Welcome to Scouting in Herefordshire and Worcestershire and thank you for volunteering with us!
As a new volunteer you’ll have lots of questions and hopefully this area of our site will help to answer some of them.
More information about what Scouting is
The Appointment Process
- The first thing that happens when you decide to be a volunteer in Scouting is that you meet with a line manager. This is usually a Group Scout Leader, District Explorer Scout Commissioner or District Commissioner. This person will talk to you about your skills and experience and the type of volunteering that you are interested in so we can find the best role for you. They will explain what is involved in each role, talk to you about the training requirements for the role and agree a role description.
- Once you and your line manager have decided on your role, they will collect some information and enter it into our Adult database – Compass.
- If a Disclosure check is needed for your role it will be initiated at this time. You will also be asked to name two referees and you may be invited to see the Appointments Advisory Committee. These checks are designed to safeguard our young people and the Movement’s assets. They help verify there are no reasons why you should not be involved in a youth organisation. The checks are completed quickly and in confidence.
- While this process is in place you have a Pre-provisional appointment. You can start helping out in your role. You can also begin your Getting Started training. This will give you more information about Scouting and your role and how to ensure that activities are run safely.
- When the checks are completed, your appointment status changes to Provisional. You have five months from the date of your appointment to complete your Getting Started Training.
Useful documents
Yellow Card: Young People First – this is Scouting’s code of good practice for Safeguarding