Helping Out

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The Chairperson must ensure that the Management Committee functions properly, that there is full participation during meetings, that all relevant matters are discussed and that effective decisions are made and carried out 

The Vice Chairperson provides support and backup to the chairperson and stepping into the chairperson role when he/she is not available

The treasurer has a watchdog role over all aspects of financial management, working closely with other members of the committee to safeguard the clubs finances

The secretary is responsible for ensuring meetings are effectively organised and minuted together with maintaining effective records and administration.

The club welfare officer has primary responsibility for managing and reporting concerns about child welfare and for putting into place procedures to safeguard children in the club. 

The swimmark Coordinator will be the key point of contact for swimmark within a club i.e. having knowledge about the ASA club accreditation programme, in addition to collating and uploading information to the ASA swimmark portal in line with ongoing Annual Health Checks. 

The open-meet secretary is responsible for ensuring open-meet competitions are effectively organised and communicated within the club together with collating entries and payments.

The pool bookings officer is responsible for ensuring all our local pools (Cheadle & Denstone) are booked for both training and gala purposes.  

The Membership Officer is responsible for keeping the Members records up to date and adding new members as they join the club, and ensuring they are appropriately billed for membership/training. 

The Fundraising Officer provides a central point of contact for fundraising queries and takes the lead on developing opportunities for accessing grants and funding. This may include the preparation and submission of funding bids, working with other organisations to develop joint bids and ensuring the profile of the club is maintained. The Fundraising Officer should report to the Club Chairperson 

The Social Secretary is responsible for organising social events for the Club throughout the year including out of season activities where members are invited. 

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