Safeguarding and Safety leads

Outline:

To provide support to members and processes in the area of safeguarding. To support the promotion of a safeguarding culture within all parts of the Area, offering information and advice to members on the implementation of Safeguarding, Intimate Care and Youth member Anti-bullying policies (as laid out in POR Chapter 2, Key Policies).

Main tasks:

• Provide support across the Area on matters of safeguarding i.e. providing advice to executive committees, commissioners, campsite/activity centre managers and wardens and leaders, supporting with the use of HQ approved and provided awareness raising activities for young people.
• Ensuring members within the Area stay up to date on safeguarding advice, guidance and rules to promote a culture of Safe Scouting across the local area. This could be through
  attendance at meetings or by providing updates such as webinars or in local newsletters.
• Under the direction of the Area Commissioner, or at the request of the appropriate line manager; offer information and support to members regarding compliance with safeguarding measures, helping them to identify what may be done to further encourage best practice and the implementation of The Scouts safeguarding policies.
• Collaborate with all adults to ensure that The Scouts safeguarding policies are understood and implemented at all levels.
• Provide information and support to event organisers on how to ensure events are delivered safely and in line with Scouts policies.
• Support the Area Commissioner, District Commissioners and Group Scout Leaders to use tools and checkers (such as the ‘Keeping Scouting Good’ and ‘Safe Scouting premises
  audit’ and be available to offer help and support in implementing resulting actions.
• Keep up to date with national Scouts developments relating to safeguarding, using the information available (including management information and data, local and national learnings) to support and develop a culture of Safe Scouting within the Area

Outline:

To provide support to members and processes in the area of safety, promoting and supporting compliance with The Scouts’ Safety Policy within the Area To advise the
Area Commissioner and Executive Committee on the implementation of The Scouts’ Safety Policy within the Area and to assist District Commissioners in operating the policy.

Main tasks:

• Provide support across the Area on matters of safety i.e. providing advice to executive committees, commissioners, campsite/activity centre managers and wardens and leaders, supporting with local understanding of risk assessment.
• Ensuring members within the Area stay up to date on safety advice, guidance and rules to promote a culture of Safe Scouting across the local area. This could be through attendance at meetings or by providing updates such as webinars or in local newsletters.
• Providing a level of assurance for the local Executive. This can include but is not limited to: reviewing risk assessments, auditing safety procedures for premises (such as local Campsites) and other tasks as requested by the Area Commissioner or Area Executive.
• Collaborate with all adults to ensure that The Scouts safety policy is understood and implemented at all levels.
• Provide information and support to event organisers on how to ensure events are delivered safely and in line with Scouts policies.
• Support the Area, District Commissioners and Group Scout Leaders to use tools and checkers (such as the ‘Keeping Scouting Good’ and ‘Safe Scouting premises
  audit’ and be available to offer help and support in implementing resulting actions.
• Keep up to date with national Scouts developments relating to safety, using the information available (including management information and data, local and national learnings) to support and develop a culture of Safe Scouting within the Area
• Supporting local learning reviews, ensuring that lessons are learnt from incidents and near misses within the Area (including those at Group and District levels).