Why not join the team? We’re always happy to be contacted by anyone wishing to contact us to volunteer their time in any capacity. However, we are also looking to fill some specific roles in the group and these are detailed below.
Please use our contact form to get in touch with us if you want more information about any of the vacancies below or just have some questions.
| Role | Reports To | Role Description |
|---|---|---|
| Team Member- Tuesday Squirrels (Section Assistant) | Team Leader (Section Leader) | Team Members work together to deliver the weekly programme of meetings as well as some other events (such as activity days and camps). The role of the Team Member t is to support the delivery of the programme as part of the team of leaders at Wednesday Beavers. Attendance of planning meetings is optional, but the expectation is that the applicant will be able to commit to the weekly meetings (45 minutes per week during term time). Uniform is optional. The role also requires a DBS check and online safety and safeguarding training to be completed |
| Team Member- Wednesday Beavers (Section Assistant) | Team Leader (Section Leader) | Team Members work together to deliver the weekly programme of meetings as well as some other events (such as activity days and camps). The role of the Team Member t is to support the delivery of the programme as part of the team of leaders at Wednesday Beavers. Attendance of planning meetings is optional, but the expectation is that the applicant will be able to commit to the weekly meetings (45 minutes per week during term time). Uniform is optional. The role also requires a DBS check and online safety and safeguarding training to be completed |
| Team Member- Tuesday Scouts (Section Assistant) | Team Leader (Section Leader) | Team Members work together to deliver the weekly programme of meetings as well as some other events (such as activity days and camps). The role of the Team Member t is to support the delivery of the programme as part of the team of leaders at Wednesday Beavers. Attendance of planning meetings is optional, but the expectation is that the applicant will be able to commit to the weekly meetings (45 minutes per week during term time). Uniform is optional. The role also requires a DBS check and online safety and safeguarding training to be completed |
| Team Member- Tuesday Cubs (Section Assistant) | Team Leader (Section Leader) | Team Members work together to deliver the weekly programme of meetings as well as some other events (such as activity days and camps). The role of the Team Member t is to support the delivery of the programme as part of the team of leaders at Wednesday Beavers. Attendance of planning meetings is optional, but the expectation is that the applicant will be able to commit to the weekly meetings (45 minutes per week during term time). Uniform is optional. The role also requires a DBS check and online safety and safeguarding training to be completed |
| Social Media Manager | Group Lead Volunteer (Group Scout Leader) | Maintaining an active social media presence is an important part of the marketing of the group. We have a presence on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, each platform requires a slightly different content. The successful applicant will understand how to edit images for publication on social media, how to word posts to be appropriate for the platform and to meet the group’s brand requirements and will act as a point of contact for leaders to send content for publication. Safeguarding and data protection training will be provided for this role and the role also requires a DBS check. |
| Beavers Section Representative | Group Chair | Section Reps (formerly known as parent reps or family reps) are a really important part of the Group. The Beavers section rep must be a parent or guardian of a current Beaver Scout. Section reps are volunteers who are also members of the Group Executive Committee (and as such attend Executive Committee Meetings). Section reps are also trustees of the charity. The main role of the section representative is to liaise between parents/ guardians/ carers and the Group Executive Committee for the section they are a part of. |
| Explorers Section Representative | Group Chair | Section Reps (formerly known as parent reps or family reps) are a really important part of the Group. The Explorers section rep must be a parent or guardian of a current Explorer Scout. Section reps are volunteers who are also members of the Group Executive Committee (and as such attend Executive Committee Meetings). Section reps are also trustees of the charity. The main role of the section representative is to liaise between parents/ guardians/ carers and the Group Executive Committee for the section they are a part of. |