Role Description
The role of the Healthy Club Officer is to promote and support health and wellbeing across all aspects of the club and community. Officers are appointed rather than elected and will be supported in their work by their project team, the Club Executive and their County Health & Wellbeing Committee. However, everyone has a role to play in supporting a Healthy Club, from players and coaches to parents and volunteers.
Training, policies, programmes, partnerships, and resources specific to the role are available (see www.gaa.ie/community for more details).
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Attend Healthy Club Officer training (provided online twice a year from GAA Community & Health Team) and promote to other team members.
- Prepare to enter the Healthy Club project by working towards the Foundation Level steps and adopting the relevant policies (this is for clubs who are not yet officially participating in the project).
- Work towards completing and documenting the desired level of accreditation (Foundation Level, Silver & Gold Healthy Club Awards) with the support from your project team. Please Note: only clubs participating in the official Healthy Club project can gain accreditation. The requirements for each level can be found via www.gaa.ie/community
- Utilise the Community & Health Department website (www.gaa.ie/community) as a source of useful resources, information, and club case studies
- Attend club executive meetings and/or regularly report on activities
- The Healthy Club Officer WILL NOT BE required to provide direct services or support to members but may help signpost to appropriate services provided by local/national agencies and/or voluntary groups
REQUIREMENTS
- Good communication and interpersonal and organisational skills (computer literacy is essential).
- Ability to work with other club officers (Children’s/Coaching Officer) and the Executive.
- Have a genuine interest and knowledge in the Association and interest in health and wellbeing.
- Good standing in the community and the ability to deal discretely with potentially sensitive issues.
- Willingness to attend training as provided by the GAA or its partners
RECOMMENDATIONS
The Healthy Club Officer should be appointed for a minimum of two years to allow adequate time to develop and embed the role
Creating a Healthy Club project team is recommended to allow interested club members/volunteers the opportunity to contribute and get involved
Interested clubs should seek additional support and recognition by participating in the Healthy Clubs project (recruitment occurs every two years in Oct/ Nov).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUPPORT - Training for Healthy Club Officers and project team members will be delivered online twice yearly by the GAA Community & Health Team.
Further information can be sought by emailing community.health@gaa.ie