Who are Volunteers?

At Scouts we celebrate difference and welcome everyone.

Scout Groups are staffed entirely by adult volunteers.  There are a huge range of roles so no matter what your skills and the pattern of time you have available there is bound to be a way that you can help!

What’s in it for you?

• Volunteering is fun and very worthwhile – give something back to the community and feel good about yourself
• Being involved with a Scout Group looks really good on a work or other CV
• Make friends – adult team forms an excellent group of friends to socialise with both in and out of Scouts.
• Join in the activities which the young people do at no cost to you e.g. camping, climbing, hiking, kayaking or outdoor pursuits in general

Roles Available

Roles are broadly split between running activities for young people (The Programme Team) and providing support for this (The Support team).

The team approach adopted means there is tremendous flexibility so that activities are safe and interesting but adults are not constrained in the way they support the Group.

Example Programme roles:

Role	Description	Time Commitment
Occasional helper	Help out from time to time at weekly meetings	1 – 2 hours a few times a year
Team member	Help regularly at meetings	1 – 2 hours a week
Team Leader	Organise and run meetings and activities as part of the leadership team	From 1 – 2 hours a week

Example Support roles:

Role	Description	Time Commitment
Trustee Board member	Attend meetings to oversee the proper running of the Scout Group	3 or more meetings a year
Flexible support team member	Administration, record keeping, website maintenance, equipment maintenance etc	As much or little time as you choose

Training and Uniform

Regular helpers on the Programme Team are required to have a DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) check and complete a few hours of safety and other e-learning. A wide range of e-learning and face to face courses are also available to those wishing to add to their skill sets and experience.

Some support roles, e.g., Trustee members, also require a DBS check and basic e-learning.

Regular helpers on the Programme Team often choose to wear Uniform as this affects the way that young people see their Leaders, but this is not required.

Adult volunteers do not pay anything for DBS checks, training or uniform.

Still tempted to help?