Addressparkrun is an international health and wellbeing charity and our vision is to create a healthier and happier planet. In the Asia Pacific region we support 600 parkruns across Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia and more than 1.1 million walkers, runners and volunteers.
Since our conception in 2004, parkrun has evolved into a global social movement with a vibrant and inclusive community at its core. Our mission is to transform lives by empowering people to be active, together, outdoors in their local community, and to protect parkrun for the generations to come.
Each and every weekend, we deliver free, weekly timed events that people of all ages and backgrounds can join in. By tackling barriers to participation, we encourage communities to come together and embrace regular physical activity, including volunteering.
And we have really only just begun.
Brief role description:
Act as the main point of support, advice and expertise for safeguarding in parkrun Asia Pacific.
This role is responsible for ensuring that parkrun leads the way in maintaining a safe and positive environment for all involved in it, with a particular focus on children and vulnerable adults.
In this role, maintaining a balance of safeguarding best practice, with what is practical and deliverable in the unique setting of the parkrun world is critical.
The role is part-time (22.5 hours per week) with a minimum of two days per week working out of parkrun's Gold Coast office in Southport. There is the potential to increase hours.
Main responsibilities:
- Lead on promoting a practical and thorough approach to safeguarding all members of our parkrun community across APAC.
- Support and guide all aspects of the business regarding safeguarding best practice and legal compliance in APAC.
- Write, review and update safeguarding policies and procedures, all staff and participants have access to the policies and procedures.
- Train, advise and support staff, participants and all key stakeholders to ensure safeguarding standards are maintained at all times.
- Lead case management of all safeguarding disclosures, suspicions, allegations or complaints, maintaining accurate and confidential case management records.
- Attend the global Safeguarding Panel to determine outcomes for specific cases, imposing and officiating sanctions for specific cases.
- Provide relevant incident information to the Managing Director, global safeguarding panel and the Board of Directors, Asia Pacific.
- Develop knowledge of and connections with police forces and safeguarding support services across APAC.
- Ensure APAC junior parkrun events comply with legislation in-force in their locations including overseeing the Working With Children Check process.
- Work with the Global Safeguarding team to maintain global standards.
- Work with the Global Safeguarding Team on general safeguarding projects.
Essential experience requirements:
- An exemplary record of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
- A sound knowledge of relevant legislation and national frameworks for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
- Experience in dealing with conflict and emotionally distressing matters with good judgement, sensitivity, integrity and respect.
- Experience in devising, developing and implementing policies and procedures in line with legislation and national frameworks for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
- An understanding of the roles and responsibilities of key safeguarding agencies, including social services and the police.
- Experience of liaising with people at all levels, including volunteers, community groups, the police, and children’s services.
Desirable experience requirements:
- A good understanding of parkrun and its aims and objectives.
- Experience of supervising and monitoring the work of volunteers.
- A working knowledge of the police, local authority and relevant voluntary bodies and their role in child safeguarding.
- Experience of conducting post-incident investigations.
Find out more using the following links:
The position description can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bAUKDuqn65S-tkMALziH7NaS2BaoaCiOb0fF7zLfMkY/edit?usp=sharing
The application form can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnbxK_SzXEZVFyDNMtjk8lMdI5XBDRB3YE0B6AN4fmc8ul2g/viewform
The deadline for applications is midnight 9 June 2024 AEST.
Our intention is for interviews to take place in parkrun’s Asia Pacific office on the Gold Coast during the week of 17 June 2024.
