To help give girls opportunities for fun, friendship, challenge and adventure! Unit Helpers usually work with other volunteers to assist in delivering a high-quality programme to the girls and young women in the unit, while ensuring the safety of the unit members.
Unit Helpers assist the Unit Leadership Team in running units (groups) of Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and The Senior Section. You will be part of a Leadership Team that includes at least one Unit Leader, Assistant Leaders and possibly also Young Leaders and other Unit Helpers.
The responsibilities below will be shared among the Unit Leadership Team. As a Unit Helper you will work with others in the team to make the most of the skills and time you are able to give.
- Provide a safe girl-only space where girls and young women can discover their full potential.
- Provide ongoing support to members of the unit.
- Take an active role in creating and delivering an accessible and inclusive programme, based on the Girlguiding programme for your section.
- Encourage and support the members of the unit in making decisions within the unit and the widerGirlguiding community.
- Develop and maintain clear communication with the Unit Leader and other members of the
Leadership Team.
- Keep up to date with new resources and programme initiatives, and use them as appropriate.
- Maintain clear communication with parents and carers.
- Be willing to participate in any relevant ‘on-the-job’ training for the role.
- Comply with current Girlguiding policies and regulations.
Part of your local guiding area
- Be part of a local Girlguiding community, maintaining a good relationship with other volunteers.
- Encourage more girls to join Girlguiding and support girls as they move on to the next section.
- Promote local, national and international opportunities available within guiding as well as externally,and encourage young members to take part.
Being part of Girlguiding
- Be committed to undertaking relevant training.
- Learn about the structure of Girlguiding and how your responsibilities and position fit within it.
- Be willing to learn about Girlguiding’s national and local strategic aims and how both are
delivered locally.
- Learn about Girlguiding’s policies and Code of Conduct.
- Be an ambassador for the values of Girlguiding.
Promoting Girlguiding
- Promote a positive image of Girlguiding at public events and while taking part in activities outside
the meeting place.
What will Girlguiding do for me?
- Provide a thorough and appropriate induction to the role and organisation.
- Help to develop skills and abilities to perform the role by providing ‘on-the-job’
training opportunities.
- Provide guidance via The Guiding Manual.
- Provide support and development from fellow volunteers, including a local Commissioner and
Girlguiding Advisers.
- Host meetings and events to share information at a local level.
- Reimburse agreed expenses (agreed locally and may differ around the UK).
- Provide references.
- Provide a clear complaints procedure and support to resolve problems or disagreements.