Outline:
We’re currently looking for a 14-24 Team Leader. This is a management role, and we need someone who can provide leadership, motivation and guidance to our other adult volunteers.
A large part of this role involves supporting adult volunteers, including those working directly with young people. For any adult volunteer in Scouting, their manager will be a regular point of call for support.
You don’t need any prior experience of Scouting to apply for this role: we’ll make sure you’re fully trained and supported.
14-24 Team Leader support adults who work directly with young people and Scout Network (18-25). They need support to ensure that they are motivated, inspired and focused on providing first-class Scouting. A good manager thanks other volunteers for their hard work and helps to make sure that they feel happy and supported, week after week.
The 14-24 Team Leader will also provide direction for the 14-24 District Team and will help others see the bigger Scouting picture through solid leadership.
Responsible for
District Explorer Team Leader
District Explorer Leaders
- 10 Explorer Units
District Young Leader Team Leader
Network Team Leader
- 1 Network Provision
Responsible to
District Lead Volunteer – Lincoln Scouts
Main Contacts
- District Lead Volunteer
- District Explorer Members
- District Youth Lead,
- District Network Members
Appointment requirements
- Understand and accept The Scout Association’s policies.
- Satisfactory DBS clearance.
- Commit to training requirements and be compliant with mandatory ongoing learning
General Main Tasks
- The views and ideas of young people shape decisions in the 14–24 Team and its Sections.
- Section Teams help young people feel welcome and included, and make changes (when needed) so the environment and activities are accessible for everyone.
- The demographics of young people and adults reflect their local area.
- To meet the needs of 14–24 year olds through the Explorer or Scout Network programme, and creating opportunities to volunteer as a Young Leader.
- Develop our volunteers:
- Make sure any helpers are briefed on the practical aspects of safety and safeguarding. This includes giving them a copy of the Yellow Card, confirming they’ve read and understood it. Make sure helpers know who to speak to if they have any concerns.
- Make volunteers aware of Our Volunteering Culture, and make sure they reflect on it, commit to it, and apply it in their teams.
- Work with volunteers to share skills between Section Teams.
Interested in this role?
Great! We don’t expect you to be an instant expert in everything, over time you will be given the opportunity to gain new skills and ideas through informal support and training opportunities. We will also give you lots of one to one support.
Know someone who would be great in this Role?
If you have someone in mind that would be excellent in this role, please nominate them using the link below. We will then contact them to see if they would be interested in applying.
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Volunteering with the Scouts
What are we looking for?
You don't need to know anything about scouting to get involved - but you do need enthusiasm and a willingness to get involved and to enjoy working with and inspiring our adult volunteers to help them complete they training
The benefits of volunteering with Scouting
Volunteering with Scouts can enrich your life – don’t just take our word for it. Over 90% of our volunteers say that their Scout experiences are hugely beneficial:
- Gain Skills - We have an award-winning training scheme for our volunteers so you get as much from it as our amazing young people, including practical skills like first aid and transferable skills like communication and leadership.
- Boost Your CV - More than two thirds of our volunteers say their CVs have been enhanced by joining Scouts. Employers love to see the commitment of volunteers, and through Scouts you can get vital experience in areas like management, administration and activities.
- Make New Friends - A whopping 97% of our volunteers say their involvement has helped them forge new friendships.
- Change Lives - There’s no better feeling than making a difference to communities and transforming the lives of young people. How’s that for job satisfaction
Flexible Volunteering in Scouting
The only prerequisite to volunteer with us – apart from enthusiasm, of course – is that you're over 18. We know our volunteers lead busy lives, so we’re all about flexibility: whatever the time and skills available we can find a great role for you.
You can choose to volunteer with us once a week, twice a month or once a year – in the thick of activities with young people or behind the scenes in management, executive or support roles.
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