Why Volunteer

The Scouting Community Worldwide relies on its adult volunteers to enable it to provide Scouting to its membership. All Scouting in Newport is done on a voluntary basis and new people are always welcome to join the Scouting "family".

Volunteering is a very rewarding way of putting something back into your community and a great way of meeting new people.

How can I help?

There are a wide range of opportunities for you to help within the District, ranging from Section Leaders and helpers at the cutting face, to the support networks of Chairperson, Treasurer, Secretary, etc within groups that keep the group running. These backroom teams contribute to the day to day running of the groups by organising hut maintenance, fundraising etc leaving the leaders to get on with the fun stuff! 

Many of the opportunities do not necessarily have contact with the youth members but instead support the section leaders (e.g. badge secretary) 

The appointments available to you are wide and varied and can be tailored to match your skills. It is likely that you will be working as part of a team alongside some of the many experienced uniformed and non uniformed members.

You do not have to have any previous experience or any specialist skills to become part of Scouting. There is a wide variety of training available at both a local and regional level to help you fulfil the role that you want to undertake. The new modular training scheme enables individuals to tailor training to their own requirements and availability of time.  

The District already has a wide range of people giving time using skills from their professional careers as well as their hobbies and interests. Many of these skills are too specialised for most of our members (We cant all be good at everything).

If you have a specialist skill including........

.......then we would like to hear from you! (Some of these skills are already being put to good use in Newport Scouting but two heads can sometimes be better than one!). All of these skills can be utilised by Scouting in the 21^st Century.

How much time will I need to give?

The District needs people with wide ranging skills for both warranted and non uniformed appointments. The amount of time you give will depend on the role that you undertake and the amount of time you have to give.

How do I volunteer?

The first step is to contact us! Let us know what you are interested in and we will find you the most suitable appointment and get you started.