Team Description –
Squirrel, Beaver, Cub and Scout Section Teams
Purpose
The Section Team plans, delivers, and runs quality programmes safely. They make sure all young people can take part in the programme and gain skills for life. They also help young people work towards their Top Awards.
With a brilliant programme, each young person can make a positive impact in society as they step up, speak up, and find their place in the world.
- Section Team Leaders
- Section Team Members
- Young Leaders
Young Leaders are Explorers who volunteer in a Squirrel, Beaver, Cub or Scout Section Team. They play an active role in the Section, bringing fresh ideas and acting as positive role models for young people.
Create a safe environment:
- Create a safe environment for young people by sharing the Yellow Card with parents and carers, the Orange Card with Young Leaders, and display posters in your meeting place.
- Check the programme can run safely.
- Make sure adult:child ratios are always maintained and there’s a leader in charge for each session.
- Brief helpers on the practical aspects of safety and safeguarding. This includes giving them a copy of the Yellow Card and confirming they’ve read and understood it. Make sure helpers know who to speak to if they have any concerns.
- Create and review risk assessments.
- Check there are first aid kits or supplies for all activities.
- Review safety incidents and report them in the right way.
- Report any safeguarding concerns directly to the UKHQ Safeguarding Team.
Plan and deliver a great programme:
- Work with young people to plan and deliver a great programme, including nights away and adventurous activities, to help them achieve their Top Awards.
- Find ways to continue to improve the programme.
- Make good use of stakeholders in their community, including other Scout volunteers.
Make sure there’s a great culture for everyone:
- Help young people and volunteers feel welcome and included, and make changes (when necessary) so the environment and activities are inclusive and accessible for everyone.
- Create leadership opportunities for Young Leaders.
- Mentor volunteers in the team and help them develop, including Young Leaders.
- Check volunteers behave positively and in line with Our Volunteering Culture.
Make sure admin is done correctly:
- Get contact and medical details, and demographic data for new members joining the Section.
- Keep all records up to date, including badges, attendance register, contact details and the programme (as needed).
Communicate with others:
- Regularly chat with young people and parents/carers about the programme.
- Keep social media channels up to date with the Section’s activities (in line with the privacy policy).
- Help young people move between Sections.
Look after finances:
- Give the Group Trustee Board the information they need to set the budget.
- Help with collecting membership fees and other payments, when required.
All Section Team Leaders and Team Members must complete:
- The learning everyone needs
- Delivering a great programme
- First Response
You can find out more about our learning content on the learning page.
Message from our Group Lead Volunteer
Without volunteers we are unable to operate and whilst some of our Team Leaders and Team Members attend section meetings on a weekly basis, others attend less frequently.
Our Section Teams are there to support each other, the Lead role can be an individual or can be shared among adults. The key thing is to spread the tasks required to run a section.
I am often approached by people saying that they would like to help but cannot owing to family or work commitments. There is plenty of opportunities to support us, this may be by:
- attending a meeting once a term (as part of our Parent Rota).
- attending a camp and helping with the catering.
- attending an alternative section meeting. you may be a parent of a Squirrel and are unavailable as these sessions start earlier in the evening, however our Cub and Scout sections start later and are timed around those people who work at home or in an office.
- becoming a Trustee, supporting the group with it’s Governance requirements.
Are you ready to volunteer?
If you feel you can support our Scout Group on a weekly, fortnightly or monthly basis then please get in touch with our Group Lead Volunteer and we can discuss further