Safeguarding Advisers
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Our Safeguarding Advisers support and develop a culture of safe scouting for our County. They give support, information and advice to help our adult members understand and follow the safeguarding, intimate care and youth member anti-bullying policies.
Tasks:
Give information and advice
- Offer support and advice across the County (including for Groups and Districts) about promoting a culture of safeguarding
- Support anyone organising events for Scouts to make sure they’re run safely and in line with Scouts policies.
- Support Group / District / County Lead Volunteers to use website guidance on safeguarding and encourage safeguarding learning
- Tell members where to go for more support on the Scouts website
Promote a culture of safeguarding
- Encourage openness and transparency. If members have any concerns or believe someone hasn’t followed the Yellow Card Code of Conduct for Volunteers, this should be questioned and/or reported
- Create a space where young people feel safe and able to voice their concerns
- Make sure the Yellow Card (Safeguarding Code of Conduct for Adults) is shared with everyone, and its poster is displayed
- Suggest activities for young people that are approved and have gone through UKHQ
Support learning
- Keep up to date with national safeguarding changes in Scouts using information available (including management information and data, local and national learnings)
- Make sure volunteers within the County understand and follow our safeguarding policies, stay up to date on advice, guidance and rules, and promote a culture of Safe Scouting across the local area.
Work with other volunteers
- Work with Group / District / County Lead Volunteers and the District / County Volunteering Development Teams to decide what support and information is needed for volunteers to follow our safeguarding policies.
- Please note, this role doesn’t get involved in safeguarding cases. These are looked at by the HQ Safeguarding Team with the support of the Volunteer Safeguarding Lead or District / County Lead Volunteer (if there isn’t a Volunteer Safeguarding Lead).
Who can hold this role:
- Any full member, except anyone whose only role is Trustee
- It’s important to already have experience and knowledge of safeguarding within Scouts.
- This roil requires the holder to complete a DBS check
- This role doesn’t ask for qualifications or external experience in safeguarding, but it may be useful.
What learning is needed:
- Read and understand the Scouts Safeguarding Policy and the Safeguarding Code of Conduct for Adults (Yellow Card).
- Keep up to date with the required ongoing learning.
- Have regular contact with the UK HQ Safeguarding team.