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Assistant Unit Leaders and Unit Helpers

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Description

Why Girlguiding? Become an inspiring role model for our members - and help empower girls to be their best. Join the 100,000 amazing volunteers and supporters who make a real difference to nearly half a million girls and young women. Our weekly unit meetings are at the heart of Girlguiding. When you volunteer at them you’ll have fun, get messy, meet new people and run activities that help our members discover their potential. You can choose to work with girls in Rainbows, Brownies, Guides or Rangers, and you’ll be volunteering directly with them. Unit meetings are usually an hour to an hour and a half once a week. As a unit leader, assistant leader or leader-in-training you’ll join a team of volunteers to run the unit, plan meetings, and deliver awesome activities. If you’d like to become a leader, we’ll support you to complete our leadership qualification. Some of what you’ll do Each unit leadership team does things a little differently. Here are some of the activities that are part of being in the team:
 Help plan and deliver activities which are based on our Girlguiding programme - These are accessible and inclusive. Often they’re planned by volunteers and girls at the beginning of term.
 You’ll go to your unit meeting each week and run activities with the girls and other volunteers.
 Safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do at Girlguiding, so you’ll help provide a safe space where every girl and young woman can take part.
 You’ll also be keeping up the Doing Our Best standards for your unit.
 You’ll complete training for the role and follow Girlguiding policies.
 You might communicate with parents, carers and other Girlguiding volunteers.
 Leaders usually spend two to five hours a week outside of the unit time on the role (depending on how the unit responsibilities are shared and what activities are planned). This might include contacting new members or going to district meetings.
 Leaders share issues and concerns with local commissioners.

Organisation aims and objectives

Girlguiding Scotland is Scotland’s leading charity for girls and young women. Every year we empower 50,000 girls to be their best and face the challenges of growing up today. We’ve been doing this through adventure, friendship and fun for over 100 years. We inspire girls. We give them space to grow, and strive to ensure that each one of them can get involved – no matter what their background or ability. We have more than 12,000 amazing volunteers who, along with our fantastic supporters, make that happen. We’re dedicated to creating a better world for girls and young women. What we do makes a positive difference to the lives of all girls and young women across Scotland – not just our members.

Restrictions

Experience required: Flexibility - You need to change your plans according to the needs of the girls. Willingness to get involved - To take part in a team and activities. Teamwork - Be able to work with others and share tasks and responsibilities.
Minimum age: 18

Support

Expenses paid: Yes
Training details: Training opportunities include: e-learning, face to face training and live online classrooms that you can do from home. If you decide to do your Leadership qualification you’ll have a volunteer mentor to help you through the qualification.

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