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Youth Sections

Section Leader - Scouts
​(Duncan Troop) 
Tuesday Evenings 19:30 - 21:00
(Uniform position)
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This role is to support the delivery of a safe, exciting and stimulating Balanced Programme for the Section taking into account the needs, interests and abilities of the Young People. To ensuring that every young person in the Section has the opportunity to attend at least one night’s away experience each year. To ensure regular opportunities are provided for young people to express their views on the programme and running on the Section, and that those views are taken into account. As part of the Section Leader role you will get to wear uniform and will undergo the Scout Association Leader Training.
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Assistant Section Leader - Scouts ​(Duncan Troop) 
Tuesday Evenings 19:30 - 21:00
(Uniform position)
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This role is to support the delivery of a safe, exciting and stimulating Balanced Programme for the Section taking into account the needs, interests and abilities of the Young People. To ensuring that every young person in the Section has the opportunity to attend at least one night’s away experience each year. To agree how you can support the Section Leader to ensure regular opportunities are provided for young people to express their views on the programme and running on the Section, and that those views are taken into account. As part of the Assistant Section Leader role you will get to wear uniform and will undergo the Scout Association Leader Training.
Section Assistant - Scouts
​(Duncan Troop) 
​Tuesday Evenings 19:30 - 21:00
(Non-Uniform position)

This role is to support the delivery of a safe, exciting and stimulating Balanced Programme for the Section taking into account the needs, interests and abilities of the Young People. To agree how you can support the Section Leader to ensure regular opportunities are provided for young people to express their views on the programme and running on the Section, and that those views are taken into account.



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Assistant Section Leader - Beaver Scouts ​(Grylls Colony) 
Thursday Evenings 18:00 - 19:00
(Uniform position)
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This role is to support the delivery of a safe, exciting and stimulating Balanced Programme for the Section taking into account the needs, interests and abilities of the Young People. To ensuring that every young person in the Section has the opportunity to attend at least one night’s away experience each year. To agree how you can support the Section Leader to ensure regular opportunities are provided for young people to express their views on the programme and running on the Section, and that those views are taken into account. As part of the Assistant Section Leader role you will get to wear uniform and will undergo the Scout Association Leader Training.
Assistant Section Leader - Cub Scouts ​(Baden-Powell Pack) 
​Thursday Evenings  19:00 - 20:30
(Uniform position)
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This role is to support the delivery of a safe, exciting and stimulating Balanced Programme for the Section taking into account the needs, interests and abilities of the Young People. To ensuring that every young person in the Section has the opportunity to attend at least one night’s away experience each year. To agree how you can support the Section Leader to ensure regular opportunities are provided for young people to express their views on the programme and running on the Section, and that those views are taken into account. As part of the Assistant Section Leader role you will get to wear uniform and will undergo the Scout Association Leader Training.
Young Leader
​(All Sections) 
14 - 18 years
(Uniform position)
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This role is for 14 - 18 year olds who would like to volunteer their time in supporting young people in their Scouting. Young Leaders will be asked to support the Adult Volunteers in delivering their Section activities. 










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Committee or Other Roles

Group Chair
Group Executive Committee
(Non-Uniform position)
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The main responsibilities of the Group Chair is to head up the Group Executive Committee, making sure Executive Meetings are run effectively and the Committee is fully supporting the Scout Group. The Group Chair will work closely with the Group Secretary to make Agenda's are sent out prior to the meetings; the Group Treasurer that the Scout Group Accounts are fully up to date and all finances are accounted for,; and the Group Scout Leader to make sure the Scout Group can run effectively in supporting the young people. 
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Deputy Group Chair
Group Executive Committee
(Non-Uniform position)
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The main responsibilities for the Deputy Group Chair is to support the Group Chair in their role and deputising for the Group Chair at Executive Committee meetings when needed. The other main role of the Deputy Group Chair is to be Chair of the Finance Sub-Committee that meet twice a year, in May and September and look at the Scout Group Budgets, Banking, Saving Accounts, Grants and Gift Aid etc. 


