BARNSLEYFC COMMUNITYTRUST
APPLICATION PACK
Trustee Safeguarding Lead
(Voluntary)
BARNSLEYFC COMMUNITYTRUST
Barnsley FC Community Trust is a registered charity delivering community and charitable activities on behalf of Barnsley Football Club through four main themes.
EDUCATION, HEALTH, SOCIAL INCLUSION AND SPORTS PARTICIPATION
OUR VISION
Raising Aspirations; Enhancing Lives; Improving Communities
OUR MISSION
To use the power of Barnsley Football Club to inspire, improve and positively change lives in our community.
OUR VALUES
WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT OUR WORK
WE ARE TEAM PLAYERS
WE ARE OPEN AND HONEST
APPLICATIONS
Barnsley FC Community Trust are committed to the safeguarding of its staff, volunteers and young people. Any job offer made is subject to satisfactory references and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Application forms are available from - https://barnsleyfccommunity.co.uk/about/ vacancies/
To apply for this role, please send a completed application form detailing how you meet the requirements of the role to: Community@barnsleyfc.co.uk
Or via post marked private and confidential to:
Barnsley FC Community Trust
Oakwell Stadium
S. Yorkshire
S71 1ET
Please note CVs will not be considered.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title:
Voluntary Trustee Safeguarding Lead
Responsible for:
Primary responsibility for safeguarding within the charity; and (with the rest of the board members) for taking a leadership role in actively championing safeguarding good practice.
Supporting and working closely with the designated safeguarding lead and safeguarding officers in their responsibilities for the charity.
Job Purpose:
To take strategic leadership responsibility for the charity’s safeguarding arrangements and be the accountable person for reporting back to the rest if the Board on safeguarding matters.
Understanding Governance:
Governance refers to the systems and processes that are concerned with ensuring the overall direction, effectiveness, spervision and accountability of the charity. As the charity is an independent legal entity, it is the Board who have ultimate decision making within the charity and who are collectively responsible for the delivery of it’s purposes.
Therefore it is the Board who are the responsible and accountable body for the long-term direction and control of the charity - but the Board will delegate authority to the management team for the day to day operation of the charity.
Understanding Management:
The management team are the charity’s employees (and as such not members of the Board) who have received the delegated authority from the Board to take responsibility for the management and running of charity’s business. Through this delegated authority, the management team will implement the charity’s strategic aims and objectives.
Key working relationships of Board Safeguarding Lead
Internal Relationships
Trustees
Safeguarding Team
Senior Management
All Staff Members & Volunteers
All Service Users, Families and Carers
External Relationships
Local Autority Designated Officer
Local Safeguarding Adults Board
Local Police
EFL Trust
Other Stautory Agencies
Essential Qualities of Role Holder
Possess a valid DBS Certificate
Excellent communication skills
Excellent written skills
Safeguarding training and previous experience in safeguarding arrangements
Role Responsibilites
To manage and lead on the Board’s Safeguarding Agenda at each Board meeting and ensure it includes the appropriate strategic and operational matters in relation to safesuarding.
To report to the Board on any progess of safeguarding induction and coaching since the last meeting.
To update the Board on any progress of safeguarding induction and coaching since the last meeting.
To provide support and input to the safeguarding team with the development/updates or safeguarding polices, procedures and processes.
To provide support and input on all safeguarding on all safesuarding risk assessments against existing and new projects and programmes.
To define the safeguarding stategy and proprites between Board meetings.
To ensure adequate budget is assigned to meet the charity’s safeguarding requirements.
To have a high level of safeguarding training and knowledge commensurate with the strategic responsibilities of the role.
To stay up to date with changes in legislation and best practice related to safeguarding.
To undertake all relevant safeguarding training as required for the role.
To be familiar with the charity’s safeguarding handbook.
Support with annual safeguarding review.
Attend quarterly meetings with safeguarding team.
Critically review and challenge evidence, showing curiosity, fair judgement, and confidence in ensuring that reports accurately reflect findings.