National Talent Welfare Officer

**About The Role**:
We are seeking an experienced National Talent Welfare Officer to join our team on a fixed term basis initially for one year working 21hours a week. The role will involve a flexible approach to working as the work may be Monday to Friday with national travel and some evening and weekend work attending camps or competitions as required. There will also be the requirement to attend the occasional team meeting at our SportPark Office in Loughborough.

This is an exciting opportunity working within a busy safeguarding & welfare team which sits within the wider Legal department. The purpose of the role is to support and oversee welfare in the Talent pathways and programmes and will cover all of our sports.

The role specifically involves working closely with athletes on the talent pathway at clubs and at events

Reporting to the Head of Legal, your responsibilities will include:

- On occasion taking the lead on welfare complaints and investigations, as required.
- Working with clubs, counties and regions to improve the identification of welfare complaints and the overall quality of welfare complaints
- Providing support and information to members and clubs on Swim England child safeguarding & welfare procedures and legislation, using the experience and expertise of the rest of the team
- Assisting with welfare training to Swim England teams, clubs and regions
- Supporting the implementation and communication of safeguarding & welfare plans and policies across the aquatic network
- Working directly with others to help communicate good welfare practices, procedures and training
- Inputting into the publication of Wavepower and all other welfare policies

If you are looking to wake up every day with a passion for making a difference then this could be your next role

To find out more about the role, download the full Job Description and Person Specification document.
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**About You**:

- Have experience in a similar role
- Have experience of working with volunteers or voluntary organisations
- Have knowledge of Welfare in Sport, in particularly at elite and pathway level
- Be able to identify risk in a safeguarding and welfare context
- Be able to respond appropriately to a child welfare complaint and / or disclosure, considering the circumstances, audience and situation
- Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Have excellent IT, literacy and numeracy skills

Previous experience of working at a similar level in organisations such as sports NGBs, local authority or charity organisations would be advantageous as is having experience of low level safeguarding investigations.

So if you feel you have the suitable skills and attributes for this position then we would like to hear from you.

Swim England is also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

**No Agencies Please**

**About Us**:
**Swim England is striving to create a happier, healthier and more successful nation through swimming and aquatic activity. We strive to inspire everyone to enjoy the water in the way that suits them. As the recognised national governing body for swimming, artistic swimming, diving and water polo in England, we help people learn how to swim, enjoy the water safely, and compete in all our sports.**

Each month millions of people are able to enjoy our sports and activities because they have been through our renowned Swim England Learn to Swim Pathway.

Ensuring people are safe in the water is of paramount importance to us and so we work closely with partners to keep water safety high on the national agenda.

At our heart Swim England is a membership organisation dedicated to supporting our clubs and members to develop and succeed. We maintain the laws of the sport and run world-class national events that are open to all competing members.

We also operate a comprehensive range of qualification and education programmes for teachers, coaches, officials and tutors.

Swim England is an incorporated company with charitable status. Our subsidiary businesses are wholly owned companies which are commercial - profits are passed up to Swim England for investment into our charitable aims.

Find out more about what it’s like to work with us and the Swim England family here and download a summary of our employee benefits here.