Age Managers

Age Manager

An Age Manager plays the lead role in the journey of nippers from U6’s through to U14’s. Age Managers must manage all facets of their age group on the beach with the help of Age Manager Assistants. The Age Manager: Nipper ratio in NSW is 1:20 for on land activities. Often, an Age Manager will commence in the U6 age group and will stay with this group until they reach U14’s. Their own child may also be a participant in their age group.

There is a course for Age Managers available online, with face-to-face and virtual sessions offered in some Branches and by SLSNSW. An important component of the Age Manager course is the practical session on the beach which is organised by your club’s Junior Activities Coordinator. While the Age Manager will have been awarded once the course is completed, the individual should be supervised until the practical session is completed as this involves putting the new skills into practice.

Requirements to be an Age Manager are:

• Minimum 16 years old
• Completion of the Child Safe Awareness online course
• Successful completion of the online Age Manager course (or face to face equivalent) OR have completed the Age Manager Skills Maintenance (watched the annual Age Manager video)
• Hold a NSW Working With Children Check unless they have an exemption.

Age Manager Assistant
Being an Age Manager is an important role, so having an Assistant to help is vital. This season we are encouraging members from the age of 13 to 15 years to become an Age Manager Assistant to help with activities on the beach and build on their instructing skills. Once members turn 16 years, they can be upgraded to an Age Manager if they are proficient.

Requirements to be an Age Manager Assistant are:

• Aged 13 to 15 years*
• Completion of the Child Safe Awareness online course
• Successful completion of the online Age Manager Assistant course (or face to face equivalent) OR have completed the Age Manager Assistant Skills Maintenance (watched the annual Age Manager Assistant video)
• Hold a NSW Working With Children Check unless they have an exemption.
  

*Existing Age Manager Assistants who are 16+ years will not be able to complete their Skills Maintenance until their Award has been upgraded to Age Manager by their State/Territory. Contact your Junior Activities Chair if you are having issues.

Age Manager Mentor
In NSW an Age Manager Mentor is an Age Manager with at least 3 years experience who has been an active age manager within the past 5 years. They can deliver Age Manager Training. The SLSA Age Manager Mentor Course in SurfGuard is not required within NSW.