Development Team Assistant - Devizes, United Kingdom - The Scouts Association

The Scouts Association
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Devizes, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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We have an exciting opportunity for a
Development Team Assistant to join our amazing team. This role is
home-based covering the county of Wiltshire.

Contract Type: 12 hours per week, Fixed-term Contract until 1 April 2025

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 Assistant role:


The purpose of the role is to support and deliver the creation of more Scouting places in Avon as part of a development team.


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.


Because of the nature of the role you'll need to be self motivated and able to work remotely from home with regular daytime and evening work out in the Wiltshire communities supporting them to create Scouting provision.


Key responsibilities as our Development Team Assistant:

  • Support the opening of Scout sections in new community
  • Ensure the good and safe running of the youth sections in accordance with Policy Organisation and Rules responding to the current needs of the Group
  • Work together to ensure problems and challenges are overcome
  • Welcoming and induct new adults and young people to Scouting
  • Be part of a Development Team
  • Undertaking events to attract young people such as school assemblies
  • Promoting Scouting through different mediums in the area where the new section is opening
  • Supporting and running open evenings and taster sessions for adults and young people
  • Recruiting adults and converting parents into volunteers
  • Mentoring and inducting new adults in partnership with the Appointments Advisory Committee and Training Team
  • Assisting groups to write and implement programme plans
  • Running the new section alongside the new adults for a period of time, enabling sustainability following 'handover'

What we are looking for in our Development Team Assistant:

  • Must live in a geographical location to enable effective support to volunteers in the County of Wiltshire
  • Able and willing to complete admin work and meetings in day and work at least two/three evenings a week with the occasional weekend
  • Have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle for work.

What we can offer you as our Development Team Assistant:

  • 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: 23:59pm12 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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