East Region Welfare Officer - Loughborough, United Kingdom - Swim England

Swim England
Swim England
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Loughborough, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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About The Role:


We are seeking a Welfare Officer to join the East team on a fixed term basis initially for one year, working 24 hours per week.

The purpose of the role is to act as an independent contact for athletes, parents and the East Region.


The role will be predominantly home based but involve national travel and there will also be the requirement to attend the occasional team meeting at our SportPark Office in Loughborough.

The role will be reporting to the Head of Safeguarding and Welfare and pivot between the relevant teams.


The role responsibilities will include:

  • Reporting issues and concerns through the correct channels in accordance with Wavepower but in particular reporting all welfare and safeguarding concerns to the Swim England Safeguarding Team.
  • Providing support and be an independent point of contact regarding welfare and work closely with Team Leaders and Team Managers to ensure best practice is in place at all times.
  • Communication with parents, athletes and coaches as appropriate when reviewing a concern and keep accurate records and reports regarding welfare concerns.
  • Working directly with others to help communicate good welfare practices, procedures and training
  • 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.


About You:


  • Have experience in a similar welfare role and a commitment to to enabling a positive welfare environment ensuring that our sports are a safe space for all.
  • Have experience of working with volunteers or voluntary organisations
  • Have knowledge of welfare in sport
  • Be able to identify risk in a safeguarding and welfare context
  • Respond appropriately to a welfare complaint and / or disclosure, considering the circumstances and the audience
  • 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.

We are open to discussing the working pattern.


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


No Agencies Please

About Us:


This role is located in the East Region and will be managed by Swim England East Region. The contract will jointly be managed by the Region and Swim England.


Comprising of the counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex (excluding those areas of Essex that are London Boroughs), Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, Swim England East Region is one of eight regions in England.

Regions form the middle of three tiers of national, regional and county swimming governance, each with specific areas of responsibility.

The Region is managed at a strategic level by a Board of Directors, with the day to day responsibility for the aquatic disciplines lying with its volunteer managers and committees.


Swim England East Region works in partnership with Swim England to ensure that we have compatible strategies and development plans.

The Region employs a small team of Development Officers to ensure that our clubs, athletes, coaches and volunteers are able to access the support, training and education they need to reach their full potential.

We are confident that by investing in development, swimming in the East Region will continue to improve, and that we will see more of our athletes succeeding on the national and international stage.

The Region also strives to provide a high standard of regional competitions for athletes from all disciplines.

We see regional competition as the stepping-stone towards competing at a national and international level, and are committed to providing competitions that prepare athletes for progression to the next level.


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.

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