Volunteer Opportunities
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Contact: Berkshire Scouts supports the provision of Scouting in more than a hundred locations across Berkshire providing fun, friendship and adventure for more than 6000 young people aged 6 to 25 with over 2000 Adult Volunteers.
'Volunteering is a means of enabling people to engage in society and create positive change for themselves and others.’
Read about the opportunities for you below - Adult Leader, Skills Instructor, Helper, Supporter, Administrator, Fund Raiser, Adult Support Team
Adult Leaders provide young people with exciting and challenging experiences and then help them use those experiences in their personal and social development. Leaders are encouraged to develop their own skills through formal and informal training experiences and sharing ideas with each other. If time does not permit you take on a full adult leader role then becoming a Section Assistant may be the approach for you.
Skills Instructors help Leaders by training young people on specific activities or interests such as swimming, cooking, climbing, computers or crafts. Becoming a Skills Instructor takes up less time than being a Leader, but many people often find that the role of Skills Instructor is a good introduction to Scouting and go on to be Leaders. Becoming a Skills Instructor is also an excellent opportunity to complete service projects for schemes like the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme.
Adults often find that becoming an occasional Helper or Supporter is a rewarding way of offering a little of their spare time. The exact function of Helpers and Supporters will vary locally but examples are as wide ranging as making drinks for Beaver Scouts to driving minibuses for Explorer Scouts.
Besides all the other roles in Scouting, each Group, District and County will have a team of adults and young people who provide support chiefly with administration, and fund raising. These people take on the roles of Chairperson, Treasurer and Secretary as well as any other role agreed upon locally. Again, training is available and people who take on these roles find that the training and experience they receive help them in their own personal development
There are over 2000 Adults involved in Scouting across Berkshire. As you can imagine this needs coordination and support and there are opportunities to get involved in supporting the front-line adult leaders in their work with young people through the Adult Support Team.