Welfare Officers
DBS update October 2020 – The changes detailed below will be effective from the 1st November 2020
The ID verification part of the application process has changed temporarily to allow these to be actioned via a video call as opposed to the standard Face to Face Meeting.
If you require an ECB DBS check please email one of the following:
brian.hoyle@somersetcricketboard.org
matthew.counsell@somersetcricketboard.org
scott.chappell@somersetcricketboard.org
steve.gass@somersetcricketboard.org
raysomcricket@btconnect.com
amandacounsell@yahoo.co.uk
Your application will be initiated and a link sent directly to your email address. Complete and submit the online application and contact one of the above members of staff to arrange to have your application authorised remotely.
Important steps for the online ID verification meeting:
- Ensure that you email over copies of their 3 ID documents prior to the meeting
- Ensure that you have your application reference number
- Check that your application is in your Full Legal Name (as appears on birth certificate/passport etc)
- Confirm if you are a volunteer or in a paid role and that your application has been set up accordingly
- At each stage, the applicant will be required to hold up to the screen the original photo ID document to compare a likeness of the photo.
- All documents sent by email will be deleted / destroyed.
If you incur any issues with the application verification, then please seek support from dbs@ecb.co.uk
If you require any information or guidance around the DBS process please contact brian.hoyle@somersetcricketboard.org or matthew.counsell@somersetcricketboard.org
Due to the current restrictions, there are no face to face Safeguarding & Protecting Children, Safe Hands Workshops or Safe Hands Refresher courses available.
Club Welfare Officers can obtain or renew their qualifications as follows:
Safe Hands Workshop or Safe Hands Refresher courses can be accessed through the free online course, which is detailed in the table below.
This qualification is valid for a 24 month period and covers all existing or new CWO’s.
The Safeguarding & Protecting Children course qualification can currently be covered by accessing the free online ECB Safeguarding Young cricketers module, which is detailed in the table below.
This qualification is valid for 3 years and currently replaces the SPC qualification for all existing or new CWO’s.
Please note that any CWO’s registering for the online Safe Hands course detailed above, will automatically receive an invitation email from the ECB to access the online Safeguarding Young Cricketers module.
Further information will be updated here as it becomes available.
All clubs should have a qualified Club Welfare Officer as an essential part of their safeguarding structure.
Training for Club Welfare Officers
1) Safeguarding and Protecting Children (course run by UK Coaching).
2) Safe Hands qualification (ECB course run in partnership with the NSPCC).
3) An ECB DBS Vetting Check.
- Full Name (including Title)
- Date of Birth
- Preferred Email Address
- Club affiliation
Every three years, requirements 1, 2 and 3 must be updated.
Training for existing Club Welfare Officers
Online E learning Safeguarding and Protecting Children
ECB Safe Hands Refresher course
Next Courses in Somerset
23rd September update
There are currently no face to face Safe Hands Workshops or Safe Hands Refresher courses available.
Club Welfare Officers can obtain or renew their Safe Hands qualification by accessing the free online course which is detailed in the table below.
This qualification is valid for a 24 month period.
Course | Course date | Time | Venue | Cost | Book now |
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Safe Hands Welfare Officer Training | Various | 3 hours | Online | Free | Book here |
Online Safeguarding Young Cricketers | Any time | 90 minutes | Online | Free | Book here |