Disciplinary Officer

Our Purpose and Vision 

As the recognised national governing body for swimming, artistic swimming, diving and water polo in England, Swim England helps people learn how to swim, enjoy the water safely, and compete in all our sports. 

Our Vision: Great experiences in water. For all. For life. 
Our Mission: To lead and serve an aquatics community to enable safe, enjoyable and successful experiences. 

It is one of the nation’s most popular recreational activities, enjoyed by millions of people in England. Swim England, through aquatics, is uniquely placed to tackle inequalities and support health and wellbeing due to the accessibility of our sports for people of all ages and abilities. With four incredible Olympic and Paralympic disciplines and a thriving club network, aquatics offers the chance to realise your full potential in the water. 

In March 2024, we published the findings of an independent listening research report as part of our pledge to create a better future for everyone in aquatic sports. We are committed to only recruiting individuals who share our passion for positive change and equity in sport. 

To find out more about what we do, please download the full candidate pack or visit our website to read about our employee benefits. 

We are seeking someone with experience of managing and investigating cases, preparing legal bundles, and advocacy, to join our team in the role of Disciplinary Officer.  

Reporting to the Director of Safe Aquatics and Welfare, this role will sit within the Safe Aquatics Directorate, a large and friendly team committed to Swim England’s goal of “trusted welfare and safeguarding”. Although prior safeguarding experience may be helpful this is not essential, as the role is focused on preparing legal bundles, and occasionally advocacy at panel hearings, rather than the safeguarding investigations themselves. It will also include overseeing the complaints function, and investigating allegations of (non-safeguarding) serious misconduct. Key responsibilities include: 

• The preparation of formal “Judicial Complaints” relating to safeguarding concerns and serious misconduct following an investigation, to include a review of the case and preparation of evidence bundles for panel hearings. 

• Taking responsibility for Swim England’s complaints process. 

• Representing Swim England before any person, body or panel established under the Safeguarding or Judicial Regulations. 

• Working closely alongside the safeguarding and judicial teams with a mindset of continuous improvement to ensure Swim England’s disciplinary processes are fair, transparent, and efficient.  

Download the Job Description to see the full scope of the role, and person specification. 

This role is based at our head office in SportPark, Loughborough,  with the ability for home working (minimum of 3 days a week). 

There will be occasional evening working to facilitate hearings and meetings. 

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 [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.