Archive: COVID-19 Officer Care Package

The COVID-19 Officer is responsible for leading the development of a netball organisation’s COVID-19 risk assessment and risk mitigation plans.

They are also responsible for ensuring all relevant guidance is communicated and that the risk mitigation plan is reviewed, monitored and observed across the netball organisation.

Whilst there is one Lead COVID-19 Officer taking responsibility other COVID-19 Officers can support the development and management of this within a netball organisation.

What do I need to do?

• Visit the Before, During and After sections below to find checklists of recommended tasks for managing COVID-19 within netball matched with the corresponding support tool.
• Designed to make managing COVID-19 within your netball environment as easy as possible for you.

Printable Summary of recommended COVID-19 officer tasks  (Updated 19.1.22)

What do netball organisations need to do?

Due to the continued prevalence of COVID-19, netball organisations must continue to complete the following actions before any netball activities:

• Read and understand the Managing COVID-19 within netball guidance in full and operate in line with it.
• Complete a risk assessment and risk mitigation plan for each specific activity/venue. This must reference the ways in which COVID-19 will be managed (templates can be found in ‘Before Netball Activity‘ section below)
• Have in place a COVID-19 Officer
  • Appointing your COVID-19 Officer Guidance
  • COVID-19 Officer Role Description
  • Team COVID-19 Rep Role Description
  • Engage Guide- COVID-19 Officer Roles and Access Levels
• Consider the fitness levels of players (at all levels).
• Have in place clear communications with those involved in netball activity to ensure they understand the guidance, particularly around isolation and symptoms of COVID-19.

last updated January 2022

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