HAWKS FOOTBALL CLUB
"Making a Difference to Young People's Lives through Sport"
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Registered Charity : 1159849
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English Football Accredited Club : Y-NHA-2614
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SAFEGUARDING & WELFARE
CHILD WELFARE OFFICER
Marcus Lewis is the Club Welfare Officer (CWO) and Designated Safeguarding Lead at Hawks FC. He is supported by the Club Chairman and Vice Chairman who are also qualified. All committee members at Hawks are safeguarding trained.
His role is to ensure Hawks FC is a safe and welcoming club and to protect and assure the welfare of all of our players and staff.
Marcus's contact is :
Tel : 07368 535303
Email : welfare@hawksfc.co.uk
SAFETY AT HAWKS FC
The club has invested heavily in our safety procedures. All club volunteers and coaches are trained in Safeguarding and Emergency Aid.
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The club has an on site community defibrillator situated at the main clubhouse and two additional pitch side mobile defibrillators.
Our medical emergency plan is reviewed regularly, and we have emergency vehicle access at our club ground which is well signposted.
RESPECT CODES OF CONDUCTS
The Club actively supports the FA Respect Campaigns and Codes of conduct.
"We Only do Positive" forms part of our core values as we want to ensure high standards are maintained at the club.
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All players, coaches and volunteers are asked to commit to these to ensure the club is an enjoyable and friendly place for everyone to enjoy the game.
REPORTING A CONCERN
If you feel that an adult (e.g. a referee, coach or a volunteer) is mistreating someone under the age of 18, there are various confidential ways you can report this.
By ‘mistreating’, we mean behaving towards under-18s in a physical or verbal way you believe is threatening or makes the young person feel scared or bad.
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If you need to report a concern then please contact, Marcus Lewis , our Child Welfare Officer.
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You can contact Marcus confidentially on:
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Tel : 07368 535303
Email : welfare@hawksfc.co.uk
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SAFEGUARDING GUIDANCE
The club works closely with Northants FA to ensure football is a safe and enjoyable place. We support young players and young referees at the club.
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We have undertaken best practice activities such as a "Your Kids Your Say" Survey where we asked all our players to tell us the main reasons they play the games we can ensure our coaches design training around these values.
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We have the following policies and procedures in place which are in our Members Handbook:
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1) Safeguarding Children
2) Anti Bullying
3) Repect Codes of Conduct
4) Medical Emergency Plan
5) Managing Behaviour
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EMERGENCY EXTERNAL CONTACTS:
FA NSPCC 24 HOUR
Helpline: 0808 800 5000
Police Child Protection Unit:
01933 304420 (Mon-Fri 9-5)
Out of Hours: 01604 700700 Or 999
NORTHANTS FA
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If you need to escalate any matters or raise a concern then the club is affiliated to Northants Football Association and you can contact them directly leaving your name along with your contact details and they will aim to get back to you within 24 hours.
Designated Safeguarding Officer
Rosie Brown: 07535 640452
Deputy Safeguarding Officer
Luke Scott: 07943 809195
Senior Safeguarding Lead
Sarah Bentley: 07933 412311
Email: safeguarding@northantsFA.com