Call for nominations

Regional rep vacancies

Nominations are sought for the following areas, to serve for three years:

• East of England (Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk)
• Scotland
• South West (Bath, Wiltshire, West Bristol, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, Devon and Dorset)
• Wales

How to apply

• Please send a CV (three pages max) along with a brief statement (250 words max) outlining your experience and reasons for wanting to take up the role.
• You should be a current member of CPSIG.
• Send applications and queries to the CPSIG Administrator ([email protected])
• If more than one suitable applicant applies for a position, your statement will be sent to the whole membership (or region for the Regional Rep roles) and a vote will take place.
• In the event of only one name being submitted, no election will take place and the sole nominee will be deemed elected.

The Regional Representative will be elected for a period of three years. This may be extended by a maximum of a further two years, if no other candidate stands for election.

Deadline to apply: 28 February 2021 [may be extended for some regions if no applications received]

Job description for role

• co-ordinate CPSIG activities in the Region by disseminating relevant information
• encourage local and regional peer review.
• organise a CPSIG Regional event at least once every three years
• attend CPSIG Exec (three meetings a year) and annual AGM (usually held at the BACCH annual conference), to share information on regional activities
• encourage membership of CPSIG in the region
• champion the SPIN (special interest) module in safeguarding
• provide advice and guidance of training/education opportunities for those interested in child protection