Heyford Cricket Club

HEAD GROUNDSMAN

No experience is necessary as full training and equipment will be provided.

Help is required primarily on Thursday or Friday evenings and Saturday mornings.

Duties will initially include:

· The final preparation of wickets which will include the mowing of the wicket, square and outfield using various mowers. Some heavy rolling may also be necessary.

· Final preparations will then include painting of the crease markings and boundary along with the setting out of stumps, flag, scoreboard and seats.

· Moving on and off of roll-on covers (weather dependant).

· Some filling-in of rabbit holes on the outfield may also be necessary.



Role: To promote good practice and implement safeguarding practices in the club.

Approximate time commitment: To be discussed with the club

Useful skills: Experience of safeguarding and child protection either at work or other volunteering e.g. teacher, social worker, police officer, charity organiser, etc

Excellent communication skills, including the ability to advocate the benefits of safeguarding

Good administration skills and be able to collate and administrate paperwork and information received in a confidential manner. Empathy with children and vulnerable adults

Support / Training Received: The ECB requires Club Welfare Officers to attend the following training to support and equip them for the role:

• A ‘Safeguarding and Protecting Children’ (SPC) Workshop every three years.
• A ‘Time to Listen’ (TtL) workshop every 3 years – this is cricket specific.

Further details of these courses can be found at www.ecb.co.uk

Tasks

• Promote and implement the clubs Safeguarding Children Policy
• Act as a source of advice on current best practice and provide support to Club Management Committee and members of the Club on safeguarding issues and procedures.
• To attend Club Management Committee meetings as a member of the club management committee by right of role and to ensure that safeguarding is a mandatory standing item on the committee agenda
• To advise the Management committee in establishing which roles within the club require the post holder to undertake the ECB CRB Vetting process and ensuring that such CRB applications are completed
• To maintain accurate records and to keep all documentation in a secure fashion
• To ensure matters of possible child protection nature are reported / referred appropriately to the ECB and/or statutory authorities in a timely fashion, and in accordance with the ECB procedures

Benefits of volunteering:

• To learn new and develop existing skills through hands on experience
• Personal & professional development and/or training
• The ability to explore different sorts of career or job opportunities in a voluntary capacity
• A chance to get out, have fun and meet some new people – enjoying the traditional social life that cricket clubs generate.
• Experiencing new challenges
• Supporting your local community – putting something back into your community, personal satisfaction knowing you have helped others.
• A written/verbal reference
• A brilliant CV booster (73% of employers would employ a candidate with volunteer experience over one without)



If a formal position is not for you then we are always on the look out for volunteers who may be able to offer general support. This could range from assisting our qualified coaches at Junior sessions, help with general maintenance of the facilities and our equipment, scoring or umpiring.

If you or anyone you know of may be interested in the above roles or you just want to find out more please contact a member of the committee - click here