Outline:
As a member of the District Leadership Team the District Youth Lead works in partnership with the District Lead Volunteer and Chair of the District Trustee Board. The role 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.
Responsible to:
District Lead Volunteer
Responsible for:
District Youth Forum (or similar) Lead,
Main Contacts:
Young people within their District, District Lead Volunteer, District Youth Forum Lead, Deputy District Lead Volunteers, County Youth Lead, District Leadership Team, District Chair, members of the District Trustee Board and its sub-committees and other local District Youth Leads.
Appointment requirements:
18-25 years old at the time of appointment. Must successfully complete the appointment process (including acceptable personal enquiries and acceptance of The Scout Association’s policies). During the six months of Provisional Appointment the Growing Roots training must be completed. A Wood Badge may be completed during the appointment, and ongoing safeguarding, safety training and first aid must be completed.
Main Tasks
- Champion, encourage and lead the work to ensure that, by 2025, scouting in the District is shaped by young people in partnership with adults. This will be achieved by working in partnership and collaboration and with the District Lead Volunteer, District Chair and District Team
- Support youth shaped scouting in the programme
- Embed young people in local decision making
- Develop young people in the District
- Wider engagement with the work of the District
Note: Some of the tasks for which the District Youth Lead is responsible may be delegated to others in the District.
