Explorer? Nature lover? Campfire storyteller? Whatever your skills, we want you to join the adventure and help our children and young people to gain skills for life. One session you might be heading out on a hike. And the next? Learning new skills and trying challenges right in your local community.
We’re all about teamwork here at Dringhouses Scouts. You might be planning a camping weekend or organising a team challenge. Or, maybe you’ll help mentor your fellow volunteers. Struggling with communication or organisation? Not a problem – the beauty of volunteering in a team means there’s likely someone who can help you out. And that’s what volunteering with us is all about!
By helping out, you’ll be creating lifelong memories for our children and young people. And when they’re ready, you’ll send them off to the next age group, eager to explore new adventures on their Scouting journey. A typical weekday session might look something like:
Chatting and collaborating with fellow volunteers and parents and carers. Running adventurous activities and team challenges Helping and supporting young people.
If you want more information about any of the vacancies below or just have some questions, please use our joining enquiries form or follow the links below to get in touch with us .
Available roles are in the table below, role descriptions for team member and team leaders are below that:
| Role | Reports to | Link | When |
| Squirrels Team Member | Squirrels Team Leader | Link to Squirrels Team Member Role on Scouts portal | Monday, Tuesday and Friday |
| Beavers Team Member | Beavers Team Leader | Link to Beavers Team Member role on Scouts portal | Wednesday and Friday |
| Cubs Team Member | Cubs Team Leader | Link to Cubs Team Member role on Scouts portal | Tuesday, Thursday and Friday |
| Scouts Team Member | Scouts Team Leader | Link to Scouts Team Member role on Scouts portal | Tuesday |
| Explorers Team Member | Explorers Team Leader | Link to Explorers Team Member role on Scouts portal | Monday and Wednesday |
| Beavers Team Leader | Beavers Group Team Leader | Lin to Explorers Team Leader role on Scouts portal | Tuesday or Friday |
| Explorers Team Leader | Explorers Group Team Leader | Link to Explorers Team Leader role on Scouts portal | Monday |
Any questions?
- Can’t volunteer regularly? No problem – we’re happy for you to help out whenever it works for you.
- Need to bring a child? That’s fine – they’re welcome to come along, or they might want to join the group!
- Not sure if you’re qualified? Don’t worry – everyone has something valuable to offer. There’s always a way to get involved, and we offer learning opportunities through the Scouts’ award-winning training programme.
Job Descriptions
Team Members
Role Description
Team Members are volunteers who plan, deliver, and support an amazing programme for young people. They can volunteer flexibly. Some may give their time every week, while others may give as much or as little time as they want.
Role Requirements
Anyone helping out at Scouts must read, understand and commit to following the Yellow Card. This is our code of practice for all adults in Scouts, where we commit to making the safety of young people our priority. Sticking to the rules outlined in POR is really important. It’s key for everyone to understand who can and can’t have unsupervised access to young people, and how often they can volunteer. Following Our Volunteering Culture will guide helpers on what we do and say, how we support each other, following our values and being at our best.
You will also need to:
- Complete some core training
- Provide two references
- Undergo a DBS check through The Scouts
All Team Members will create a safe environment for everyone, but specifically:
- Check the programme can run safely.
- Make sure the team maintains adult to child ratios and there’s a leader in charge for each meeting.
- 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.
- 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.
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 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.
- Check everyone behaves positively and in line with Our Volunteering Culture.
- Help volunteers develop, including Young Leaders.
Team Leaders
Role Description
Team Leaders work with Team Members to share tasks out and make sure the team runs smoothly. Team Leaders are also team members so the above role description and roles requirements applies to Team Leaders as well, but in addition, Team Leaders will:
- Agree how Team tasks are shared among Team Members by considering their skills, interests, and availability.
- Make sure the team puts young people at the heart of what they do, so they can create inspiring teams and brilliant programmes.
- Make sure the team is open and inclusive, and adapt team activities and tasks to be accessible to everyone.
- Make sure everyone in the team is safe and following safety and safeguarding procedures.
Team Leaders are also part of the group leadership team and at Dringhouses Scouts all the teams in an age group work together to plan and deliver the programme each term. (e.g. all Beaver Team Members (from Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday nights) will work together to plan the programme, sharing the tasks to make the activities fun, engaging and safe.