Club Governance
The Management Committee is the body that is responsible for the management of the business and affairs of the club in line with the club's constiution, which can be found below.
The Committee consists of a four Club Officers (Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer and Club Children’s Officer), the Director of Coaching and a minimum of four other club members. Committee members are elected at the AGM each year.
Committee meetings take place every month.
Club Constitution
Our Club Constitution can be found here:
Our Club Handbook can be found here:
Safeguarding Policies
Alliance ASC Swimming Club is fully committed to safeguarding the well-being of its members. Every individual in the club should, at all times, show respect and understanding for the rights, safety and welfare of all members, and conduct themselves in a way that reflects the principles of Alliance ASC and the guidelines contained in the Code of Ethics and Good Practice for Children’s Sport and the Swim Ireland Guidelines for Safeguarding Children 2010 or the most up to date equivalent
The Club takes the safeguarding of children very seriously and all adults who have any interplay with children under 18 are required to undertake an Access NI check and safeguarding training through Swim Ulster.
The club has two Club Children’s Officers (CCOs), who serve as the link between the children and adults in Alliance ASC and advise the Committee on Child Welfare issues. Both CCOs undertake enhanced safeguarding training in accordance with Swim Ulster policy.
The current CCOs are Caoimhe Murton and Catriona McDonald . They can be contacted by email [email protected]
While the CCOs represent the children in the Club, all safeguarding issues are referred to the Designated Officer who is responsible for reporting any concerns or disclosures to the statutory authorities.
The Designated Officer is Caoimhe Murton, who also sits ex officio on the Club Management Committee.
For more information on our safeguarding policies and codes of conduct, view in the following link: https://swimireland.ie/safeguarding/safeguarding-policies/
Codes of Conduct
Swim Ireland set out fundamental behaviours expected from each person involved in sport and young people. Signing a code of conduct is a mandatory requirement of membership and is a Swim Ireland rule, and failure to sign cannot be used as a challenge against ignorance of the code of conduct. It is therefore a requirement for all members to sign up to the relevant codes of conduct annually as part of the membership renewal. For safeguarding and well-being of young people the following codes state expected behaviours for:
- Code of Conduct for Young People
- Code of Conduct for Parents and Guardians
- Code of Conduct for Coaches and Leaders
Complaints and Disciplinary Procedures
