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Safeguarding Case Management Group member
The Angling Trust, the national governing body for angling in England, is seeking volunteers with safeguarding expertise to join its Safeguarding Case Management Group (SCMG).
This is a rewarding opportunity to use your professional skills to make a real difference by supporting the effective management of safeguarding concerns relating to children and adults across the angling community.
What you’ll be doing
The successful candidate will work with the Angling Trust Safeguarding Case Management Group.
The Group provides independent advice, guidance and expert support to the Angling Trust Safeguarding Team. Members play a vital role in ensuring that safeguarding cases are handled fairly, proportionately, consistently and in line with best practice.
Main responsibilities
As a member of the Safeguarding Case Management Group, you will:
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Promote cooperation, confidence and consistency in safeguarding decision-making
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Provide independent, informed safeguarding advice based on your expertise and experience
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Support the management of safeguarding concerns within appropriate timescales
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Advise on safeguarding policy and practice arising from casework
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Assist with decisions relating to adverse Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosures
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Ensure consistency and proportionality in risk assessments
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Recommend interim or permanent suspensions where required
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Consider and recommend referrals to DBS, statutory agencies or relevant governing bodies
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Offer expert safeguarding insight across the angling landscape
Working hours
The role is voluntary and conducted remotely, with meetings taking place every 6 weeks.
Who you are
We are looking for individuals who can demonstrate:
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Experience in safeguarding or a closely related field
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Sound judgement grounded in safeguarding legislation, policy and evidence
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Strong analytical skills and the ability to assess complex information
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Experience of risk assessment and proportionate decision-making
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A fair, child- and adult-at-risk–focused approach
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Integrity and the ability to manage sensitive and confidential information
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A collaborative mindset and confidence working as part of a specialist group
Who we are
The Angling Trust is the national governing body in England representing fishing—one of the country’s largest participation sports. We are a not-for-profit organisation with a mission to protect, promote, and develop our wonderful sport—we care deeply about the environments in which we fish and are committed to creating opportunities for all within society to experience fishing in a healthy aquatic world.
We collaborate with Fish Legal, a separate membership association that uses the law to protect the rights of its members throughout the UK whilst fighting pollution and damage or other threats to the water environment.
Want to join us?
We believe a diversity of backgrounds, experience, and opinions builds the strongest team, so we encourage those from under-represented groups to apply—we are members of the Sporting Equals Charter and we’re actively participating in the Sport England sponsored Inclusive Employers development programme.
We take your privacy seriously and will only use your personal information to administer your application for this role—we will never pass your details onto a third party. We may contact you by email or telephone about the progress of your application. This processing is conducted lawfully based on legitimate interests.
