Volunteer
Volunteering is #GoodForYou
Can you make us truly awesome?
We rely on people like you playing their part to give young people the opportunities they need.
But volunteering’s not just about giving something back. It’s also about doing something that’s good for you.
Volunteering gives you career-boosting skills, improves your wellbeing, and helps you make connections with friends, family and your local community.
Why Volunteer?
You don’t need to be Bear Grylls to join us. You don’t need to have been a Scout when you were younger. You don’t even need to know how to put up a tent.
Our door is open to people of all ages, genders, races and backgrounds, and we’re only able to change lives because people like you lend a hand.
Contact volunteer@4thwashingtonscouts.org.uk to start your journey. If you can, tell us a little about yourself when you drop us a line.
Explore Our Roles
We've got lots of different roles to suit the time you can offer scouting, whether you want to work directly with young people or want to support behind the scenes.
We’re talking about tea makers, tidy-uppers and skill sharers. We’re talking about minibus drivers and first aiders. We’re talking about students who want to boost their CV, and parents who volunteer so they can spend more time together as a family.
Explore our roles below
Join Our Team
Beavers
Our beaver leader team support young people aged 6-8 to develop skills for life. Our team is made up of leaders who are there every week and many who volunteer flexibly, giving up time to support when their shift pattern allows. We'd love to have you join our brilliant team.
Cubs
Cubs are young people aged 8-10 and our fantastic team ensure that our cubs enjoy a busy and varied programme. We're looking to expand our cub leader team with more adult volunteers because many hands make light work! We have a variety of roles to suit the time you can give to a role in scouting.
Scouts
Our growing team of scout leaders leads programme for 10-14 year olds and enjoy an exciting programme of activities. There's loads of opportunities to volunteer flexibly; with camps through the year, skills to develop and lots of fun to be had.
Explorers
Our explorer unit is brand new to 4th Washington and we're looking for new volunteers to help establish Duke of Edinburgh Award as a core element of programme. Volunteering with explorers is a great chance to get outdoors and active and even try some new activities for yourself.
Behind the Scenes
If working with young people isn't your thing, then maybe you could help us out behind the scenes. We have a group of trustees who ensure the group is well managed and safe and we need volunteers to help look after our equipment, coordinate transport and payments and keep our records up to date.