Group Lead Volunteer, 14-24 Team Leader and DESC Induction Workshops

Being the leader of a Scout Group comes with new responsibilities. This workshop will take you through the key areas of your role as a manager.

If you're now managing your District's Explorer Units, you've got a whole new set of responsibilities. This workshop will take you through the key areas around your role as a manager. 

There’s no I in Team. This workshop is for Group Lead Volunteers and 14-24 Team Leaders and will help you create and support an effective and diverse team. We’ll be discussing the difference between managing volunteers compared to employees, flexible volunteering, having effective meetings to get people on board, where to get support and how to utilise the strengths within your team.

Futureproofing your Group and Units. This workshop is for both Group Lead Volunteers and 14-24 Team Leaders and will focus on growth through promoting Scouting, succession planning, utilising young leaders and how your perception in the community can make a big difference.

Whose responsibility is it to recruit more young people and volunteers? This workshop will focus on managing recruitment within your Group or Unit. We'll have a look at your role in recruitment, using Scout resources, getting the Trustee Board involved, getting your team to work together to recruit and promoting Scouts locally. This will be an overview of recruitment, if you're looking for something more in depth, please have a look at our Volunteer Recruitment Workshops.

Getting people to volunteer is one thing, but how do we get them to stay? This workshop is for Group Lead Volunteers and 14-24 Team Leaders and is all about making sure new volunteers get the best experience from the start to the end, meaning they stay with us for longer.

Positive and regular reviews can create a happy and effective team. Prevention is better than cure! This workshop will focus on the responsibilities of the Group Lead Volunteer and 14-24 Team Leaders, around the review process. Including formal and informal procedures, support around difficult conversations and useful tools to familiarise yourself with in this area.