Well-being Parents
Being a leader in sport today comes with high expectations and a heavy workload. Adults in different roles within the club therefore need to work together to ensure that children and young people have their rights met. Appointing Wellbeing Parents is one way to share the responsibility while also creating more trusted adults around the children.
Purpose
In our training groups, we want Wellbeing Parents. The purpose of the role is to strengthen safety, wellbeing and participation by creating more opportunities for children and young people to be seen, listened to, and have their views taken seriously. The Wellbeing Parent complements the coaches by having a particular focus on community, safety and the children’s own experiences of the activities.
Main tasks
- Be present and attentive to all children.
- Listen and actively ask children and young people about wellbeing, community and how they experience the activities.
- Be a trusted adult that children and young people can turn to.
- Help pass feedback on to the right person when needed.
- Follow up so that children and young people know how their feedback has been handled.
- Contribute to a safe, inclusive and positive environment within the group.
- If there are concerns or more difficult issues, follow the club’s procedures and take the matter further – the Wellbeing Parent should not have to solve or investigate everything themselves.
