Maccabi Aquatics Child Safety Policy

Maccabi Aquatics Integrity Policy Framework

The safety of children and young people in our swim school is paramount and we want swimming to be fun, enjoyable and safe for all who access any of our programs, services, activities or events.

In order to safeguard children and ensure their welfare, Maccabi Aquatics Limited (the “swim school”) has adopted this Integrity Policy Framework which, in turn, adopts and implements the relevant components of Swimming Australia’s National Integrity Framework. Sports integrity means the manifestation of the ethics and values that promote community confidence in sport. Threats to the integrity of sport include:

• abuse of children and other persons in a sporting environment; and
• failure to protect individuals in a sporting environment, from bullying, intimidation, discrimination, or harassment.

The relevant components of Swimming Australia’s National Integrity Framework comprise the following policies:

Swimming Australia National Integrity Framework

• Swimming Australia Child Safeguarding Policy
• Swimming Australia Member Protection Policy
• Swimming Australia Complaints, Disputes and Discipline Policy 

These can be accessed via the Swimming Australia website: National Integrity Framework | Swimming Australia Scope

The Framework applies across all participants enrolled in the swim school’s programs. It applies to the interaction between children and employees and parents, and as well as interaction between children during the conduct of the swim school’s programs.

The swim school has a duty of care to protect the safety and welfare of all children participating within its environment. The requirements indicated in this Framework, and in the reference documents forming part of Swimming Australia’s National Integrity Framework, are applicable to all activities and operations of the swim school.

Responsibilities

All employees are responsible for contributing to, and adherence with, the swim school’s Integrity Policy Framework.

Framework

This Framework incorporates the relevant components of the Swimming Australia National Integrity Framework.

Processes

• The Head of Aquatics will oversee compliance with this Framework and related processes, and act as the point of contact for any integrity queries or concerns, or for feedback on the Framework and related processes.
• The swim school will publish and promote this Framework to all employees, participants in its programs, and parents.
• The swim school will ensure that its Teacher and Coach Code of Conduct is communicated to and visible to, all employees, participants in its programs, and parents.
• The swim school will adopt, implement and comply with the Child Safe Commitment Statement (Annexure B of the Child Safeguarding Policy).
• The swim school will adopt, implement and comply with the Child Safe Practices (Annexure B of the Child Safeguarding Policy).
• The swim school will adopt, implement and comply with the Recruitment and Screening Practices (Annexure C of the Child Safeguarding Policy).
• The swim school will comply with the requirements of “Responding to Child Abuse Allegations” (Annexure A of the Child Safeguarding Policy).
• The swim school will meet relevant requirements for Working With Children Checks.
• The swim school will implement induction processes and ongoing training processes to familiarise employees with this Framework and their obligations under the Framework.

Review

The swim school’s Integrity Policy Framework will be reviewed annually and in response to any amendment or review that Swimming Australia undertakes of the National Integrity Framework.

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