise on the organisation’s training needs and the development of its training strategy; provide training where appropriate.
- Ensure that Designated Safeguarding Officers have adequate time and resources to fulfil the requirements of their role as well as access to training relevant to the role.
- Ensure ongoing training and support for all staff around all matters relating to Safeguarding and health and safety.
- Ensure all staff have the necessary Safeguarding qualifications for their role and work with Foundation HR officer to ensure training/qualification logs are kept and updated regularly.
- Liaise regularly with designated Safeguarding Trustee
- Meet regularly in minuted meetings with Club’s Head of Safeguarding to ensure information can be shared regularly and best practice is consistent
- Receive regular Safeguarding supervision from Club’s Head of

Safeguarding
- Work with key external organisations, partners, and funders to ensure all

Foundation provision meets the grant conditions relating to safeguarding.
- Represent the Foundation at local networks and steering groups in relation to safeguarding.
- Ensure the Foundation’s compliance with Sections 9, 10 and 13 of CCOP and be responsible for reporting into Section 15 of CCOP.
- To be responsible for the Foundation’s DBS process, including checks, renewals and risk assessments.
- To be part of the Senior Management Team at the Foundation, contributing to the ongoing management and future direction of the organisation; to report on Safeguarding and Health and Safety to the

Senior Management Team.
- To be responsible for leading on all Equality, Diversity and Inclusion matters relating to the Foundation and ensure ED&I is embedded across all aspects of Foundation work.
- Review, update and develop the Foundations ED&I policies and procedures ensuring they meet (or exceed) minimum industry standards.
- Lead on ED&I campaigns (Rainbow Laces, No Room for Racism etc), supporting project leads with the development of ED&I resources which can be delivered by various projects.
- Review, update and develop the Foundation’s ED&I action plan - ensuring that the Foundation continues to offer increased opportunities for underrepresented groups.
- To be a part of, and actively contribute to, the Club’s ED&I steering group.
- To embody the Foundation mission of supporting inclusivity, acting as a role model by ensuring all of all activities are accessible and welcoming for all
- To ensure that the Foundation’s policies and procedures including Health

& Safety, Safeguarding and Data Protection are considered, and all legal

obligations are adhered to, ensuring that the safety of participants, volunteers and staff (including self) is prioritised at all times
- Represent and regularly report to the Board on Safeguarding policies, procedure



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