The Club Affiliation process to Kent County Football Association will begin from May. It is therefore essential that as a club you take the opportunity to review your Club Welfare Officers status as they must have the following in place before you attempt to affiliate for the 2010/2011 Season.
(a) An Accepted Enhanced FA CRB
(b) Have attended an FA Safeguarding Children Workshop (formally known as Child protection and best practice)
(c) Have attended an FA Welfare Officer Workshop (WOW)
Your current Club Welfare Officer should already comply with parts (a) and (b). However, if you have changed your Club Welfare Officer during the season you will need to check to make sure that they meet the above requirements.
Club Welfare Officers; if you have yet to attend a Welfare Officer Workshop (WOW) please contact Mark Bright at The Kent FA on mark.bright@kentfa.com or 01622 792140 for upcoming Workshop dates. Alternatively you can use the online booking system by clicking here.
Club Secretaries; in order to ensure a smooth affiliation process; it is essential for you to discuss with your current Club Welfare Officer whether they plan to remain with your club for next season.
If they do not plan to stay in the role, it is important that your club committee acts now to identify a new Club Welfare Officer and assess if they meet the above stated requirements.
If they do not have an accepted FA CRB and/or need to attend one or both of the workshops it is imperative that these matters are attended to prior to your club affiliation to Kent County Football Association.
Demand for both Safeguarding Children Workshops and Welfare Officer Workshops will increase as we approach the affiliation window, so to guarantee a place on a convenient workshop book a place as soon as possible.
Further information regarding the role of a Club Welfare Officer can be found at: http://thefa.com/TheFA/WhatWeDo/FootballSafe/ClubWelfareOfficers.aspx
If you require any further support or have a query regarding this please do not hesitate to contact Val Hajialexandrou, County Welfare Officer on 01622 792140 or via email to val.hajialexandrou@kentfa.com.
Thank you for co-operation.