Volunteering can be a brilliant way to boost your mental wellbeing. It’s a great feeling knowing you’re helping young people get skills for life, and you might even learn a lot about yourself along the way.
Scouts can make you feel good in other ways too. We’ll guide you to an opportunity where you’ll:
If you can only occasionally help, that’s OK. Whether you’d like to be an activity planner, tea-maker or craft creator, we appreciate any time you can spare.
Volunteers learn various practical skills, like camping, knot-tying, and problem-solving, which can also enhance your CV and professional experience.
Scouting provides stress relief, a chance to relax, and a sense of purpose, improving your mental health.
The experience helps you gain self-confidence, adapt to new situations, and grow as a person.
You become part of the Scout community, a global network, where you can form lifelong friendships with people who share similar interests.
Community & Youth Development
You help prepare young people for life by teaching them confidence, teamwork, and valuable life skills, such as coding, teamwork, and outdoor activities.
Volunteers get to try new activities, visit new places, and enjoy adventures like hiking and camping, often having the chance to relive their own “big kid” moments.
Scouting empowers young people to take positive action and become active citizens, and your role as a volunteer helps create these life-changing opportunities.
Flexible Opportunities
Not all volunteer roles involve working directly with young people; there are also opportunities to support the organization with tasks like administration, planning, or crafting.
The commitment is flexible, with options for short-term or long-term involvement, making it easier to fit into your life.
An explorer, adventurer and TV presenter, Dwayne's been seen in BAFTA nominated Channel 5 series Race to the Pole, on BBC Springwatch, Countryfile, National Geographic and Disney+.
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