Parent involvement
Nippers is volunteer-run! Our parents often have just as much fun as our kids. The more help we can get, the better our program will be.
If you wish to actively help with Nipper activities on the beach, it's an SLS requirement that you hold either the Age Manager Award (short!) or a current Bronze Medallion. You’ll also need to provide us with your Working With Children Check (WWCC) which you can apply for here.
You’re always welcome to assist with:
- Beach set up
- Beach pack up
- BBQ
Age Manager (white shirt) and Age Assistant (yellow cap):
- Our Age Managers (white shirts) lead their group each week on the beach. For those in U6 and U7, we are keen to hear from anyone interested in becoming qualified. You will be guided and mentored along the way.
- Age Assistants (yellow caps) are just that! We need plenty of parents to help with activities on the beach and to provide Age Managers with any admin assistance.
To become an Age Manager or Age Assistant, you need to do two short online courses: the 'SLSA Child Safe Awareness' first and then the ‘Age Manager’ course, and provide the Club with your WWCC number (apply here). You will then receive a yellow 'Bronte' cap.
To do the online courses:
- Log in to your SLS Hub
- Navigate to Applications > eLearning > Login to eLearning
- Click on Training Library > SLS - Age Managers > View Courses
- Enrol in these two courses:
- SLS - Child Safe Awareness
- SLS - Age Managers
- Go to My Training (left-hand sidebar) > Not Started / In Progress Courses > View.
- Complete all modules. Be sure to Exit/Submit after each to ensure completion.
- All of the information you require for this course can be found in the Delivery and Assessment Guide on the SLSNSW website.
- Send the Certificate of Completion to nippers@brontesurfclub.com.au
Annual Age Manager proficiency: to maintain your Age Manager qualification, you need to:
- Watch the annual Age Manager Award Skills Maintenance video via your SLS Hub:
- Log in to your SLS Hub
- Navigate to Applications > eLearning > Login to eLearning
- Click on Training Library > SLS - Skills Maintenance > View Courses
- Click on Age Manager.
- Enrol in Age Manager Skills Maintenance.
- Go to My Training (left-hand sidebar) > Not Started/In Progress Courses > View.
- Complete all modules. Be sure to Exit/Submit after each to ensure completion.
- Maintain a current WWCC
Water Safety
All water safety must hold a current Bronze Medallion. Check here for details of the next course and here for skills maintenance sessions!
Officials
We need plenty of officials to help run our Club Champs and assist at Carnivals!
If your child competes at Carnivals, you will be expected to volunteer as an Official or as Water Safety.
The officials course is a (short) online course, followed by practical experience at a Carnival:
- Log in to your SLS Hub
- Navigate to Applications > eLearning > Login to eLearning
- Click on Training Library > SLS - Officiating > View Courses
- Enrol in SLS - Technical Official. There is an upfront fee of $60 that Bronte will reimburse once you qualify.
- Go to My Training (left-hand sidebar) > Not Started / In Progress Courses > View.
- Complete all modules. Be sure to Exit/Submit after each to ensure completion.
- Email nippers@brontesurfclub.com.au:
- Certificates of Completion
- Working with Children Check number (WWCC)
- To arrange practical experience and assessment at an upcoming Carnival.