Safeguarding Officer (Volunteer Role)
Job Type
Volunteer
Salary
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Closing Date
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Location
Singapore
Reporting directly to SportSG Safe Sport Taskforce, the Safeguarding Officer is responsible for ensuring that SRU’s safeguarding policies are met and maintained within the organization. This is a volunteer role.
- The Safeguarding Officer within a sport organisation has the primary responsibility in managing and reporting any concerns related to breaches of Safe Sport practices to SportSG Safe Sport Taskforce
- To be trained in responding to Safe Sport related cases and to be able to refer to the relevant authorities (i.e. SportSG Safe Sport Taskforce, SPF)
- To be able to provide first responder support to victim who report of any Safe Sport related cases
- Act as a source of support, advice and expertise to staff, participants and volunteers in safeguarding matters
- To liaise with SportSG Safe Sport Taskforce on Safe Sport policy development and awareness training
- To promote Safe Sport practices to all staff, participants and volunteers
- Main point of contact and representative for the organisation for any safeguarding matters
- Ensure safeguarding standards are met and maintained within the organization
- Lead in maintaining and reviewing the organisation’s implementation plan for safeguarding
- To attend any related safeguarding training
- The appointment is on a two-year term basis
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Background in Psychology or Counseling is a bonus but not a requirement
- Comfortable in counseling victims
- Knowledgeable in rugby
- Experience in policy work is an advantage
- Willing to learn on laws around harassment and abuse
- Willing to learn and drive the Safe Sport efforts
- Sensitive, understanding, mature and patient
- Minimum qualifications of ‘O’ Levels
Interested candidates please e-mail your CV complete with contact details to: dmchow@sru.org.sg. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.