About Us
Swim England is striving to create a happier, healthier and more successful nation through swimming and aquatic activity. We strive to inspire everyone to enjoy the water in the way that suits them. As the recognised national governing body for swimming, artistic swimming, diving and water polo in England, we help people learn how to swim, enjoy the water safely, and compete in all our sports.
Swim England is an incorporated company with charitable status. Our subsidiary businesses are wholly owned companies which are commercial – profits are passed up to Swim England for investment into our charitable aims.
Volunteers form the backbone and heart of our Swim England family. They support our clubs, events and programmes across the country and they help ensure our aquatic sports grow and thrive. Our volunteers are our biggest asset and their contribution is invaluable. To find out more about volunteering for Swim England, please visit our volunteering page.
About The Role
The Masters Working Group (MWG) provides input on strategic direction, sport development and membership engagement for the Masters swimming discipline within Swim England. The MWG is a sub-group of the Swimming Leadership Group (SLG) which has overall responsibility for governance and development of swimming in England.
The specific responsibilities of the MWG are:
- To contribute to the discipline implementation plan, which is written by the Swim England Sports Directorate in conjunction with the SLG Chair.
- To evaluate regularly the Masters elements of the swimming plan and provide feedback on progress to the SLG.
- Actively to engage with the Masters representatives of the Swim England Regions (regional Masters representatives) to inform activity and the wider Masters community.
- To make recommendations to the SLG in relation to rules and regulations connected to the technical delivery of Masters Swimming.
- To feed into the work of the Home Countries Masters Swimming Management Group (HCMSMG) (or any successor) and to report to the SLG on HCMSMG activity.
The Terms of Reference Document sets out further detail
The above means that the MWG will take responsibility for and be engaging in and initiating a number of initiatives including, but not limited to:
- Organising National Masters competitions including entry criteria, meet criteria, entry packs etc.
- Provide input to the development of coaching for Masters.
- Growing and developing Masters swimming in England.
- Developing and mentoring clubs
- Promoting equality in Master swimming.
- Developing standards in Masters Competitions.
- Communicating and engaging with the Masters community.
In line with the Terms of Reference under which the MWG operates, there are now two vacancies on the group.
About You
We are looking to engage two volunteers who have experience of, or passion for Masters Swimming and have recent or current experience of the following:
- Participating in Masters Swimming.
- Volunteering or working in a governing structure of an organisation either professionally or through sport.
- Experience of competition organisaiton.
- Experience of engaging a diverse community.
- Experience in club or coach development.
- Energetic and willing to take on key tasks
- Motivated to achieve change
Please be advised that we cannot offer visa sponsorship and that you must have right to work in the UK to apply or be considered for this role. If you are a non UK/EU National, you must have an appropriate working Visa to undertake employment. You must also be working within the UK to apply or be considered for this role, due to the public liability insurance Swim England holds.
Swim England is committed to inclusion and embracing the spirit of all equalities legislation. As a Disability Confident Employer, we actively encourage applications from disabled people. We recognise that the diversity of our workforce is not reflective of today’s society and we are currently operating a pilot scheme whereby applicants from ethnically diverse backgrounds can opt into our guaranteed interview scheme. Candidates that have opted into the scheme will be guaranteed an interview provided that they have demonstrated, within their application, that they meet the essential criteria for the role. When completing the application, applicants from ethnically diverse backgrounds are encouraged to ‘Opt In’ to the scheme, by ticking the box.
Where possible, Swim England will always make reasonable adjustments for accessibility to anyone who requires it. If you would like any of the documentation in a different format or would like to apply in a different way please get in touch via careers@swimming.org. All appointments will be made on merit, following a fair and transparent process, in line with the Equality Act 2010. However, the organisation may employ positive action where candidates from underrepresented groups can demonstrate their ability to perform the role equally well.
Swim England is also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
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