Talent, National Events and Learn to Swim Welfare Officer
* Loughborough, Leicestershire
* Contract
* Competitive
About The Role
We are seeking a Talent, National Events and Learn to Swim Welfare Officer to join our team on a permanent full-time basis. The role is 35 hours per week and will be home-based with a requirement for regular travel to events and to work from our SportPark Office in Loughborough.
You will act as an independent point of contact for all aquatic disciplines within talent, national events, and learn to swim. You will be required to investigate welfare complaints within the talent programme, at national events, and for Swim England swim school members.
Your responsibilities will include reporting and addressing issues and concerns through the correct channels and in accordance with Wavepower, particularly reporting all welfare and safeguarding concerns internally to the Swim England Safeguarding team. You will also work closely with the national events team to ensure effective welfare and safeguarding practices across all national events and to provide both on and off-site support as Welfare Officer for Swim England National events. Additionally, you will work closely with the Learn to Swim team to provide relevant welfare support to swim school members. We are looking for someone with experience or knowledge of a performance environment in sport as well as experience of dealing with safeguarding and welfare concerns. You will have a strong commitment to enabling a positive welfare environment ensuring that our sports are a safe space for all. You will be required to attend events or competitions regularly as well as visiting swim schools as required.
If you are looking to wake up every day with a passion for making a difference then this could be your next role!
Interviews will be held in person at our SportPark office in Loughborough during the week commencing 28th April 2025.
About You
In order to be shortlisted for the next stage in the process you must demonstrate within your application how you meet the following essential criteria:
* Experience or knowledge of a performance environment in sport.
* Experience of dealing with safeguarding or welfare concerns.
* Proven ability to follow and apply policies and procedures.
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate across a diverse audience.
* Commitment to enabling a positive welfare environment ensuring that our sports are a safe space for all.
* Ability to clearly summarize facts and findings in written form and make recommendations about behavior and concern.
Role requirements
* Attend events or competitions at the discretion and direction of Swim England.
* Attend Learn to Swim Schools where required.
* Full driving license with the ability to travel as required.
* Valid Enhanced (with barred list check) DBS check.
If you feel you have the suitable skills and attributes for this position then we would love to read your application, detailing how you meet the brief, and how you believe you’re the right candidate for this opportunity.
This role will follow a Safer Recruitment Process which Swim England is committed to and as part of this safer recruitment process relevant checks such as self-declarations, references, and criminal checks will be carried out in accordance with Wavepower.
Please be advised that we cannot offer visa sponsorship and that you must have the right to work in the UK to apply or be considered for this role. If you are a non UK/EU National, you must have an appropriate working Visa to undertake employment. You must also be working within the UK to apply or be considered for this role, due to the public liability insurance Swim England holds.
Swim England is committed to inclusion and embracing the spirit of all equalities legislation. As a Disability Confident Employer, we actively encourage applications from disabled people. We recognize that the diversity of our workforce is not reflective of today’s society and we are currently operating a pilot scheme whereby applicants from ethnically diverse backgrounds can opt into our guaranteed interview scheme.
Candidates that have opted into the scheme will be guaranteed an interview provided that they have demonstrated, within their application, that they meet the essential criteria for the role. When completing the application, applicants from ethnically diverse backgrounds are encouraged to ‘Opt In’ to the scheme, by ticking the box.
Where possible, Swim England will always make reasonable adjustments for accessibility to anyone who requires it. If you would like any of the documentation in a different format or would like to apply in a different way please get in touch via email.
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