Welcome
Cricket has a unique ability to connect communities,
improve lives and eradicate social barriers. Everything that
Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket Foundation is working
towards; every community programme, recreational team
and inclusive opportunity that is on offer allows us to make
great strides towards enhancing and extending the
reputation, reach and profile of the game and
Leicestershire Cricket.
However, we need and want to do better. The
Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket Foundation is an integral
member of the Leicestershire Cricket ‘family’. By
inspiring participation and community engagement
through cricket, we will improve lives across the County
and build trust and following.
We live in vibrant and multi-cultural Counties and it’s
vital that we rightly reflect, represent, and most
importantly reach our diverse community. We want to be
visible in the community to show that there’s a place in
the game for everyone – a real sense of belonging.
Founded on exceptional governance and leadership,
we will use cricket as a vehicle for good in people’s and
communities’ lives, making the game accessible for all
in our leagues, clubs, communities and schools so that
more people can experience and enjoy everything that
cricket has to offer. Thank you for your interest in
becoming our Lead Safeguarding Officer
About our Foundation
The Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket Foundation is striving to take the game’s existing social impact to new
levels and to inspire a passion for cricket in all our communities.
Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket Foundation is the official
charity of Leicestershire County Cricket Club. The
Foundation is dedicated to promoting the game of cricket at
all levels and particularly among young people, through
partnership and involvement of professional and
recreational cricketing bodies, community clubs and other
appropriate agencies within Leicester, Leicestershire and
Rutland.
Despite enjoying a strong track record of community
engagement across Leicestershire and Rutland to date,
including the continued delivery of free cricket programmes
in primary schools and increased support for the women
and girls’ game in our community-based clubs, there is
more to be done.
The establishment of the Foundation as its own entity helps
us to supercharge our reach and achieve our ambitions
of increasing accessibility and participation in cricket
across the Counties we serve.
Our new strategy
Our new strategy represents a step change in ambition and
outlook and sets out how our community facing cricket
organisation will make a significant impact across Leicester,
Leicestershire and Rutland over the next 3 years.
This is an exciting opportunity for those wishing to lead the
Foundation at its start to oversee its ambitions of using
cricket and all its many interconnecting components as a
force for good.
Purpose
To connect communities and improve lives through the
power of cricket.
We want to engage and excite people across the diverse
communities we serve, giving everyone the opportunity to
enjoy cricket.
Mission
To get bats and balls into more hands and introduce our
communities to the power of cricket.
We want the game to be safe and inclusive for all,
inspiring every generation to get involved and fulfil
their potential.
Our values
Sharing positivity: Bringing positive-orientated
thoughts, ambitions, beliefs, and attitudes.
Caring at our core: Promoting a strong sense of
community, leaving participants feeling valued,
respected and connected.
Elevating everybody: Empowering communities with
the tools to grow.
A safe and welcoming environment for all: Creating
a community for people to bring their best.
The Opportunity
To help us achieve our ambitions, we are seeking to appoint a County Safeguarding Officer to join our
Executive team, and to lead the delivery and execution of the safeguarding element of our first strategy.
Joining us as our inaugural County Safeguarding Officer
will afford you the opportunity to play an integral role in the
Foundation from its formation as we pursue our vision for
the wider region in support of widening the ECB’s ‘Inspiring
Generations’ strategic plan.
In our County Safeguarding Officer, we are seeking to
recruit an individual that excels through:
- Their passion and understanding of how the power
of cricket can improve lives across Leicester,
Leicestershire & Rutland - Support the delivery of a place-based strategy that
seeks to create new places to play across the
County whilst supporting current cricket participants
to thrive across our County - Championing equity, diversity and inclusivity
through their actions and behaviours - Their teamworking qualities to bring ambition and
energy into their teams - Their drive to improve cricketing experiences in our
leagues, clubs and schools and an equal desire to
create new cricket opportunities across our
communities in the County - Support the delivery of partnerships across the
County, both inside and outside of the game, to
enable more people to benefit from the social and
wellbeing benefits of cricket - Building cricket advocacy within our communities by
empowering volunteers across Leicester,
Leicestershire and Rutland to improve lives through
cricket-related experiences.
