Club Welfare Officer

What the role involves

• Receive and act on welfare concerns
• Check that coaches are trained and checked
• Support parents and young players

Ways in, with or without formal qualifications

Experience, knowledge and interests count in football. These routes are what people in this role commonly point to.

• Experience

  Volunteer at a club

  Matchday volunteering, welfare, secretary, social media or committee roles at a local club. Clubs are short of people and give responsibility quickly.

• Experience

  Teaching or youth-work background

  Teachers and youth workers bring behaviour management, safeguarding awareness and planning skills to coaching, education and welfare roles.

Qualifications and licences

You need the relevant qualification, licence or registration in this role.

• Safety & welfare

  Safeguarding Children Training & Background Check

  A basic requirement for most people who work with children in football. It covers recognising and reporting concerns and keeping a safe environment.

Skills and knowledge

• Safeguarding
• Communication
• Resilience & Adaptability

Tools you may use

• Team and club management apps

Where this role is found

• Grassroots & community clubs

Where this role leads

• Safeguarding Officer

  Required

  Leads child and adult safeguarding at a club or body.

• Football Development Officer

  Strongly preferred

  Grows participation and club quality for an association or county body.

Common stepping stones into this role

• Grassroots Coach

Pay and context by region

Illustrative estimates scaled from a UK baseline. Check local job adverts and union or association data.