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Safeguarding, Respect and Welfare.

Club Welfare Officers

The Clubs Lead Welfare Officer is Liz Smith. Liz is supported by another 8 Welfare Officers who between them support all of our 138 teams.

AFC Stoneham have at least one Welfare Officer at our ground every night of the week to support our managers and teams if required. Any parents who wish to have a chat or raise a question are most welcome.

If you have any concerns regarding a young persons welfare (anyone under the age of 18) then please do not hesitate to contact Liz for advice, guidance and support.

Email: welfare@afcstoneham.co.uk Mobile: 07531 965755 / 0784169679

Welfare Officer Duties

To be clear about the clubs responsibilities when running activities for children and young people. This involves; ensuring these responsibilities are well understood by others, working with the Youth League Welfare Officer (YLWO), working with your County FA Welfare Officer and promoting The FA’s Respect Programme and helping to develop best practice processes.

To help club personnel understand what their ‘duty of care’ towards children and young people actually means and entails on a day-to-day basis.