Welfare Officer
Park Tennis Club Welfare Officer
Park Tennis Club are firmly committed to the welfare and wellbeing of all our members.
In line with LTA policy we have a trained Welfare Officer, Becky Black, on our management committee. Becky has recently undertaken a range of LTA training.
Becky is a retired teacher and currently completes a range of volunteering roles.
If you have any concerns about the welfare or wellbeing of any children or adults at Park Tennis Club, contact Becky on 07872 805590.
The Welfare Officer is responsible for promoting safeguarding within their venue and working with others to ensure a safe and inclusive environment is achieved.
Main duties
- Working with others in the club to promote safeguarding, diversity and inclusion and ensure compliance with the LTA’s minimum standards for venue registration
- Working with others in the club to ensure safeguarding and diversity and inclusion information, including policies, reporting procedures and details of the venue Welfare Officer are visible and available
- Working with others in the club to promote the venue’s Code of Conduct(s)
- Ensuring safeguarding and diversity and inclusion is on the agenda at committee meetings
- Acting as the first point of contact for all children and adults where concerns about welfare, discrimination, poor practice or abuse are identified
- Working with the LTA Safeguarding Team when concerns arise within the venue
- Maintaining contact details for the LTA Safeguarding Team and key statutory agencies
- Contacting the Local Authority children’s or adults’ social care teams and the police about concerns where appropriate
- Working with the LTA Safeguarding Team to facilitate audits of the venue in relation to the minimum standards
- Working with the Committee/Management and LTA to facilitate the completion of any action plan to address the results of an audit
- Working with others in the venue to ensure the relevant people at the venue have completed a satisfactory criminal records check