Volunteer with Scouts

Volunteer

Scouts only happens because of volunteers. Whether you can give an hour a week or a weekend a year, there's a role for you — and no Scouting experience is needed.

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Volunteering with Scouts is a chance to have fun, learn new skills and make a real difference to young people in your area. We'll welcome you, support you and help you get the training you need.

What happens next

  1. Send us a message using the form on this page.
  2. We'll have a friendly chat about what you'd like to do and when you're free.
  3. You'll meet the team and complete a few checks and some short online learning.

Ways to get involved

Team Leader or Team Member

1 or 2 hours a week, term time Adults 18+

Help plan and run weekly meetings for Squirrels, Beavers, Cubs or Scouts at a group near you.

Occasional helper

Whenever you can Adults 18+

Lend a hand at meetings, trips or camps when it suits you, or share a skill for an evening.

Young Leader

About an hour a week Young people aged 14–18

Help run a younger section while earning recognition for your skills — great for DofE volunteering.

Hunters Greave site volunteer

Work parties and maintenance days Adults 18+

Help look after our woodland campsite: practical jobs, site improvements and welcoming visiting groups.

Trustee

A few meetings a year Adults 18+

Help steer the district as a charity: finance, safeguarding, property and planning for the future.

Interested? Get in touch

Tell us a little about yourself and what you'd like to do. We'll get back to you for an informal chat — there's no commitment.

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