Salary: Please state your expectations within your application
Contract: Part Time, 15 hours a week
Location: The City Ground, Nottingham, NG2 5FJ OR The Nigel Doughty Academy, Nottingham, NG2 7SR
Working Arrangements: On site
Closing Date For Applications: 29th August 2025
The Perks of the Job:
- Opportunity to access tickets for events at The City Ground.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Access to high street and gym discounts.
- Discount within our Club shop.
- Free on-site parking.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Work with all stakeholders to create a positive, child-centred Academy environment
- Be a regular, visible presence at the Training Ground and other sites as appropriate to ensure good safeguarding practise and to be a point of contact for queries or concerns. This includes regular weekends and evenings to cover matches and training sessions
- Help to ensure that the Premier League standards are met within in the Academy by promoting and championing all safeguarding policy and procedures.
- Quality assure and provide feedback on practises involving children and young people at the Academy.
- Identify strengths and weaknesses to inform workforce development plans.
- Support the development and delivery of safeguarding resource materials and safeguarding training and induction sessions.
- Manage safeguarding cases and concerns as appropriate when reported by staff or stakeholders with support of the Academy Safeguarding Manager. Ensure all information is accurate, confidential and up-to-date and captured and monitored on MyConcern.
- Attend SWEP (Safeguarding, Wellbeing, Education and Psychology) Team meetings on an ad-hoc basis to ensure a holistic and multi-disciplinary approach to case management.
- Provide guidance, advice and support to all staff, volunteers and associates of the organisation in relation to safeguarding concerns and queries.
- Support the Player and Parent Voice initiatives involving capturing feedback from stakeholders and presenting it to colleagues as required.
- Maintain player information confidentiality and professional boundaries acting within professional codes of conduct and scope of practice at all times.
- Collaborate with Facilities, Operations, Stewarding and Security teams to promote and protect the health and safety of children and young people at the Academy.
- Keep own safeguarding knowledge, skills and qualifications up to date.
- To act, at all times, in a manner appropriate to a representative of Nottingham Forest FC.
Skills, Experience and Knowledge:
Essential:
- FA Safeguarding Children or equivalent.
- Understanding of Safeguarding policies and procedures.
- Experience of safeguarding and working with children, ideally in an elite sport or education environment.
- Experience in contributing to the design, delivery and evaluation of education and development interventions for individuals and groups.
- Experience of working and contributing in a team environment by collaborating with others.
- Ability to build strong relationships with players, parents and other stakeholders.
- Excellent presentation, planning and communication skills.
- Ability to engage and communicate with people of all ages, especially young elite athletes.
- Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills with the ability to multi-task and balance conflicting demands.
- Flexible, caring and a non-judgmental approach and attitude.
Desirable:
- Previous experience in a safeguarding role in academy football.
- A recognised qualification in Safeguarding.
- Knowledge of roles and responsibilities of local statutory agencies (social services, police, and local safeguarding children board).
- FA Welfare Officer training.
Health & Safety
- All employees are subject to Nottingham Forest’s policies, procedures and conditions of service, with reference to the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and you should abide by all current health and safety legislation.
- You are required to take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and of other persons who may be affected by your acts or omissions at work.
- You are required to report any Health and Safety problems to your manager or a member of the Health and Safety/Facilities team.
Equal Opportunities
- The Club is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and believes in equal opportunities for all. We want all staff, and others associated with the Club to share this commitment.
- You are required to ensure a positive attitude towards equality, diversity and inclusion, and you are expected to always treat others fairly and with respect. As an employee of the Club, there is an expectation that your behaviour aligns to the principles outlined in the Clubs Equality Diversity and Inclusion policy and should at all times promote positive working relationships between all internal and external stakeholders.
Safeguarding
- The welfare of young people and adults at risk is paramount within our Club and the safeguarding of all children, adults, staff, and visitors is everyone’s responsibility. All employees have a responsibility to act on a suspicion or disclosure that may suggest a young person or adult is at risk of harm. All employees are expected to familiarise themselves with the Club’s HR and Safeguarding policies and procedures including the Safeguarding team and how to report a concern.
Additional Points
- These roles and responsibilities are not exhaustive and will change from time to time.
- You are required to participate in training, workshops and meetings considered relevant to your role.
- You must carry out your duties with full regard to the policies, procedures and conditions of service contained in your employment contract and employee handbook
- You must be flexible in supporting colleagues to the overall benefit of the Club.
- You are required to undertake any other task that is deemed reasonable within your skill set
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marital / civil partnership status, pregnancy / maternity leave, race, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Nottingham Forest Football Club is a signatory of the FA’s Football Leadership Diversity Code. We are committed to developing policies to promote equal opportunities and diversity within our workforce. To monitor our progress against these commitments, we require all applicants to provide accurate diversity data during the application process.
Our Commitment to Safeguarding
As part of the Club’s commitment to safeguarding, the successful applicant may be required to undergo a Disclosure Barring Service (“DBS”) check or an enhanced DBS check. The results of a DBS check will be considered on an individual basis, and the Club will act in a proportionate manner when deciding whether or not to proceed with the appointment.
An FA Enhanced DBS disclosure is required for all relevant new appointments to the Club. Individuals will be asked to declare any convictions, cautions or reprimands, warnings or bind-overs that may have been incurred. The Club reserves the right to carry out risk assessments where content has been disclosed on a DBS disclosure if it feels that it is relevant to the job requirements. Failure to satisfy the Club and the PL's safeguarding requirements may lead to the job offer being withdrawn or, if they have already started employment, summary termination of the employment. 
