At a glance

Skills

Governance
Health and safety
Safeguarding

Where

Anywhere in Yorkshire, S9 5DA

Mainly at home

Travel limit? As a regional association we require our board members to be based in Yorkshire

Time

Mostly outside office hours Estimate of time needed:
1-3 hours / week We all work flexibly around our day jobs and agree meetings to suit all. Occasionally evnts and meetings may be in office hours or weekends

Deadline

18 Nov 2024

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Welcome to Reach Volunteering. We are a community and registered charity that connects people, skills and good causes.

To apply for this role, and any other on our platform, you need to be based in the UK, have at least three years of experience using the skills you wish to volunteer in a professional capacity or have lived experience (for trustee roles). Read more about our criteria.

Yorkshire Regional Netball Association is one of 9 member organisations of England Netball. We represent England Netball members in Yorkshire, and work closely with England Netball staff to deliver and develop Netball in Yorkshire.

What will you be doing?

Netball organisations across the Country are committed to the establishment of a safe, fair and inclusive sporting environment and put this at the heart of everything they do. In this Safeguarding role, you'll be instrumental in ensuring this.

You will act as the Regional Safeguarding Lead for Yorkshire and will lead the case management, and the development and implementation of safeguarding and welfare policies and processes within Yorkshire.

What are we looking for?

In order to be a volunteer on the Regional Management Board, you will need to be, or be willing to become a member of England Netball.
You will NOT hold any other role within Netball that may cause a Conflict of Interest in carrying out the role of Regional Safeguarding Lead
Sound understanding and knowledge of Netball
Able to uphold the regions code of conduct and behave professionally at all times
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Strong leadership and people management skills
Safeguarding experience
Good IT skills (including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and Publisher)
Ability to be flexible and work with volunteers from diverse backgrounds to build and maintain effective networks
Take an interest in and respect the viewpoints of others
Access to email, WhatsApp and telephone

What difference will you make?

The ability to help shape the direction of our sport in Yorkshire, ensuring our members' views are heard and more people of all backgrounds can enjoy Netball across Yorkshire.
We will value and recognise your contribution as a volunteer, through opportunities to learn, attend events and access support from England Netball

Before you apply

The term limit for this role is 4 years, after which you will be eligible for re-election for one further term of 4 years. The maximum term limit is 8 years.

Recruiting someone with the right skills to this role is a priority for the Board, if you are interested, please register your interest on Reach as soon as you can.

Applications are open until 18th Nov 2024. Applications will be shortlisted and an informal interview arranged via Zoom or Teams.

About Yorkshire Netball

Causes

Sports

Women

Young people

Organisation type:

Small or unincorporated organisation

Yorkshire Netball is the regional governing body for Netball in our region. One of nine volunteer run Regional Management Boards, we represent England Netball members in Yorkshire and work with...