County Development Service

Adult recruitment:

• Maintain ongoing channels and explorer new channels to assist with adult recruitment across the County.
• Attendance at targeted adult recruitment events.
• Supporting districts with targeted adult recruitment drives.
• Assist with parent engagement.

Opening new provision:

• New Scout Groups – generally starting with Beavers and then moving on to Cubs and Scouts.
• Explorer Scout and Scout Network Units.
• Scout Active Support Units (specialist, Group, District, County Units)
• Sections in established Groups (helping groups achieve the full family of scouting)
• Attendance at targeted youth recruitment events (when appropriate).
• Supporting districts with targeted youth recruitment drives.

• Facilitate Group health check workshops to assist Scout Groups to plan for the future
• to ensure they can continue to provide quality scouting to more young people and work smarter 
• Run growth and recruitment workshops (to support the increase of more adult involvement)
• Facilitate district development days and assist with prioritising needs and producing a district development plan

• Group Scout Leader inductions
• Provide resources and advice to DCs to assist them with the appointment of Group Scout Leaders
• Support District Commissioners and Group Scout Leaders with growth and development initiatives

Provision of:

• Recruitment leaflets (adult and young people)
• Pop-up banner and recruitment stand equipment loan
• Section taster evening activities and games equipment
• Going for growth tools 
• On-line tools and resources

• Support volunteers at all levels of the county that have responsibility for growth
• Contribute to the induction of growth facilitators at all levels of the County