Our volunteers are our everyday heroes!
Whatever your skillset, lend a hand for as little or as much time as you can spare, and we promise you’ll get more out than you put in. Our volunteering opportunities are as varied as you!
Make a difference, volunteer today
You don’t need to be Bear Grylls to join us. Our door is open to people of all ages, genders, races and backgrounds, and we’re only able to change lives because people like you lend a hand. We’re talking about students who want to boost their CV, and parents who volunteer so they can spend more time together as a family.
We provide the training. You show up, get stuck in, and make memories for life. Sounds fun? Worthwhile? It is…
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…Find Out More
Group Lead Volunteer: Greens Norton
Being a Group Lead Volunteer (GLV) is all about providing direction and support to develop your Group. This is a management role and we’re looking for someone who can provide leadership, motivation and guidance to our adult volunteers. A large part of the GLV role involves supporting adult volunteers, including those working directly with young…Find Out More
Group Lead Volunteer: 1st Blisworth
Being a Group Lead Volunteer (GLV) is all about providing direction and support to develop your Group. This is a management role and we’re looking for someone who can provide leadership, motivation and guidance to our adult volunteers. A large part of the GLV role involves supporting adult volunteers, including those working directly with young…Find Out More
Growth Team Member
As Scouts, we want to share what we do with as many people as we can and are therefore always looking for ways in which we can expand our reach to areas that we haven’t been in before, allowing us to deliver Skills for Life to as many young people as we can. Growth is…Find Out More
Support Team Member: Social Media
Know your way around Facebook? You’re just what we need! Do you know your Twitter from your Tumblr? Can you manage a digital community? Then we would love to use your skills to provide to manage our social media channels. Purpose Manage the District’s Social Media Channels to help promote the Scout brand along with…Find Out More
Meetings Administrator
Could you support the District Chair and District Lead Volunteer to ensure the smooth running of meetings within the District? As our Meetings Administrator, it would be your job to work with the District Chair and District Lead Volunteer to set meeting agendas, arrange the logistics for each meeting and share this information with the…Find Out More
District Chair
Fundraising Fanatic
It’s an exciting time in Grafton as we reinvent ourselves and what support we provide to our Groups, young people and amazing volunteers. For us to achieve all of the fab things we’re planning, we need the funding behind us to allow us to do this! We’re on the look out for a team of…Find Out More
Newsletter Creator
We’re exploring the possibility of producing a regular District newsletter and are looking for an amazing volunteer to take on the task on managing this for the District. The task would involve collating submitted content, asking for clarification from submitters if required, keeping the mailing lists updated & designing and publishing each version of the…Find Out More
Campsite Service Team
Spotley Wood Campsite is maintained by the District for the use of Scouts and Guides as a ‘backwoods type’ experience. For those who use it know it is an asset for the young people. It is available for use from the beginning of April to the end of November each year and is managed and…Find Out More
