OPEN SPECTRUM CODE OF BEHAVIOUR FOR PARTICIPANTS
- Children and young people should:
- Take part in the activity to the best of their ability and
- respect others around them
- Not use a mobile phone unless explicitly agreed with the coach and parent co-ordinator because it is being used as a sensory calming device.
- Under no circumstances should photographs or recordings be made by any participant.
- Behaviour which the coach considers unsafe will be reported to the parent co-ordinator.
- The parent co-ordinator will hear the child/teen’s point of view before making a decision to report the behaviour to the Chair of Open Spectrum.
- Suspension of any child/teen for an activity should only be a last resort however
- if at a hearing of the board, a majority of the board and the parent co-ordinator agree that the child/teen should stay away from the activity for a period of time, the child/teen and his or her parent should respect this decision.
- The reason for and the duration of the suspension must be clear to the child/teen and his/her parent.
OPEN SPECTRUM CODE OF BEHAVIOUR FOR PARENTS
- Respect for others should be modelled at all times by parents of participants.
- Parents should remain onsite during activities unless their absence is previously agreed with the coach and parent co-ordinator in which case they will share their phone numbers with the parent co-ordinator and keep their phones attended.
- Lifts to and from activities will not be organised through Open Spectrum
- Any concern about another participant’s behaviour should be addressed to the Parent Co-ordinator, not with any other parent in attendance.
- Aggressive or intimidating behaviour by parents towards other parents will not be tolerated and may result in a suspension of that parent from the activity following a hearing by the Board of Directors.
OPEN SPECTRUM CODE OF BEHAVIOUR FOR COACHES/VOLUNTEERS
- All volunteers must comply with Garda vetting regulations
- Respect for all participants at all times is required. If a Parent Co-ordinator assesses that a coach or volunteer has not been respectful towards a participant he/she will bring it to the attention of the coach/volunteer and if a resolution cannot be reached, he/she will bring the breach of respect to the attention of the board of Open Spectrum who may decide to relieve the coach/volunteer of his or her duties.
ANY CONCERN OF A CHILD/TEEN OR OF A PARENT IN RESPECT OF A CHILD/TEEN CAN BE HEARD IN TOTAL CONFIDENCE BY THE CHILDREN’S OFFICERS:
- Niamh at niamh013@gmail.com
- Maire at marieannhayes12@gmail.com
- via our email, info@openspectrum.ie.
Updated December 2022