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Accessibility, Diversity and Standards Officer
Emily Baker
Pronouns: she/her
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Bio:
Emily is a masters student studying Plant Sciences in Sheffield, focussing on european beach grasses. She is the former co-branch development officer as well as having previously been social mobility representative on the diversity committee. Outside of politics, Emily is a keen advocate for improving social mobility in the STEM field. She also enjoys building her Dr Martens collection and visiting her hometown of Liverpool.
Duties:
- Act as a central point of contact for our members with welfare issues or disputes;
- Handle any welfare complaints and organise disciplinary investigations involving our members;
- Support the Executive with welfare and accessibility issues, for example help ensure accessibility of venues for events, provision of plain text versions of campaign graphics;
- Maintain a relationship with the party’s Pastoral Care Officer;
- Promote diversity and equality of access within the Young Liberals, including by ensuring a welcoming environment and managing safeguarding of under18s;
- Provide a degree of pastoral support for Young Liberals members at Young Liberals events;
- Ensure that Young Liberals events are supported by registered first-aiders where required.