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14-24 Teams

Understand how 14-24 Teams support Explorer, Young Leader and Scout Network Section Teams in Districts

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Team Description

Purpose

The 14–24 Team helps all volunteers in Explorer, Young Leader, and Scout Network Section Teams. They help Section Teams plan and deliver great programmes for young people.

  • 14–24 Team Leaders 
  • 14–24 Team Members  

Other volunteers are automatically members of this team because of their roles in Scouts:  

  • Section Team Leaders of each section for 14–24-year-olds (Explorer, Young Leader, and Scout Network Section Teams)  

Support Explorer, Young Leader, and Scout Network Section Teams  

  • Make sure the Sections run smoothly.
  • Section Teams help young people feel welcome and included, and make changes (when needed) so the environment and activities are accessible for everyone.
  • The demographics of young people and adults reflect their local area.
  • To meet the needs of 14–24 year olds through the Explorer or Scout Network programme, and creating opportunities to volunteer as a Young Leader. 

Develop our volunteers

  • Make sure any helpers are briefed on the practical aspects of safety and safeguarding. This includes giving them a copy of the Yellow Card, confirming they’ve read and understood it. Make sure helpers know who to speak to if they have any concerns.
  • Make volunteers aware of Our Volunteering Culture, and make sure they reflect on it, commit to it, and apply it in their teams.
  • Work with volunteers to share skills between Section Teams.

Support the development on young people in Sections

  • The views and ideas of young people shape decisions in the 14–24 Team and its Sections.
  • Work with Group and Section Teams to check there are Young Leaders in all Squirrel, Beaver, Cub, and Scout Section Teams.

Manage incidents

Support effective processes 

  • Look after first aid kits and accident forms for the Sections and their meeting places.
  • Look after membership system records for volunteers and young people.
  • Look after enquiries for joining and moving between Sections.

We expect that members of this team will take part in regulated activity.

All 14-24 Team Members must complete:

  • The learning everyone needs

In addition, 14-24 Team leaders must complete:

  • Leading Scout Volunteers

You can find out more about our learning content on the learning page.

Please note:

  • In Counties without Districts, County 14-24 Teams should also use this team description.
  • The Scout Network Section Team may be informally known as 'Network'.
  • Young Leaders are Explorers who volunteer in a Squirrel, Beaver, Cub or Scout Section Team. They play an active role in the Section, bringing fresh ideas and acting as positive role models for young people.
Open a PDF version of the 14-24 Team description

  
Accreditations

Accreditations are a way of sharing tasks and responsibilities where a volunteer needs to be given certain permissions to take these on.

The District 14-24 Team has one accreditation linked to it - Nominated Person. This allows volunteers, with the appropriate professional training, to provide support to young people with certain care needs. You can find out more about this accreditation with the Leadership Team Accreditations.

Permissions in our new digital system

All volunteers will have access to our new digital system and will be expected to sign in to manage their own membership and complete learning. Some volunteers will have further permissions to the system features depending on which team(s) they’re in, and what their role is in that team. 

All members will be able to nominate for awards, apply for grants, apply for permits and Nights Away Notifications, use Data explorer, and search for members who are visible for them. 

Members of the 14-24 Team will also be able to add and end roles , support with criminal record checks, hold reviews, create and update Units, and create custom Data explorer dashboards, and download these. 

The 14-24 Team Leader will also be able to manage members of the team, add and end accreditations, hold Welcome Conversations, create sub-teams, manage volunteer enquiries, and view suspended members’ records.
  

Helpful resources

We've compiled some of the most useful resources for Team Members and Team Leaders to look through, to help them understand their responsibilities. These links don't cover everything though, and Team Leaders should make sure that all the tasks on the Team Description are being carried out.

What you need to do to be ready for change

There are simple actions that all volunteers can take to make sure that they, and their team, are ready for change. From making sure that data is up-to-date, to understanding the changes, and how processes may change locally. 

Find out what you need to do to prepare for change

Information for volunteers who lead teams

There are some responsibilities that sit with Team Leaders, such as welcoming volunteers to the team, and making sure that everyone knows what tasks they're working on, and has the support they need.

Read our guidance for Lead Volunteers and Team Leaders