Dragons Running Club (Leeds) has a dedicated Club Welfare Officer, Charli Briggs. As well as having a personal interest in the welfare of members, Charli has completed both the England Athletics (EA) Safeguarding in Athletics course and the Adult Welfare course.
Charli Briggs – Lead Welfare Officer
The Club Welfare Officer Role
The responsibilities of the role include:
- Implementing an effective Adult Safeguarding Policy and Adult Safeguarding Procedures and keeping them up to date
- Promoting safeguarding at the club and encouraging good practice
- Responding appropriately to safeguarding concerns
- Regularly reporting to the club’s committee on safeguarding matters
- Ensuring that members who are working with adults at risk are recruited safely and in line with legal requirements
- Maintaining records of club coaches’ and leaders’ licences and DBS checks
- Making sure that members are aware of:
- How to contact the Club Welfare Officers
- The codes of conduct for working with adults at risk
- How to respond to safeguarding concerns
- Dealing effectively with breaches of the codes of conduct, poor practice, or allegations of abuse
- Keeping up to date with developments in safeguarding
- Attending the relevant safeguarding courses for the role of Club Welfare Officer
- Completing a criminal record check through the relevant Home Country procedures
- Maintaining confidential records of reported safeguarding concerns and action taken
- Liaising with the HCAF Welfare Officers and/or statutory agencies if/when required
Please note that the Club Welfare Officer is unable to offer counselling or to discuss matters that are not related to Dragons Running Club (Leeds).
Raising a Concern and Confidentiality
Any Dragons member can raise a concern about the safety of themselves or another member of the Club with Charli.
There are a number of ways in which you can contact her .
- In person on a club run
- By email: welfare@dragonsrunning.co.uk
Our Club Welfare Officer will handle your matter confidentially and with sensitivity in accordance with the UK Athletics and England Athletics Safeguarding Procedures (https://www.englandathletics.org/clubhub/resource/adult-safeguarding-procedures/).