The District Lead Volunteer (DLV) in Scouts is a key leadership role responsible for providing vision, support, and management for all Scout Groups and volunteers within a specific district, focusing on ensuring a great youth program, recruiting/retaining adult leaders, fostering a positive culture, and driving development to grow Scouting in the area, acting as a crucial link between local groups and higher-level scouting

A District Support Team Leader leads a team that provides essential operational and administrative backbone for a local Scout District, focusing on things like managing resources, handling inquiries, ensuring governance, supporting other volunteer teams (Programme, Volunteering Development, etc.), promoting growth, and maintaining property, all to ensure smooth, effective, and inclusive Scouting for young people. 

In Scouts UK, a District Chair leads the District Trustee Board, focusing on governance, finance, and strategic development, working closely with the District Lead Volunteer (District Commissioner) to ensure quality scouting within their local area, supporting local groups, and ensuring legal compliance and safeguarding for young people in that district. They are key to ensuring the local district runs effectively and aligns with the national movement’s goals, often overseeing the Executive Committee and managing trustee roles.

A Scouts District Treasurer manages the finances for a local Scout District, acting as a key Trustee responsible for financial planning, budgeting, accurate record-keeping (accounts, income/spend), ensuring compliance (like Gift Aid), and preparing financial reports for the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and charity regulators. They oversee strategic financial practices, provide advice, and safeguard the organisation’s financial health, working with Trustee Boards and leadership teams to ensure funds support the Scouting programme effectively

A District 14-25 Team Leader in The Scouts supports the Explorer Scouts (ages 14-18) and Scout Network (ages 18-25) sections, focusing on their programme, resources, and development, ensuring young people get amazing experiences, achieve Top Awards (like DofE), and have their voices heard (Youth Shaped Scouting). They work within the District Leadership Team, mentoring other adult volunteers and young leaders to deliver exciting, inclusive, and safe Scouting for older youth. 

The Scouts District Programme & Events Team Leader role focuses on enhancing the quality and delivery of Scouting activities across a district, by leading a team to support Section Leaders, organizing larger district-wide events (like camps or skills days), ensuring the programme is inclusive and meets the ‘Skills for Life’ strategy, and fostering a network for sharing best practices among volunteers. Essentially, they help make sure young people have amazing experiences, supporting local leaders and coordinating big, exciting district opportunities. 

we are currently looking for someone to help us with this role, if you feel you would be a good fix for this role please contact Andy Moore

The District Volunteering Development Team makes sure all volunteers in their District have a positive and enjoyable volunteering experience. They make it easy for people to join and learn new skills.

Purpose
The District Volunteering Development Team makes sure all volunteers in their District have a positive and enjoyable
volunteering experience. They make it easy for people to join and learn new skills.
Who’s in the team

• Volunteering Development Team Leaders
• Volunteering Development Team Members
  Other volunteers are automatically members of this team because of their roles in Scouts:
• Team Leaders of any District Volunteering Development Team sub-teams. For example, Awards and Recognition
  Team.
  Tasks for the whole team
  Make sure teams across the District: Support all District teams to be aware of, and reflect on, Our Volunteering
  Culture.
  Allocated tasks
  Attract and welcome new volunteers to District and Group teams:
• Use Scouts branded resources to attract new volunteers and show the diversity of Scout volunteers and young
  members.
• Reply quickly and positively to possible new volunteers.
• Make sure volunteers are welcomed easily and smoothly, including supporting volunteers to share any reasonable
  adjustments or any other needs they may have, such as faith-based needs.
• Hold inductions with Group Lead Volunteers and other Group and District Leadership Team Members.
  Make sure volunteers are well supported:
• Support all District teams (including Group Lead Volunteers) to follow our approach to equity, diversity and
  inclusion, safer volunteer recruitment, joining, reviews, and processes for leaving Scouts.
• Help and encourage Team Leaders (including Group Lead Volunteers) to have regular reviews with volunteers in
  their teams.
  Help volunteers with learning:
• Help volunteers and Young Leaders find and engage in opportunities for learning and development.
• Coordinate Scouts learning that needs to be delivered by an accredited Trainer – including organising and
  supporting the Trainers.
• Use learning delivery materials developed by Scouts (such as training sessions, workshops, activities and so on),
  and make changes (when necessary) so the environment and activities are accessible for everyone.
• Help volunteers connect across the District and beyond to learn, share best practices and overcome shared
  challenges.
• Set up learning opportunities with external organisations (if relevant and helpful).
• Support and recognise volunteers for their prior learning and experiences, and credit this in their records.
• Learn from people in other Volunteering Development Teams.
  Team description December 2024

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Recognise volunteers:

• Recognise and appreciate volunteers for their brilliant work, formally and informally.
  Other responsibilities
  There are a number of accreditations which can be given to share specific responsibilities.
  We expect that members of this team will take part in regulated activity.