Description
We’re looking for an Assistant Scout Leader (Wednesday) for our existing Scout troop. A Section Assistant is an adult volunteer who assists our amazing leaders in delivering the programme to young people in Scouting. You’ll be working with our Section Leaders and Assistant Section Leaders in the Scout troop to help them deliver a quality balanced programme to all our Scouts.
You’ll help our Scout Leader and support the operation of the Troop. This may involve helping to plan and deliver our weekly meetings with the help of the other Section Assistants, Young Leaders, helping to keep a watchful eye on the Scouts while they’re on a hike away from HQ, or giving them amazing nights away and adventurous experiences away from our regular meeting place. You don’t need to be Bear Grylls, you don’t need to know how to put up a tent, and you don’t need to be with us every single week.
To ensure our Scouts Troop continues, we need adults who are keen to try new things and to have fun to join our team of Leaders, to help us provide fantastic opportunities to local young people. Our Leaders are people just like you, but working together they make extraordinary things happen by providing a wide range of activities on a weekly basis.
These activities are based around a programme of progressive learning and achievement, ultimately leading to the young person being awarded the Queens Scout Award / Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award. We are open to boys and girls from all faiths, backgrounds and abilities, and welcome everyone.
What do you have to do? We meet weekly & are looking for someone to join our team of Leaders. If you can't be there every week that's OK, we understand and welcome you when you can come. Perhaps you could help us plan some of our fantastic activities or day trips instead. Whatever time you have to give, we can find a role for you that you will find rewarding Contact us for more information or a non committal chat about how you could help.
Alternatively, you could visit www.scouts.org.uk for more information about Scouting generally. You need to enjoy working with children and have a good sense of humour. You need to have common sense and be open to learn and have new experiences. You will be required to undertake a DBS disclosure check prior to commencement of the appointment. Training opportunities can lead to recognised qualifications including; OCN Level 2, Providing Voluntary Youth Services and Foundation Degree in Working with Young People. This is a practical role, so if you have experience working with young people and the outdoors or would like to gain it volunteering with Scouting is a great way to build your personal skills. You can build your CV while supporting young people in your local community.
You can play a pivotal role. Without a Scout Troop, our Cubs may have nowhere to move on to when they reach the age and the existing Scouts may not be able to fully embrace the Scouts opportunity.
Organisation aims and objectives
South East Scotland Scouts prepares young people with skills for life - helping them speak up and play their part. Each week we give over 6,000 young people aged 6 to 25 the skills they need for school, college, university, the job interview, the important speech, the tricky challenge, and the big dreams: the skills they need for life across South East Scotland. By 2023 Scouts will have prepared more young people with skills for life, supported by amazing leaders delivering an inspiring programme. We will be growing, more inclusive, shaped by young people and making a bigger impact in our communities. Our mission: Scouting actively engages and supports young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society Our values: We act with care, respect, integrity, cooperation, exploring our own and others’ beliefs Our goals: By delivering this plan we will achieve the following goals against our four objectives
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7.30-9pm
Frequency and commitment details
7.30-9pm
Restrictions
Experience required: Everyone is welcome, with or without prior Scouting experience. All we look for is someone who can relate to our Scouting core values of integrity, respect, care, belief and cooperation. Someone who wants to make a positive difference to better the lives of young people.
Minimum age: 18
Support
Expenses paid: Yes
Training details: Induction varies per person and per role. Our training is award-winning. After spending time finding the right role for a new or existing volunteer, the first few months are spent providing information, meeting people, having a go and completing a training programme made up of mandatory, role specific and ongoing learning.
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