Club Welfare Officer - Dave Donohoe can be contacted on 07909 972798 or via email: david.donohoe1959@gmail.com

Dave is primary responsible for managing and reporting concerns about children and for putting into place procedures to safeguard children in the club.

Duties and responsibilities

• Work with others in the club to ensure a positive child-centred environment

• Assist the organisation to fulfil its responsibilities to safeguard children at club level

• Assist the organisation to implement its safeguarding children plan at club level

• Act as the first point of contact for staff, volunteers, parents, children and young people

  where concerns about children’s welfare, poor practice or abuse are identified

• Act as the first point of contact with the lead safeguarding officer

• Implement the organisation’s reporting and recording procedures

• Maintain contact details for the local children’s social care department, the police and Local

  Safeguarding Children Board

• Promote the organisation’s best-practice guidance and/or code of conduct within the club

• Sit on the club’s management committee

• Ensure adherence to the organisation’s safeguarding children training

• Ensure appropriate confidentiality is maintained

• Promote anti-discriminatory practice

If you have any concerns or even questions surrounding the clubs policies then please contact Dave in the first instance.