Club Welfare Officer

All officials who are involved in the football have a legal and moral responsibility to ensure the safety and protection of children and vulnerable persons – hence the decision outlined above.

All Welfare Officers will:

The role of the Club Welfare Officer is to:

Know who the CFA Welfare Officer is and how to contact them
Refer any club child protection or poor practice concerns to the CFA Welfare Officer
Seek advice from the FA/NSPCC Helpline if the CFA Welfare Officer is unavailable or in circumstances of child protection urgency:
Seek advice from local Social Services or the Police in an emergency
Encourage the club to discuss and implement The FA’s Safeguarding Children Policy
Encourage the club to utilise The FA’s Safeguarding Children in Football Guidleines on recruiting volunteers and always requesting and following up references
Encourage the club to discuss and implement The FA’s Safeguarding children in Football – Guidelines on the use of images and organising travel, trips and tournaments
Advocate that the CRB Disclosure must be used as part of the clubs safeguarding initiatives and encourage the club to make use of The FA’s CRB Unit
The requirement of a CRB check is government legislation, and will involve anyone employed in a paid or voluntary capacity who supervises children to have a CRB check and failure to comply will be a criminal offence.
Support the club in identifying those who require a CRB Disclosure
Promote, support and encourage the benefits of the Safeguarding Children education and awareness programme