Transforming our volunteer experience
Find out how we're transforming volunteering at Scouts
We're transforming volunteering at Scouts to make it easier, more enjoyable and rewarding.
We’re rolling out changes to help us:
- Give a warmer welcome for everyone
- Deliver better learning
- Simplify how we volunteer together
With the support of easy-to-use digital tools.
We’re rolling out changes to the volunteer experience in stages - first to members in Early Adopter Counties then to members in All Other Counties.
It's important to know which county you're in, so you can identify and use the information and guidance relevant to you.
Early Adopter Counties
Early Adopter Counties are: Belfast, Berkshire, Coventry, Dorset, Greater London Middlesex West, Guernsey, Clwyd, Humberside, South East Scotland and West Yorkshire.
As we update the website, information just for you will be clearly signposted with an Early Adopter Counties heading.
There are some simple changes that are being implemented in Early Adopter Counties now:
All Other Counties
If you’re not in one of the listed Early Adopter Counties, you'll be in the All Other Counties group.
As we update the website, information just for you will be clearly signposted with an All Other Counties heading.
There are a couple of simple changes that all Counties should be implementing now:
To see what County/Area/Region (Scotland) you're in, you could either:
- Login to Compass, and click on ‘My Scouting’
- Ask your volunteer line manager or someone else you volunteer with
- Check the right-hand sleeve of your uniform which should have a County and District badge(s), which will show which County/Area/Region (Scotland) you’re in.
Volunteer Experience changes
Find out more about what’s happening to improve the volunteer experience, when it's happening, and what you need to do.
This information should support what is being shared in local briefings and meetings with your local Transformation Leads and leadership teams. Work with your Transformation Leads to plan how and when you will make these changes locally.
Our local teams
Learn more about the local teams and responsibilities that will exist within our new structure, and discover which team matches your skills and interests.
Explore our new local teams
An overview of the changes to how we work in teams and share tasks.
How we're streamlining the joining journey and introducing welcome conversations.
Helping volunteers gain more skills to make our programme even better.
Our shared set of principles outline how we behave, in line with our values.