Young volunteer programme

Young Volunteers Programme for 2022-23

The Young Volunteers of today are the future Coaches, Team Managers, Club Volunteers of our sports. Are you aged between 14 and 18 years and looking for training opportunities to help you volunteer within aquatics.

This programme aims to:

Engage young people in a wide range of volunteering experiences within clubs
Provide young people with the opportunity to access high quality and accessible volunteer training
Continue to improve the volunteer experience for young people across aquatics
Provide Regional recognition for volunteering at your club

This programme is built around 2 key workshops delivered 4-6 weeks apart involving all disciplines (Artistic Swimming, Diving, Water Polo, Masters, Open Water Swimming, Para Swimming and Swimming). Each workshop will be delivered online using Zoom and will cover a wide range of topics.

Workshop 1	Workshop 2 (4-6 weeks later)
Introduction to the programme	Young Volunteers – Events
Introduction to Swim England and South East Region	Club Leadership and structure
Role of the Young Volunteer	Other workshops and opportunities
Young Volunteers – Coaching	Any questions
Submitting hours and awards	Mini quiz

Following workshop 1 the Young Volunteers will have 1 year to work towards 5 different levels and awards.

Level	Hours	Award
Bronze	25 hours – (equivalent – 30 minutes a week)	T-shirt and E-certificate
Silver	50 hours – (equivalent – 1 hour a week)	E-certificate
Gold	100 hours – (equivalent – 2 hours a week)	E-certificate
Platinum	150 hours – (equivalent – 3 hours a week)	E-certificate + £20 Sports E-vouchers
Diamond	250 hours – (equivalent – 5 hours a week)	E-certificate + £50 Sports E-vouchers

We strongly suggest you speak to your club before booking onto this programme to ensure they will be able to support you and have a clear understanding what level you are aiming for. At the time of booking we will ask for details of your club mentor so we are able to send them further information and invite them to an information session about the programme.

Bookings are currently closed for the programme. Please complete the expression of interest form below to receive further information, when it is available;