Jane Phillipson appointed Welfare Officer

Chester Football Club is pleased to confirm Jane Phillipson has been appointed Welfare Officer.

Jane replaces Marion Needham, who has been in the role since 2017. Everyone at Chester FC would like to say a huge thank you to Marion for her incredible work over the past eight years in this position.

The role of Welfare Officer provides a service to both the Club and the Community Trust. In addition to ensuring that criminal records checks are undertaken, the Welfare Officer has access to a number of other sources to provide advice and guidance on any complex issues.

Chester Football Club and Chester FC Community Trust are committed to providing a safe and positive environment for everyone involved and both organisations take these responsibilities very seriously particularly where children and vulnerable adults are present at any activities organised either by the club or the community Trust. The guiding principle of our approach to safeguarding is that it is always unacceptable for anyone to experience any kind of abuse.

All participants and visitors to club activities have the right to feel safe and to be safe, to be treated equitably with dignity and respect. Our duty is to keep children and vulnerable adults safe and to help protect them for abuse or harm.

For any further information, please visit chesterfc.com/safeguarding or you can contact Jane at jane.phillipson@chesterfc.com.