Section Assistants Guide

The future’s bright

Adult volunteers are at the heart of scouting, every week across the UK over 110,000 adults volunteer with the movement, just like you!

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They carry out a variety of roles that help us achieve our aim of helping young people develop the skills they need to succeed in life. We do this through providing exciting programmes and activities that help them develop as individuals and as part of a team.

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Scouting is not only about developing our young people, it’s also about the personal development and wellbeing of our adults. With award winning learning opportunities and one-to-one support, we make sure that each one of our volunteers gets to make the best use of their skills and talents. It's something different from the norm, and that’s why a lot of people like it.

It’s an exciting time in the Scouts as we look towards our new way of working together, using our new team volunteering structures.

The first thing we want to say is a big thank you for your incredible commitment to local scouting. Your dedication has played a pivotal role in creating meaningful experiences for your members, providing them with exciting and engaging programmes that nurture their sense of adventure and help them build skills that will help them succeed in life.

In our ever-changing world, we know we need to adapt how people can volunteer with us, in ways that really suit them and make it easier and more accessible for everyone to gain the skills and knowledge they need to support young people.

This guide will help you understand our new ways of working and how this affects you, in your current role as a Section Assistant.

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