District Youth Lead

The role of District Youth Lead 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.

For this role, the applicant must be under 25 years old at the time of appointment.

Supporting youth-shaped Scouting in the Programme

• Visit Section Meetings to talk and inspire young people and young adults about youth-shaped Scouting and what is happening within their District.
• Support Groups and Sections to provide local youth engagement opportunities including forums
• Together with the District Scout Network Commissioner, and Programme Coordinators, encourage Scout Network members to shape and lead projects and activities for the District Scout Network.
• Encourage youth leadership at all levels within Groups and Sections (Young Leaders, Sixers & Seconders, Patrol Leaders & Assistant Patrol Leaders etc.)
• Work with programme team to support Leaders and other adult volunteers to embed youth shaped Scouting.

Developing Young People

• Work with other adults to identify, encourage and develop talented young people and young adults who wish to become more involved in shaping Scouting.
• Provide support to 18-25 year old members on Trustee Board.
• Increase the role and participation of young people in the leadership and management of the District.

Embedding Young People in Local Decision-Making

• Work with all members of the District to ensure that the views of young people are represented in decision-making.
• Encourage the creation and greater participation in meaningful Youth Forums
• Appoint, support and manage a Youth Forum Lead.
• Ensure that recommendations from the Youth Forum to the District Trustee Board and District Team are considered and appropriately implemented and that an effective method to provide feedback on outcomes to the Youth Forum is in place.

Wider Engagement

• Establish a robust method of communicating with the District Lead Volunteer and young people within the District.
• Work as a key part of the District Leadership Team contributing and taking an active part in the delivery of the District Development Plan.
• Work with the County Youth Commissioner to develop youth-shaped Scouting within the County, providing feedback to adults and young people.
• Work with other local Youth Commissioners to feed into the UK Youth Commissioner Team including taking part in national training and conference opportunities (often virtual).

Note: any other tasks are to be agreed with the District Lead Volunteer.

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