Volunteer

We're always on the lookout for people to join our Leadership Teams. At the moment, we also have some upcoming opportunities for Group Lead Volunteers to take the reins of one of our successful groups, and lead them forward. 

Group Lead Volunteers:

• Manage volunteers in Group teams, helping them to complete their tasks, whether that be working with young people, or behind the scenes.
• Work with the Group Trustee Board, to ensure that there's a link between the Operational and the Governance teams in the Group.
• Lead on setting the direction of the group, setting vision and targets such as growth, development, and direction.

Our Programme Team Leader provides vision, direction and oversight for the Programme Team. The Team Leader ensures all tasks are completed, either by team members, or they may choose to take on some themselves. The Programme Team Leader is a key member of the District Leadership Team.

Our Programme Team supports sections to run safe, enjoyable and high-quality programmes, and delivers events best run when sections come together. 

Tasks may include

• Contributing to the planning and delivery of two events a year - this could include coming up with ideas, helping with logistics.
• Helping 4-14 year olds to achieve their top awards, by supporting leaders.
• Encouraging sharing of good practice.
• Facilitating activities that require adventurous permit holders, and supporting leaders to understand them.

Currently known as Nights Away Advisers, we're looking for adults already involved in Scouts who have a Nights Away Permit, and are ready to support other adults in gaining theirs. 

Our Nights Away team is flexible - whether you want to support lots of people with advice and best practice, or just support one person every now and then to gain their Nights Away Permit, there's a space on the team for you. 

We need someone to keep us on the straight and narrow, helping organise the District's Trustees, taking minutes, ensuring actions are carried out. Our Trustee Board Administrator won't be a Trustee (unless Appointed), so it's a flexible, hassle free role that helps make a big difference! 

Our Media Team shout about what we do, helping to share news, publicise events and campaigns, and capture content at events and section meetings.

Tasks may include

• Content planning and scheduling.
• Content creation - capturing photo and video. 
• Content creation - design and editing.
• Collating content and encouraging sharing from groups.

Up for helping us at Comp Wood? From weekly Tuesday mornings, to ad hoc days, mornings and an hour here and there, there's a way for almost anyone to get involved.

Whether you've got experience looking after a campsite, building or big field, or you just like being in the outdoors, we can put you to work! 

Let us know how you might want to get involved, and we'll put you in touch with the team. 

Our 14-24 Team Leader has a passion for helping our Explorers and Network sections thrive. Working alongside our Explorer and Network teams to deliver an amazing programme, support Young Leaders and help Explorers and Network Members achieve their Top Awards. The Team Leader ensures all tasks are completed, either by team members, or they may choose to take on some themselves. 

The 14-24 Team Leader is a key member of the District Leadership Team.

Keeping people safe is our top priority. Our volunteers need to renew their First Response learning every three years, and we have more volunteers now than we ever have done before, working with young people, who need to do this learning.

You may have a medical background, or train people in first aid elsewhere, or you may just have an interest in first aid, and want to try something new. 

You might join the Volunteering Development Team, or you might help out more informally/flexibly - get in touch to discuss what might work for you.