Welfare, Policies and SwimMark

Please see below to access information on our:

Welfare Officer and what their role is within our club.
Policies and Procedures that we adhere to.
SwimMark status (Swim England’s quality standard for clubs).

Who is the WSC Welfare Officer?

Mel Blatch

What is a Welfare Officer?

This role is essential in providing a first point of contact for children, parents and adults within the club who have a child safeguarding or welfare concern.

In partnership with the club committee, the Welfare Officer ensures that the club is adopting and implementing child safeguarding policy and procedures which are necessary for it to demonstrate its duty of care to children.

The Welfare Officer is the first point of contact for club staff, volunteers, young people and parents for any issues concerning child welfare, poor practice or potential or alleged abuse. The officer will act independently and in the best interests of a child at the club, putting their needs above that of others and the club itself.

The Welfare Officer will ensure confidentiality is maintained and information is only shared on a need to know basis.

Welfare Officers undertake the following training:

SCUK Safeguarding and Protecting Children Workshop.

ASA/NSPCC Child Protection in Sport Unit “Time to Listen” child safeguarding training for designated person.

How to contact our WSC Welfare Officer?

Our Welfare Officer can be contacted at this email address: [email protected]

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Policies and Procedures

Below are our key policies and procedures, together with a collection of other policies from Swim England and British Swimming that we also adhere to. Please note that these have been recently been updated inline with Swim England COVID recommendations: