Diving Leadership Group - Volunteers Lead

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.

Swim England is looking for an experienced diving volunteer lead to support the work of the Diving Leadership Group by being the voice of coaches in the sport. This is a voluntary role working roughly 4 hours per week.

The Volunteer Lead acts as an informed voice in relation to the volunteering landscape of Diving, providing input on priorities of the sport and supporting the professional team to deliver those needs. The role is part of the Diving Leadership Group and as such will effectively commit to the terms of reference for the group.

Your specific responsibilities will be:

• To provide informed input to the discussions and decisions of the group to ensure that Swim England is developing and supporting diving volunteers. 
• To provide support and advice to the Sport Development Directorate in relation to community needs to support the implement programmes, policies and strategies let by the professional team.

This is an unpaid voluntary role, reasonable expenses will be reimbursed in accordance with Swim England's expenses policy.

We are looking to engage volunteers who have experience of:

• Actively volunteering in a sport at club level, with experience of a range of volunteering roles.
• Providing constructive feedback to support programme design and delivery.
• Working with people to identify challenges and solutions which fits many stakeholders.
• Experience in diving clubs in England 

So if you feel you have the suitable skills and attributes for this voluntary position then we would like to hear from you.

Swim England is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

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 [email protected]. 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.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact the people development team on [email protected].