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Our roles and structures

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Teams

   Our volunteering roles need to be...
                                                 clear, manageable, and flexible!


We know that asking people to become leaders (or other specific roles), doesn’t suit everyone. People need to be able to volunteer in whichever way they can and want to do, focusing on the areas they have skills or interest in – and without having to take on the world.  

A teams-based approach

Teams thrive when they share a purpose, share tasks, and support each other to make the most of their different skills, experiences and available time. The way we volunteer is structured around these key principles:

  • everyone will volunteer as part of a flexible team structure
  • each team will have a clear purpose, team description and set of team tasks
  • We will describe our teams and roles in plain English to ensure they are easily understood by everyone

This helps make it easier for a more diverse range of people to contribute to Scouts in a way that reflects their skills, interests, and availability.

Working in teams that have a range of team tasks to complete together is one way we can make flexible volunteering normal, and available to everyone.

Squirrels

There are two types of tasks listed here:

  1. Tasks for the whole team – All team members take part in these tasks and must have, or develop, the skills associated with these tasks
  2. Allocated tasks – The team leader ensures that one or more team members has the responsibility and skills for these tasks

Beyond that, it’s down to the team to decide how they organise themselves, based on their skills, interests, and availability.

Our new volunteering principles...

  • We volunteer flexibly as part of a team with a shared purpose.
  • Our teams and titles are easier to understand and more appealing to new volunteers.
  • Teams agree how to share tasks between them and this can change over time

 

Take a look at...

  • Our Volunteer Culture

    We understand that creating a positive culture requires attention and care. It doesn’t happen just because we’ve written it down. We bring Our Volunteering Culture to life in the way we behave towards each other: in what we do, what we say and how we say it.

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  • Trustee Boards

    Good governance is a key factor to our success at group, district and county level, it enables our teams to ensure that local scouting is complying with our policies, organisation and rules, UK law, and the Charity Commission’s regulations. It also supports everyone to providing exciting programmes and experiences for our members.

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  • Scout Groups...

    Scout Groups help volunteers work well together and keep them feeling motivated across all Sections.

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  • Scout Districts

    Scout Districts help volunteers develop, improve Section programmes, and support Scouts to run in the best way possible. They keep volunteers working well together and feeling motivated. They also make sure the 14-24 Sections are working well and are well regarded in their local community.

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  • Scout Counties

    Scout Counties leads scouting across the County, enabling volunteers’ development (with focus on those in the County teams, including District Lead Volunteers), enhancing sections’ programmes in ways which are better delivered at scale and providing operational support.

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