Development Team Leader - Cranham, United Kingdom - The Scouts Association

The Scouts Association
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Cranham, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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We have an exciting opportunity for a
Development Team Leader to join our amazing team. This role is
Home workingwith travel around
Gloucestershire.

Contract Type:
Fixed term until the end of September 2023


Salary:
£11,958.86 per annum Band B, Level 3, which is pro rata of £20,928 per annum

We're Scouts and everyone's welcome here - all genders, races and backgrounds.

Right across the UK, we help over 400,000 young people aged 4-25 gain skills for life and find their place in the world.

We help them speak up, play their part and shine bright.


The Development Team Leader role:


As a
Development Team Leader,you will
lead a team to support and deliver new Scouting Provision across the project area (Gloucestershire).


The role will be a fundamental part of taking scouting to new and under-represented communities and will involve working directly with both adults and young people to run and support youth provision.


Key responsibilities as our Development Team Leader:

  • Ensuring the good and safe running of the youth sections in accordance with POR responding to the current needs of the Group
  • Working together to ensure problems and challenges are overcome
  • Supporting Group events
  • Welcoming new adults and young people to Scouting
  • Driving and coordinating a set of new provision projects
  • Undertaking events to attract young people to scouting (e.g. school assemblies)
  • Promoting Scouting through different mediums in the area where a new section is opening
  • Supporting and running open evenings and taster sessions for adults and young people
  • Recruiting adults and converting parents in to volunteer
  • Mentoring and inducting new adults in partnership with the Appointments Advisory Committee and Training Team

What we are looking for in our Development Team Leader:

  • Must live in a geographical location to enable effective support to volunteers in the Gloucestershire area
  • The ability and willingness to work at least two to three evenings a week and occasional weekends
  • Have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle for work
  • The ability to work independently of direct supervision
  • The ability to plan and organise own diary system and travel
  • The ability to work as part of a team
  • Enthusiastic and able to enthuse and motivate others

What we can offer you as our Development Team Leader:

  • Work in a way that suits you, your role and your department
  • Be proud to say you're part of a team with Investors in People (Gold)
  • Plenty of opportunity for learning and development
  • 25 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays rising to 28 days after two years, then increasing again to 32 days after five years (and we don't insist you go camping)
  • Four extra days to look after your family when they need you
  • Three extra days over Christmas (that's our gift to you)
  • Lunch is provided to all staff at the centre when they are working and free beverages are available.

We are proud to be a family-friendly employer and offer

  • Up to four personal days paid leave a year
  • Maternity/Paternity Leave
  • Flexible working hours
  • Study and volunteer leave
  • Free onsite parking

Closing date:

11:59pm Sunday 12th February 2023
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The Scouts is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.

**Strictly no agencies.
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