Meet new people, gain skills and help girls and young women know they can do anything. Discover the benefits of volunteering with Girlguiding!
By volunteering with us, you can help girls build their confidence, have adventures, learn new skills and have loads of fun - no matter your experience, your background or how much time you have spare.
Volunteering with us isn't just about campfires and helping girls to get their next badge - although those are special moments that we all share. It's about empowering girls and giving them new experiences. It's being a role model and helping girls to realise their full potential. It's sharing and developing your skills.
As Unit Leader, you'll be responsible for running the unit, leading a team, and planning and delivering a high-quality programme of activities and events.
This is a key role that works directly towards the aims of Girlguiding. If you've got what it takes to be a unit leader, we want you!
Who can do this role?
Unit Leaders are women aged 18 or over. They need to be, or must be willing to become, a member of Girlguiding.
Why we love these roles:
As a unit leader, assistant leader or leader-in-training you’ll join a team of volunteers to run the unit, plan meetings, and deliver awesome activities. If you’d like to become a leader, we’ll support you to complete our leadership qualification.
Some of what you’ll do:
Each unit leadership team does things a little differently. Here are some of the activities that are part of being in the team:
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Help plan and deliver activities which are based on our Girlguiding programme. These are accessible and inclusive. Often they’re planned by volunteers and girls at the beginning of term
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You’ll go to your unit meeting each week and run activities with the girls and other volunteers
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Safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do at Girlguiding, so you’ll help provide a safe, girl-only space where every girl and young woman can take part
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You’ll also be keeping up the Doing Our Best standards for your unit
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You’ll complete training for the role and follow Girlguiding policies
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You may be a trustee for the unit, which means that you have more responsibilities
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Your whole unit leadership team decides who keeps the accounts and unit records. But you may have overall responsibility, especially if you have a small team (even if your unit has an administrator)
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You might communicate with parents, carers and other Girlguiding volunteers
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Leaders usually spend two to five hours a week outside of the unit time on the role (depending on how the unit responsibilities are shared and what activities are planned). This might include contacting new members or going to district meetings
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Leaders share issues and concerns with local commissioners
Not quite the right role for you? If this doesn’t seem like the right fit, have a look at https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/making-guiding-happen/volunteer-roles-in-guiding/roles-working-with-girls/ and find a role to suit you!!
Register today at https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/get-involved/become-a-volunteer/register-your-interest