Welcome managers in Scouting
There are two main roles for adults in Scouting: working with young people and supporting those who work with them. This area is for volunteers responsible for leading and managing support to adults who work with young people.
It is aimed at all those with line management responsibility including group scout leaders, district commissioners, county/area/regional commissioners, county scout network commissioners and district explorer scout commissioners.
Being a manager in Scouting
You might not think of yourself as a 'manager'. But, as a group scout leader or commissioner, you are.
Your role is to support other adult volunteers so they are motivated and inspired to provide first class scouting opportunities for young people. Whether it’s someone to talk to or thank them, or practical help with recruiting other volunteers, they need you and Scouting needs you. It is a tricky but important and rewarding role.
How we can support you
Being a manager in Scouting is a really important and rewarding role, but a tricky one.
This section of the Member Resources area gives you easy access to a wide range of resources to help you with the challenging aspects of your vital role, from carrying out reviews to dealing with disputes, developing your executive to recruiting new volunteers.
You’ll also find great ideas developed by other managers like you from around the UK.
For further information, have a look at the document An Introduction to Leadership and Management (PDF).
Get involved
We are always looking for new ideas about good leadership and management in Scouting so please contact us to share yours or with any suggestions about how we could improve our support to you.
Please email managers@scouts.org.uk or director of programme and development Steve Peck or chief commissioner (England) Tim Kidd.