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]
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:
Woking SC policies and documents
- Parents’ Code of Conduct - updated 17th July
- Swimmers’ Code of Conduct - updated 17th July
- Data Protection and Communication Policy - updated 17th July
- Drop off and collection policy - Updated 21st April 2022
- Photography Policy
- Child Protection Policy
- Anti-bullying Policy
- Club Constitution - updated September 2020
- Equity Policy
- Succession Planning
- Better Training - Encouraging good behaviour at training sessions (Trial) - members can access via the Swimmers Area
- Pirbright Guidelines for Parents and Swimmers - members can access via the Swimmers Area
- Code of Conduct For Members February 2020
Swim England policies
- Swim England (ASA) Wavepower (Child safeguarding for clubs)
- Swim England (ASA) – Code of ethics
- Swim England (ASA) – Child welfare complaints procedure
British Swimming anti-doping
SwimMark
We are affiliated and accredited under the Amateur Swimming Association as a SwimMark Essential Club.
ASA SwimMark Documents can be found here.
The ASA’s Wavepower Child Protection Policy and Procedure document can be found here and is also available from Mel Blatch, our Welfare Officer.