At Scouts we celebrate difference and welcome everyone.
You don’t need to be a Polar explorer like our Chief Scout, Dwayne Fields, to join us. You don’t need to have been a Scout when you were younger. You don’t even need to know how to put up a tent. The team needs people with lots of different skills, so that they can share the responsibilities between them – this also means that not everyone needs to be comfortable with every aspect of the role.
You may be comfortable talking to young children or be a natural at leading a session; you may be good at organising, or at writing risk assessments; you may want to share your love of the outdoors or of other skills; you may be good at nudging a team to ensure everything gets done. All of these, and many more, are skills that can be shared around between a Scouting Leadership team.
Our door is open to people of all ages and backgrounds, and we’re only able to change lives because people like you lend a hand. We’re talking about tea makers, tidy-uppers and skill sharers. We’re talking about planners and first aiders. We’re talking about students who want to boost their CV and parents who volunteer so they can spend more time together as a family.
Whatever your skill set, lend a hand for as little or as much time as you can spare, and we promise you’ll get more out of it than you put in. Because whether you’re helping a leader to run an activity in the local town hall, organising a night away, or buttering 120 slices of bread for a group of very hungry eleven year olds – no two Scout meetings are the same. The difference you make though is always great. And if you prefer more behind the scenes involvement, we are governed by a board of trustees to ensure the group is running at it’s best.
We provide the training. You show up, get stuck in, and make memories for life.
As long as you’re over 18, you can help out as an adult volunteer in Scouting. There is no upper age limit for adult volunteers. If you are ages between 14 and 18, there is the option of becoming a Young Leader.
Volunteering can be a brilliant way to boost your mental wellbeing. It’s a great feeling knowing you’re helping young people learn skills for life, and you might even learn something about yourself along the way.
Sounds like fun? Worthwhile? It absolutely is!
Activities
Our activity finder is bursting with programme ideas, and can be searched by section, time, cost, setting, type or learning outcomes.
Badges
Master something you love, or try something shiny and new. These badges allow a young person to gain whichever badge is appropriate to the level they have reached.
Nights away
Whether camping, hostelling, or sleepovers, nights away form an integral part of Scouts, which every young person should have an opportunity to take part in.
POR
Scouts’ Policy Organisation and Rules (POR) provides support and guidance to help us all run Scouts.
Training
Learn more about the training for your role and how you can prepare young people with skills for life.