County Safeguarding and EDI Lead

Job Title:

County Safeguarding and EDI Lead

Location:

Worcestershire County Cricket Ground

Contract type:

Part time, Permanent

Background

Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county cricket clubs which make up the England and Wales Cricket Board. We play to the highest level of professional cricket with a history stretching back over 155 years.

Our vision is to become Worcestershire’s premier destination for live sports, entertainment & hospitality, whilst providing great experiences for everyone who comes to New Road.

We are passionate about our people and strive to make our working environment a welcoming and inclusive one, fuelling ambition with opportunities and support to help our people achieve their personal and professional goals.

Our values of Trust, Inclusiveness, Kindness, Resilience and Togetherness, resonate across everything we do at the Club and define our culture and behaviours.

• Lead on the further development, implementation and regular review of Worcestershire Cricket’s safeguarding policies and procedures and ensure that they are aligned with best practice and compliance with statutory and contractual obligations
• Support, advise and provide expertise in embedding and maintaining a culture whereby safeguarding is recognised as a shared responsibility across all areas of work
• Monitor and evaluate the experience of children and make recommendations to ensure the experience remains inclusive and child centred
• Work with colleagues, the Cricket Regulator and England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), and other key partners to inform children and adults about their rights and empower them to report concerns. Ensure contact details are readily available through club communications
• Regularly meet and work closely with the Worcestershire County Cricket Club (WCCC) Board Safeguarding Lead. Produce board reports to be shared with Non-Executive Directors of WCCC.
• Work with colleagues and other key partners to ensure that there is a collaborative and cohesive approach to proactive prevention and awareness raising measures, and where appropriate, interventions and responding to issues

• Work closely with HR to develop and implement safer recruitment practises and induction processes
• Be the first point of contact for staff, coaches, parents, children, adults, and, if appropriate, external agencies in regard to information or referral of safeguarding matters and maintain safeguarding referrals, concerns and incidents efficiently ensuring accurate records are kept
• Request, log, and chase (ECB) DBS checks for both new starters and renewals. Keep accurate records on staff DBS
• Have overall responsibility for the management of safeguarding cases. Where cases are referred onto the Cricket Regulator, be the principal point of contact and the conduit for communication to senior management where appropriate. Follow up on compliance and recommendations
• Work with the Cricket Regulator to manage Low Level Concerns locally and where required work with the Cricket Regulator and statutory agencies in the management of cases.

• Give support, direction, and guidance to staff in respect of all safeguarding incidents, concerns, or allegations
• Ensure that staff, Board and other members are sufficiently trained, supported and guided in leading safeguarding within their organisations, departments, areas of responsibility
• Develop and implement safeguarding education specific to individual roles and responsibilities to ensure that staff develop and maintain the necessary skills and knowledge to safeguard children and adults
• Attend and deliver regular safeguarding training to staff and Board members
• Keep abreast of current safeguarding issues, legislation, statutory guidance, and best practice
• Refer staff to undertake ECB ‘safe hands’ course and other require training as is appropriate for their roles/responsibilities
• Be designated safeguarding lead on the majority of major Matchdays for event control to address safeguarding issues and concerns providing a safeguarding briefing ahead of some key games