Safeguarding - Welfare Officer Roles and Responsibilities

Whilst everyone is responsible for safeguarding, the Club Welfare Officer is the person within a Golf Club with primary responsibility for managing and reporting concerns about children or adults at risk and for putting in to place safeguarding procedures.

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Policy and Procedures

1 . To assist the club to put Safeguarding Policy and Procedures in place.
2. To assist the club to put implementation plans in place for child safeguarding.
3. To promote awareness of the Codes of Conduct for staff, volunteers, coaches, members (juniors
and adults) and parents.
4. To ensure that safe recruitment procedures for staff and volunteers are followed.
5. To ensure that all appropriate existing staff or volunteers have an up-to-date DBS Enhanced Disclosure.

These should be updated every 3 years.

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