Volunteering: It’s Good For You!
Volunteering’s not just about giving back – it goes both ways. It improves your wellbeing, gives you skills for the future, and helps you make new friends (and memories).
A fresh face and an extra pair of hands are always welcome with us!
All our activities are run by volunteers, who might join us because they want to:
- Try something new
- Make friends
- Spend time with their children – or gain experience with young people
- Do something good for their community and themselves
- Keep their bodies and brains active and happy – whether that’s by scaling mountains, sharing skills or serving tea
All end up making a huge difference to young people’s lives – gifting them with skills for life, and learning a whole lot about themselves along the way.
But don’t just take our word for it. Take theirs.
You can find out more about what volunteering with the Scouts is like, and get in touch with us to have a chat about what you’d like to get out of a volunteering experience.
Volunteering as a Young Leader (14-18 year olds)
We warmly welcome young people to join our volunteer teams. They may be DofE volunteers, those who have come up through Scouting or individuals who are looking to support their local community.
Young Leaders are aged between 13.5yrs and 18 who volunteer with Beaver Scouts, Cub Scouts or Scouts.
They are key members of the leadership teams, involved in planning programmes, running activities and making sure the kids have a great time.
As a DofE volunteer you do not sit within the young leader unit and are able to volunteer only for the length of time required by the Award. For Bronze this is 3 months, Silver it is 6 months and Gold is 12 months. After this time, if the volunteer wishes to continue then they must convert to becoming a Young Leader as part of an Explorer Unit.
A series of training modules and missions, are available to support the Young Leaders in their role. They are optional to complete, apart from the important Module A which needs to be completed within 3 months of their start date. DofE Volunteers also only need to complete Module A.
Young Leaders are automatically part of the Explorer Scout section (age 14-18yrs), and can get involved with the Explorer Scout Unit if they wish. The Unit puts on activities just for their age group. The time volunteered as a Young Leader counts towards the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme.
Get in touch via our County website!
