Being a Youth Lead is an amazing role. As well as helping to drive youth shaped locally and giving young people a say, you’ll also be learning loads of new skills and having fun along the way.
You’ll get experience and develop skills that will look seriously impressive on a CV or university application – things like teamwork, communication and organisation, but also experience with governance, working with young people and leading others.
Across the UK, there are now over 600 Youth Lead doing amazing things. Ready to join them?
What does the role involve?
As a member of the County Leadership Team the County Youth Lead works in partnership with the County Lead Volunteer and Chair of the County Trustee Board.
The role is to ensure that young people from 6 – 25 years are involved and engaged in every decision that shapes their Scouting experience locally and to empower young people to share their ideas and have a meaningful voice in planning, implementing and reviewing their programme and opportunities.
This is a role that could be shared with another person too – making a County Youth Team.
Appointment requirements:
18-25 years old at the time of appointment. Must successfully complete the appointment process (including acceptable personal enquiries and acceptance of The Scout Association’s policies). During the six months of Provisional Appointment the Growing Roots training must be completed. A Wood Badge may be completed during the appointment, and ongoing safeguarding, safety training and first aid must be completed.
Tasks may include:
- Champion, encourage and lead the work to ensure scouting in the County is shaped by young people in partnership with adults. This will be achieved by working in partnership and collaboration and with the County Lead Volunteer, County Chair and County Leadership Team
- Support youth shaped scouting in the programme
- Embed young people in local decision making
- Develop young people in the County
- Wider engagement with the work of the County
