SAFEGUARDING & CHILD WELFARE

The Welfare Officer role is to work with the players, club and leagues to lead and provide clarity in ensuring the clubs responsibilities when running activities for children and young people. They will help the clubs personnel to recognise safeguarding it is everyone’s responsibility and to actively play their part.. The Welfare Officers must have an in date FA Accepted Enhanced with Children’s Barring List Check, have attended the FA Safeguarding Children Training course, and attended the Welfare Officer Workshop Training as a pre-requisite to become a Welfare Officer.

Please review the our Safe Guarding Children Policy here River Juniors Safeguard 

It is vitally important that everyone associated with River Juniors knows who the Welfare Officers are, and how to contact them, especially the players, parents and coaches.  Our Welfare Officer is Ray Woodhouse, who is part the clubs committee, and can be contacted via the contact us page or on our Facebook page.

As a large Junior Football Club, we always encourage additional welfare officer(s) to support the club. If you would like to help with Children’s Welfare, and work as a volunteer, please contact us.

If you would like further information relating to Children’s Welfare and Safeguarding, please visit the Liverpool County FA at https://www.liverpoolfa.com/safeguarding-and-welfare

You can REPORT any concerns

There are five ways to report a concern:

• To your Club Welfare Officer – Ray Woodhouse

• To your County FA Designated Safeguarding Officer Safeguarding@LiverpoolFA.com

• By emailing or calling The FA Safeguarding Team at Safeguarding@TheFA.com or 0800 169 1863

• Call the NSPCC 24-hour helpline on 0808 800 5000 if urgent and you cannot contact your club, league, or County FA Designated Safeguarding Office.

• Call the Police (999) or Children’s Social Care in your area If it is an emergency because a child or children are at immediate risk.

Any adult or young person with concerns about a colleague’s conduct towards a child or young person can also use whistleblowing by calling 0800 169 1863 and asking for The FA’s safeguarding team, or via email to Safeguarding@TheFA.com

Childline offers free, confidential advice and support whatever your worry, whenever you need help – 0800 1111

Please remember that if you are in immediate danger, ALWAYS call 999

You can contact our Committee and Welfare Officer if you have any questions or concerns regarding child safeguarding.
You can also visit FA Website at https://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/safeguarding

Child welfare is of upmost importance to every adult and child. If you would like further information or support, whether related to our football club or the wider world, further support and sources of information are available.

Kirklees Safeguarding
NSPCC
Childline
Child Exploitation and Online Protection