Youth Lead for Craigalmond
Overview of the role
Closing date:
Saturday 23 November at 23:59
Responsible to:
Lead Volunteer for Craigalmond
Youth Lead for South East Scotland
Teams:
Craigalmond District Team
Regional Youth Team
Responsible for:
Craigalmond District Youth Team
Main Contacts:
Young people in Craigalmond district, District Lead Volunteer, District teams (like the 14-24 team and Programme team), Regional Youth Lead, District Chairperson, District Trustee Board members, and other local District Youth Leads from across South East Scotland.
Age: 18-24 at the start of the role
Eligibility: You must be eligible to become a Charity Trustee
A bit about the role
As Youth Lead for Craigalmond, you’ll be an essential part of the District Leadership Team, working alongside the District Lead Volunteer and the Chairperson of the District Trustee Board. Your mission? To make sure young people aged 4–25 are truly at the heart of every decision that shapes their Scouting experience in your district. From planning to reviewing programmes, you’ll empower young people to speak up, share their ideas, and help shape the Scouting adventures they want.
What You’ll Do:
- Champion Youth-Led Scouting: Work with the District Lead Volunteer, District Chairperson, and District Team to make sure Scouting across Craigalmond is shaped by young people, in collaboration with adults.
- Build a District Youth Team: Bring together a team of young people from across Craigalmond to help lead the way.
- Join the District Trustee Board: As an ex-officio Trustee, you’ll ensure that young people have a voice in key decisions.
- Support Youth-Led Scouting in Programmes: Work to include young people in local decision-making at all levels.
- Widen Your Impact: Stay connected with the broader District work, passing on any National and Regional updates that can help the district.
- Drive Real Change: Make sure youth-led Scouting has a strong and visible impact across your district.
Note: Some of these responsibilities might be shared with others, including your District Youth Team.
Application process
You can apply for the role yourself using the application form, or nominate someone else using the nomination form.
Nominated people are under no commitment to apply unless they wish to.
Key Dates
Closing date: 23:59 on Saturday 23rd November 2024
Interview date: late November/early December
For more information
For more information, or for an informal chat about this vacancy, please contact:
Jo Mitchell, Lead Volunteer for Craigalmond
Email: jo.mitchell@sesscouts.org.uk
George Brightman, Youth Lead for South East Scotland