If you are interesting in becoming a volunteer then please read on. This brief guide aims to provide you with basic details of the main volunteering opportunities available, and the steps that need to be taken to get you approved.

Contrary to popular perception most of the volunteering roles within our club are non-committal and you will be able to choose when to offer your services when it suits you.

The roles:

Poolside Volunteer – Assist with manning the gate at the start of training, being a second pair of eyes for coaches during a training session, assisting with ensuring swimmers are returned to parents at the end of a training session.

Frequency – Once a week or when available

Training – Swim England membership, DBS, Safeguarding

 

Team Manager – Supervise swimmers at an open gala. Working alongside a coach, you will take responsibility for swimmers poolside, dealing with an issues and ensuring compliance with Swim England rules.

Frequency – non-committal. As and when available at an open Gala the club attends.

Training – Swim England membership, DBS, Safeguarding, Team Manager module 1

 

Swimming Official – Provide judging services to a promoter at an open Gala.

Frequency – non-committal. As and when available at an open Gala the club attends.

Training – Swim England Membership, Officials training Time Keeping and Judge 1

 

 

The Steps

 

Step 1

Register with Swim England

Every Volunteer needs to be registered as a member with Swim England.  You will receive an e-mail from Swim England asking you to confirm some basic details. The club then receives your application directly through its own online system and pays the small annual fee on your behalf.

You will then receive your own Swim England membership number. (This is your number and different from your swimmers).

 

Step 2

DBS Checking

For Team Managers/Poolside helpers/Coaches

For any activity, with some supervisory input, that puts you in direct contact with a person under the age of 18 a DBS check MUST be completed and recorded by the Club. (DBS checks by other Swim England registered club can carry over). E-mail [email protected] giving your name and volunteering role. The welfare officer with arrange the DBS check with you.

If you are volunteering to be a swimming official only a DBS is not required.

 

Step 3

Book your course

Depending on the role you will need to complete some training. Almost all training is done online via a zoom webinar and takes 2-3 hours. Courses are booked online and reimbursed by the Club.

Team Manager/Poolside Volunteer

Safeguarding Training - Safeguarding (swimming.org)

Team Manager 1 - Team Manager workshops - Swim England East Region (eastswimming.org)

 

Officials Training

Swimming official Judge 1 and Timekeeping  Courses for Officials and Volunteers (swimming.org)

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