Role Type: Mandatory

COMET Champion

Typical tasks

  • Supporting other club members in using the system
  • Setting up and amending users within the club system
  • Helping to resolve club issues experienced on COMET
  • Keeping records up to date
  • Be a key contact for the FAW

useful skills for this role

  • Enthusiasm
  • Well organised
  • Experienced in computer and administration skills
  • Passion to learn and develop especially in relation to COMET
  • Interest/experience with technology is helpful, but not required
  • Attention to detail
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First Aider

typical tasks

  • Manage any first aid incident
  • Ensure everyone is safe
  • Liaise with medical professional, parents, carers
  • Keep accurate records of incidents
  • Keep first aid kit and equipment up to date and well stocked

useful skills for this role

  • Enthusiasm
  • Ability to maintain records
  • Ability to administer first aid, based on the FAW first aid course
  • Integrity and trustworthiness
  • Good communication skills
  • Ability to remain calm under pressure
  • Works well in a team
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Team Manager / Coach

Typical tasks

  • Organising training sessions
  • Leading teams on matchdays
  • Communicating logistics to players
  • Supporting the development of players

useful skills for this role

  • Enthusiasm
  • Attention to detail
  • Forward planning
  • Motivator
  • Relevant coaching qualification and DBS check
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Club Safeguarding Officer (CSO)

Typical tasks

  • Administering criminal records checks – called DBS checks (Disclosure & Barring Service)
  • Ensuring coaches and relevant personnel have current and valid DBS checks and have registered with the club on the COMET system
  • Ensuring coaches and relevant personnel have the necessary qualifications to undertake their roles
  • Ensuring the club meets at least the Standard level of the Club Accreditation Programme (in partnership with club colleagues)
  • Acting as the point of contact for minor safeguarding/welfare issues at club level
  • Reporting issues that cannot be dealt with at club level to League Safeguarding Officer or the FAW safeguarding team
  • Implementing safeguarding best practice at club level
  • Complying with the CSO Code of Conduct

useful skills for this role

  • Enthusiasm
  • Ability to maintain records
  • Ability to provide basic advice, based on club and FAW safeguarding policies
  • A child focussed approach
  • Integrity and trustworthiness
  • Good communication skills
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Secretary

typical tasks

  • Looking after the main administrative duties
  • Overseeing affiliation to leagues and cup competitions
  • Collection and payment of fines
  • Administration of all club correspondence

useful skills for this role

  • Enthusiasm
  • Well organised
  • Experienced in computer and administration skills
  • Able to maintain confidentiality
  • A good communicator, both verbal and written skills
  • Good listening skills
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Treasurer

Typical tasks

  • Keeping accurate records of all incoming and outgoing money on behalf of the club
  • Recording and collecting subscriptions from club members
  • Providing regular financial reports to the committee
  • Ensuring accounts are audited (if required) and presenting at AGM
  • Long term financial planning to ensure the club’s sustainability

useful skills for this role

  • Enthusiasm
  • Well organised – able to keep up to date financial records
  • Meticulous when handling money and cheques
  • Honesty and integrity
  • Good understanding of numbers
  • Simple communication of finance to non-finance people
  • Able to answer questions of a financial nature in meetings
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Chairperson

Typical tasks

  • Leading club meetings
  • Providing overall leadership of the club
  • Supporting or developing the club culture/philosophy
  • Ambassadorial tasks for the club
  • Liaison with local partners such as local business, colleges and universities, other sports clubs

useful skills for this role

  • Enthusiastic and motivating
  • A good leader who can be objective as well as empathetic
  • Confident and a good communicator; able to represent the club at external meetings
  • Able to ensure meetings run smoothly and efficiently
  • Easy to approach with good listening skills
  • Well organised and happy to delegate
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