Job Description

A national network of Sport Welfare Leads/Officers has been created across England to support National Governing Bodies (NGBs), local clubs and community groups to promote good practice, inclusion and safe sport for children, young people and adults. This is in response to the findings and recommendations of the Whyte Review, published in June 2022.

The Sport Welfare Leads/Officers add capacity and expertise to the existing safeguarding and inclusion work of NGBs and Active Partnerships. They work closely with other Sport Welfare Leads/Officers, NGBs and wider partner organisations, e.g. local authorities, voluntary and community organisations, to connect people working on welfare and safeguarding, both inside and outside sport.

The Sport Welfare Lead role at APT will have a positive impact by:

Connecting with sports clubs in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and other community organisations in our priority places in Notts to build relationships and share good practice of safeguarding and inclusion.

Working alongside club welfare officers and their clubs/groups to build safer, more inclusive spaces by sharing knowledge, experience, and a passion for creating positive, respectful cultures.

Enabling club welfare officers, volunteers and participants to create safer, inclusive sporting environments by facilitating learning, organising training and sharing resources.

Raising awareness of sport welfare issues and its importance for all people who go along to clubs, by gathering and responding to local insight and promoting safeguarding campaigns with clubs and community organisations.

About APT

We are Active Partners Trust (Active Derbyshire and Active Notts) and we're here to empower people to be active in a way that works for them. We do that by working with others to address inequality and sharing opportunities and ways to move more. We're part of the network of Active Partnerships covering the whole of England and supported by Sport England. We work with many organisations and groups across our cities and counties to support and empower our communities.

Find out more about working for Active Partners Trust.

Our Application Process

Our application process is through Be Applied. It's a recruitment platform that helps us remove unconscious bias from our shortlisting process. Once you've digested the you will be asked 4 questions that form your application alongside your CV - this is what you'll be assessed on. We encourage you to make the most of these questions and make your answers personal to you rather than defaulting to AI. Your CV will be looked at alongside your application questions, please note any personal details will be removed to help keep candidates anonymous.

We encourage people to join our organisation from all walks of life, you don't need experience in the sport and physical activity sector to work for us. Disabled people and those from culturally and ethnically diverse communities are underrepresented in our workforce and are particularly encouraged to apply.

Rachael Burton-Dyer - rachael.dyer@activepartnerstrust.org.uk - 07913 249199

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 18 months

Pay: 36,910.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Cycle to work scheme Free flu jabs Free or subsidised travel Sick pay
Work Location: In person