Doncaster Rovers Academy are recruiting for a Safeguarding Officer to ensure that appropriate arrangements for keeping children and young people safe are in place within the Academy.
They must be able to promote the safety and welfare of children and young people involved in the Academy's activities at all times.
* Being available for all staff to discuss any safeguarding issues or concerns. They should ensure that all staff are aware of the safeguarding team and contact details.
* · Be a present and approachable figure at Doncaster Rovers Academy training sessions for players within the system, parents and staff.
* · Monitor safeguarding referrals through MyConcern ensuring interventions are timely and responsive, in line with child protection legislation and statutory guidance.
* · Ensure child protection records relating to safeguarding information are accurately recorded and stored in line with club procedure.
* · Establish, maintain and develop effective relationships.
* · Develop good working relationships with stakeholders, ensuring effective sign-posting of services and referrals.
* · Implement Club Doncaster’s safeguarding and child protection policies and procedures: ensuring safeguarding and child protection issues concerning children and young people who take part in Academy activities are responded to appropriately.
* · Make sure staff or volunteers working in the Academy are aware of their safeguarding and child protection responsibilities.
* · Receive and record information from anyone who has concerns about a child who takes part in Academy activities.
* · Take a lead on responding to information that may constitue a child protection concern, including a concern that an adult is involved with may present a risk to children or young people. This includes:
* o Assessing and clarifying the information
* o Making referrals to statutory organisations as appropriate
* o Consulting with and informing the relevant members of the organisation’s management
* o Following the organisation’s safeguarding policy and procedures
* · Work closely with the HR and Safeguarding Manager to ensure they arekept up to date with issues and are fully informed of concerns.
* · Ensure cases of suspected or actual child protection or safeguardingconcerns are referred to appropriate agencies. The DSO
* · Attend regular training in issues relevant to child protection and share knowledge from that training with everyone who works or volunteers with or for children and young people at Club Doncaster.
* · Attend weekly Club Doncaster safeguarding meetings.
* · Workflexibly as may be required to carry out any other reasonable duties.
About The Candidate
The successful candidate must be comfortable working flexible and unsociable hours to be present at Academy training sessions and games programmes, where appropriate.
The Academy Safeguarding Officer must also be an effective communicator.
The previously mentioned responsibilities should be regarded as neither exclusive or exhaustive as the post holder may be required to undertake other reasonably determined duties and responsibilities, commensurate with the grading of the post, without changing the general character of the post.
About The Club
Club Doncaster is the elite brand of sporting organisations working to support and strive forward our community.
We work with a culture that promotes unity, creativity and aspiration to promote success - this is why we are Club Doncaster.
We look for people with passion, honesty and who embrace a challenge on a daily basis, with the energy and passion to strive forward and improve day after day.
Club Doncaster is an equal opportunities employer and is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favorable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.
Our recruitment and selection policy, code of conduct, diversity and equality policy, equal opportunities policy and right to work in the UK policy are available to all applicants upon request.
Subject to starting the post, the successful candidate will have to complete a DBS enhanced criminal record check.
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