Leader Training
Support and Engage
Adult Volenteers: The First 5 Months
This guide provides an overview and links for roles that are involved in managing the first 5 months of a new adult volunteer
Responsible person/body:
[1] Line Manager [4] Local Training Manager
[2] Approval body [5] Training Advisor
[3] Appointment Secretary
Stage
Application
Discuss and agree a role description [1]
Submit application and advise of timescale to approval [1]
Safeguarding
Agreement
Line Manager needs to approve any application to Volunteer to begin the Appointments Process [1]
Provide a Yellow Card [1]
Skills
Discuss
Discuss Scouting background, plus general skills and specialist knowledge [1]
Stage
Pre-provisional Appointment
Application added to compass [1]
Discuss and agree an induction plan [1]
Wait unit vetting and approval are complete before understaking role [1]
Provisional Appointment
Recieve provisional appointment and email and Welcome pack
[1] [2]
Can undertake role under the supervision of another adult [1]
Safeguarding
Vetting & Approval
Confidential Enquiry (CE) and Discloser Check (DBS) [3]
2 x references [3]
(if required)
District panel approval
(if required) [3]
Commissioner, council or exectutive committee approval [2]
Ongoing Responsibility
Know the do'/don'ts and reporting process through the Yellow Card [1]
Ongoing
Safeguarding awareness training [1]
Safety training [1]
Skills
Getting Started Training
Training Adviser (TA) assigned and issued with Adults Personal File (APF) [4]
Adults Personal Plan (PLP) agreed with TA [5]
Module 1: "Essential Information" training and 'Trustee Training' for Executive Committee Members [5]
Module 3 (Section Leaders) [5]
Module 4 (Managers and Supports): "Tools for the Role"
Complete GDPR Training [1]
Full Appointment
Recieve certificate of appointment and makes the Scout Promise [1]
Complete induction plan [1]
Can now undertake role without supervision of another adult withing adult raios [1]
Futher Training
Start the remaining PLP training for the Wood Badge (WB) [5]
Consider optional training/assesements for Nights Away Permist (NAP) and Activitiy Permits (AP) [1]
Consider Ongoing Learning opportunities such as skills courses and summits [1]
Note: Adult volunteers may only have unsupervised access to young people when their CE & DBS checks are complete.