Volunteer 1st Stanhope Scouts - Assistant Scout Leader (10 - 14 year old) - Monday

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Our Scout Group is growing! We need adults who are keen to try new things and to have fun to join our team of Leaders, to help us provide fantastic opportunities to local young people. Our Leaders are people just like you, but working together they make extraordinary things happen by providing a wide range of activities on a weekly basis. These activities are based around a programme of progressive learning and achievement, ultimately leading to the young person being awarded the Queens Scout Award / Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award. We are open to boys and girls from all faiths, backgrounds and abilities, and welcome everyone. What do you have to do? We meet weekly & are looking for someone to join our team of Leaders. If you can’t be there every week that’s OK, we understand and welcome you when you can come. Perhaps you could help us plan some of our fantastic activities or day trips instead. Whatever time you have to give, we can find a role for you that you will find rewarding. Assistant leaders should expect to get involved in planning evening activities and camps while being supported by more experienced members of the team. No previous experience required! There are online and in person training courses available for all leaders and always support from within the group and wider district community. Contact us for more information or a non committal chat about how you could help. Alternatively, you could visit www.scouts.org.uk for more information about Scouting generally.

Located in Weardale with all the amenities of the North Pennines area of Outstanding Natural Beauty all around us this is a small but vibrant Scout Group that is looking to recruit both Scouts, Cubs and adult leaders for both. We enjoy spending about half of our meetings out of doors and have an annual camp for ourselves as well as joining in with district and county events. It isn’t all outdoors though! Our usual meeting point is the church hall in Stanhope where we have access to a large hall suitable for relay races, first aid training, knot tying and semaphore communication! We try and keep the activities diverse and the evenings flowing - the aim is that everyone leaves knowing something new and with a smile on their face! You need to enjoy working with children and have a good sense of humour. You need to have common sense and be open to learn and have new experiences. You will be required to undertake a DBS disclosure check prior to commencement of the appointment. Training opportunities can lead to recognised qualifications including; OCN Level 2, Providing Voluntary Youth Services and Foundation Degree in Working with Young People.

This is a practical role, so if you have experience working with young people and the outdoors or would like to gain it volunteering with Scouting is a great way to build your personal skills. You can build your CV while supporting young people in your local community.