Parents are required to provide supervision as part of the swimmers membership of the club. Parents are required to be on the pool bank when scheduled. This is a Swim Ireland, Safeguarding requirement. In the event that no parent is available for pool bank duty, the session will be canceled. As such it is every parents responsibility to ensure that the session will go ahead before leaving the pool.

It is your responsibility to arrange a replacement in the event that you cannot cover a session.

The schedule is arranged in advance and changes can only be made with significant notice to the committee.

The duty parent should:

• Arrive at the pool at least 15 minutes before the session start time.
• Specific to early moning Ballyfermot trainings:
  • Assist Coach in setting up lanes.
  • Open the door to swimmers no later than i.e. 5:15am to allow for warm up.
• Position yourself in the immediate vicinity of the pool so that you can hear/see the session.
• Sign the log book at the end of the session. (currently not done due to Covid)

The calendar for duties is in Calendar on the website under General.

COVID-19 Officer Roles and Responsibilities (currently suspended) 

• Remain up to date with all COVID-19 advice/protocols
• Oversee the club session and promote good practice to ensure compliance to the Swim Ireland codes of conduct including additional COVID-19 requirements as relevant
• Attend Swim Ireland COVID-19 Officer training in protocols relevant to the COVID-19  health andsafety requirements
• Remind members of protocols where necessary
• Report incidents of non-compliance to Person in Charge of training session or to the Lead COVID-19Officer ([email protected])
• Communicate to Lead COVID-19 Officer any concerns raised by members regardingclub/facility protocols