Adult Volunteers

We need your help!

All our activities are run by volunteers, all end up making a huge difference to young people’s lives – gifting them with skills for life and learning a whole lot about themselves along the way.

To achieve what we do we have over 100 varied roles within our Group!  Take a look at our organisation chart below.  Typically, these roles require a commitment of 3-4 hours per week.

Volunteering’s not just about giving back – it goes both ways. It improves your wellbeing, gives you skills for the future, and helps you make new friends.

The Scout Association offers an award-winning training scheme for volunteers and we aim for you to get as much out of Scouting as you put in. Time spent volunteering in Scouts can help your own work and personal life as well as enable you to embark upon some of the adventures you may have missed out on in your own childhood.

You don’t need to be Bear Grylls to join us. You don’t need to have been a Scout or a Guide when you were younger. You don’t even need to know how to put up a tent. We welcome volunteers of all ages and backgrounds, and we’re only able to change lives because people like you lend a hand. We’re talking about tidy-uppers and skill sharers. We’re talking about mini-bus drivers and first aiders. We’re talking about students who need to volunteer as part of their course and parents or grandparents who volunteer so they can spend more time with their family.

Many of our Leaders and Section Assistants are parents, carers or grandparents with busy lives and we have found success in flexible volunteering where 5 or 6 leaders share the planning and delivery of the term’s program, organising 2-3 sessions per term with the benefit of various pre-planned, external activities available.

Every week our volunteers empower the children and young people of Winchester to learn new skills, make new friends and stand on their own two feet. They shape young people’s lives for the better and find out a whole lot about themselves in the process, too.

Whatever your skillset, get involved and we promise you’ll get more out than you put in. Whether you’re helping a leader to run a craft activity in the Holy Trinity Church hall, organising a night away, or helping make breakfast for a group of hungry Cubs – no two sessions or activities are the same. The difference you make, though, is always great. Full support, DBS checking and training are provided.

Sounds fun? Worthwhile? It is.

More information:

If you are interested in joining us as a volunteer, please Contact Us for further information and a chat. Alternatively you can fill out a local Enquiry Form below and find out more here.

The Scout Network provides more flexible opportunities for individuals 18-25 years to volunteer on an Event or Project basis.

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