Leaders and Volunteers
Leaders and Volunteers
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The Uniformed Leaders and volunteers are essential to the success of the group. They, along with our helpers, parents and trustees, form a large supportive group that enable young people to grow, thrive and learn new skills.
Take the four week challenge!
Take the four week challenge!
Volunteer for just four weeks and be amazed at the difference you’ll make.
Week 1 See what we get up to
Week 2 Start to help out
Week 3 Get a little more involved
Week 4 You’ll know if Scouting is for you.
We have a wide range of flexible roles either supporting young people or behind the scenes. Any help is truly amazing. If you have any water qualifications such as Canoe & Kayak or SUP we can help you put those to good use with Scouts, don't worry if you don't as we offer training and many other roles of more traditional scouting skills.
Not all volunteers come every week
Not all volunteers come every week
We understand that shift patterns and family commitments mean that it may not be possible for you commit to helping at every meeting - that's ok and how many of our leaders volunteer with us.
Come and talk to us
Come and talk to us
If you are at all interested, come and speak to a leader or email info@rn98.co.uk
Uniformed Leaders
Uniformed Leaders
They are the mainstay of the meetings and activities. They undertake training and plan and run the meetings for the sections. We think they also have the most fun! Our leaders wear the blue scout shirt for Sea Scout leaders and group necker. In Scouts and on formal occasions they wear the Royal Navy peaked cap or tricorn cap and Navy wooly-pully. Our leader also have the Royal Navy Recognised Sea Scout rank slides. Uniform is provided by the group to new leaders.
In Cubs and Beavers our leaders wear the same shirt but may also have a more relaxed Cubs or Beavers hoodie instead of the Royal Navy Navy wooly-pully.
The scouts is a uniformed organisation and we wear our uniform with pride and respect for our group and other groups worldwide.
We also welcome Young Leaders from our own embedded Explorer Unit as well as from other units, contact us for more details.
Our leaders work together, across sections, as a single supportive group and quite often you will see Scout leaders at Cubs, Cub Leaders and Beavers and Scouts. We enjoy what we do and all benefit from the tight support we show each other.
Uniformed Leader Training
Uniformed Leader Training
The Scout Leader training scheme in the UK, currently referred to as Learning, is a structured and flexible program designed to equip adult volunteers with the skills and knowledge needed to run safe, engaging, and high-quality Scouting activities. This includes training in First Aid as well as Safeguarding children and also modules on running activities and meetings amongst other topics.
The learning is divided into two main stages: Growing Roots (mandatory foundational learning) and Branching Out (further role-specific learning, which leads to the Wood Badge). The Wood Badge is the globally recognised symbol of a fully trained Leader or Manager in UK Scouting. The training process to achieve it is structured to ensure adult volunteers have the skills, knowledge, and understanding to deliver high-quality Scouting and leadership.
Fully trained leaders are assessed and awarded the Wood Badge. They wear the wood beads as a sign of their completed training.
Non-Uniformed Leaders
Non-Uniformed Leaders
We also have volunteers that help us run meetings when they are able. These can be parents and family members of scouts as well as former scouts wanting to stay in touch and give back to the organisation. These leaders also have to complete some basic training to allow them to work with children.
Our group also benefits from volunteer instructors that have water based qualifications to help train young people in the skills they need to:
Sail
Paddle
Stand up paddleboarding
Canoe
Power boating
Our instructors are very much part of our group and although they don't wear uniform they may choose to wear group hoodies and other clothing. We are very grateful to our instructors and the difference they make to our scouts. If you have skills in the above and would like to help us transform young lives please get in touch.
We also have trustees who help us raise funds and help us with our governance and accountability
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