Helping YOU to Recruit and Retain more Volunteers
The video below provides an overview of the adult journey through Scouting, and outlines how YOU can recruit and retain more adult volunteers.
Below are some links to some great resources available from the Scout Association Website (please let us know if you find a broken link).
Recruiting Volunteers | Six simple steps for recruiting more volunteers |
Get Ready to Recruit | Are you ready to recruit? Use these tools to help you find out |
Planning for Recruitment | Planning and preparation for adult recruitment |
Family Surveys | Find out what the families of our young people can do to help deliver great programmes |
Family Rotas | Make volunteering a normal expectation for all your parents and supporters by using a rota |
Group Get Togethers | Making time and space to talk about volunteering in Scouting |
Adult Talks | Let people know what's great about being a volunteer with your section, group or unit |
Open Evenings | Why not organise an evening to show young people and parents what Scouting is really all about? |
Name Generation Evenings | How to identify potential recruits from people you already know |
Recruiting Students | Recruiting students from local Universities and Colleges |
Recruiting members of the public | Recruiting when out and about in the public eye, including the use of recruitment stands, leaflets and posters, websites and local events |
Involving parents | How to engage parents and use their time and skills |
The Four Week Challenge | Engage potential recruits via a short but fun introduction to Scouting |
Using Camps to Recruit Parents | Family camps are an ideal opportunity to engage parents as they see what fun Scouting really is |
Recruiting Managers | For when you need a new Group Scout Leader or Commissioner |
Recruiting members of other voluntary organisations | Ideas on engaging those who already volunteer in supporting Scouting |
Recruiting employers and employees | How to recruit from local companies |
Vacancy Boards | Using a Vacancy Board to identify jobs and start conversations |
Support from the Regional Services Team | More support available from the Scouts own Regional Support Team |
Retaining Volunteers | Four ways to keep adult volunteers within Scouting |