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Group Secretary
Group Executive Committee
(Non-Uniform position)
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The main responsibilities of a Group Secretary is to provide administration support to the Scout Group; by making sure that Agenda’s and Reports (as required) are sent out prior to the Committee meetings. Taking accurate minutes during the meetings and making them accessible to our volunteers in a timely manner and dealing with correspondences as and when required.  Our meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of January, March, May, July, September, and November 19:30 – 21:00. Although the ‘Executive’ bit in our committee’s title makes it sound very formal, it is actually not like that at all! 
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Group Administrator
Subscriptions
(Non-Uniform position)
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This role involves, primarily, looking after our monthly subscriptions, working closely with our Group Treasurer and Group Chair. This role can be done to fit around your work and home life and can be done from home. The Group Administrator will become a member of the Group Executive Committee and give a report to the committee on monthly subscriptions.  Our meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of January, March, May, July, September, and November 19:30 – 21:00. Although the ‘Executive’ bit in our committee’s title makes it sound very formal, it is actually not like that at all! 
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Group Quartermaster

(Non-Uniform position)

The Quartermaster is responsible for looking after the Camp Store and equipment that belongs to the Scout Group and use for many of our outdoor activities. Specific responsibilities include: Keeping the stores tidy and safe, Making sure kit is available for camps, Assisting in the picking and preparation of kit before a camp or activity; Checking all kit is clean and in good working order when returned from an activity, Arranging for the repair or replacement of any kit as required, Looking into new ordering new kit as and when required and reporting to the Executive Committee.
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Volunteering:
IT'S EASIER
THAN YOU
​THINK.
If you would like to join our team and enjoy the fun, friendship and adventure of Scouting, we would really welcome your support. You can work directly with young People or in a behind the scenes role as a team or individual. Prior experience or a connection with Scouting is not necessary and we welcome people from different backgrounds. Remember, you can decide how much or little time you give to Scouting. 

Volunteer today and make a positive inpact in to Hampton Community
Everyone has something to offer...
You may think that you have no skills to offer Scouting or you might not be interested in the vacancies below, but the truth is that everyone has something to give. Something as simple as organising games, clearing and setting up activities or making refreshments can give the leader more time to spend with the young people.

Do you have any hobbies and interests that you could share? 

You don’t have to know everything to be a leader. You’ll be given full training and support on the job and you’ll learn new skills as you progress. Many of our adult volunteers say they are more confident in their everyday lives thanks to their involvement with Scouting. Email us at hamptonGSL@outlook.com and start making a difference today!
The following two roles are Section roles; working closely with the young people and we are looking for support in all section;
The three sections we currently have are;
​Grylls Beaver Scouts (6 -8 years) - Thursday evening 18:00 - 19:00
Baden Powell Cub Scouts (8 - 10.5 years) - Thursday evening 19:00 - 20:30
Duncan Scouts (10.5 - 14 years) - Tuesday evenings 19:30 - 21:00
Assistant Section Leader (uniform)
This role is to support the delivery of a safe, exciting and stimulating Balanced Programme for the Section taking into account the needs, interests and abilities of the Young People. To ensuring that every young person in the Section has the opportunity to attend at least one night’s away experience each year. To agree how you can support the Section Leader to ensure regular opportunities are provided for young people to express their views on the programme and running on the Section, and that those views are taken into account. As part of the Assistant Section Leader role you will get to wear uniform and will undergo the Scout Association Leader Training.
Section Assistant (non-uniform)
This role is to support the delivery of a safe, exciting and stimulating Balanced Programme for the Section taking into account the needs, interests and abilities of the Young People. To agree how you can support the Section Leader to ensure regular opportunities are provided for young people to express their views on the programme and running on the Section, and that those views are taken into account.
The following roles are behind the scene roles; working closely with the Group Scout Leader and Executive Committee
Executive Committee Member
Our Scout Group is looking for Parents of our Young People to sit on our Group Executive Committee, so we can make sure that we are providing the Scouting our Young People want and deserve. Meetings three times a year for 1.5 hours max on the second Monday of the following months (March, July, and November) 19:30 - 21:00 and we just need you to attend, give your view to subjects that come up as a parent and help us to make sure we are providing excellent Scouting.
Scouting is open to all and our Group is welcoming to anyone who is willing to help no matter how you can give to the Group. If you think you have some spare time you can give to our local scout Group please do get in touch.