Responsibilities - Being a full, active and supportive member of the
Foundation team and oversee safeguarding across
the cricket participation and community
engagement elements of the L&RCF’s strategy. - Responsible for developing, implementing and
leading our safeguarding strategy as the L&RCF
Designated Safeguarding Lead. - Oversee and administer the delivery of safeguarding
programmes and processes across recreational
cricket activities in Leicestershire and Rutland. - Oversee and administer the delivery of safeguarding
across our programmes, events & festivals in
addition to supporting with risk assessments. - Work closely with colleagues, leagues, clubs, hubs,
governing bodies and other key partners to deliver
a collaborative and cohesive approach to proactive
prevention and awareness. - Be the first point of contact for low level concerns
and manage these through ECB systems and
processes and local agencies where necessary. - Identify where safeguarding concerns may also be
potential breaches of the ECB Anti-discrimination
Code and ensure these are referred to and managed
through the appropriate process. - Attends Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) or
other statutory meetings as and when required. - Responsible for ensuring that L&RCF’s meets and
surpasses compliance for safeguarding and health
and safety under the ECB County Partnership
Agreement and legal requirements. - Proactively promote and raise safeguarding
awareness, safer working practices and embedding a
culture of listening to children and making cricket
inclusive to all and deliver a staff safeguarding
development plan. - Work closely with ECB, ECB Safeguarding Team,
The Cricket Regulator, relevant governing bodies,
designated safeguarding leads, colleagues and our
leagues and clubs to deliver the safeguarding
strategy to all stakeholders. - Deliver Board Safeguarding Training to Foundation
Trustees every 3 years or as required. - Drive safer recruitment practices across both the
Foundation and be responsible for undertaking DBS
Checks and ID verification, ensuring that clubs are
supported in undertaking these checks for regulated
roles. - Support Club Safeguarding Officers with their
induction and role compliance requirements (Safe
Hands, Safeguarding for Specialist Roles and DBS
including verifier states. - Prioritise inclusivity alongside the role’s safeguarding
responsibilities. - Track performance against the strategy goals and
KPIs. Undertake regular visits to Clubs and provide
reports and updates on progress. - To undertake any reasonable tasks at the request of
the Managing Director. - Deputise for LCCC’s County Safeguarding Officer
where required. The Club’s Officer will offer the same
deputising support where required by L&RCF.
Behaviours
- Always be respectful of others, behave in a nondiscriminatory manner with an understanding of the
Equality Act 2010. - Willing and able to deal with people professionally
at all levels and from a variety of backgrounds. - Bring energy and enthusiasm to the role and
operate to our clear values and behaviours. - Hard working with a can-do attitude.
- Willingness to learn and adapt to an ever-changing
environment. - A positive, professional, friendly and supportive
manner. - Ability to relate and empathise with clubs, leagues,
volunteers and players.
General
Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties
and responsibilities of the post, each individual task
undertaken may not be identified. This job description is
current at the date shown, but in consultation with you, may
be changed by your Line Manager and/or HR to reflect or
anticipate changes in the job commensurate with the grade
and job title.
Health and Safety
It is an employee’s responsibility to take reasonable care of
themselves and others and anybody affected by their
undertaking including any act(s) or omissions.
Safeguarding
Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket Foundation is committed to
safeguarding and protecting children, young people and
adults at risk to enjoy the game of cricket, both recreational
and/or professional formats of the game. All stages of
recruitment will follow Safer Recruitment guidelines.
References will be sought upon offer of employment and
depending on job role, background checks may be required.
Upon commencement of employment, all new starters are
required to undertake ECB and Club safeguarding training
(level dependent on role undertaken) and read and
understand Safe Hands guidance and our Club
safeguarding policies and procedures.