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:

 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

 You’ll go to your unit meeting each week and run activities with the girls and other volunteers

 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

 You’ll also be keeping up the Doing Our Best standards for your unit

 You’ll complete training for the role and follow Girlguiding policies

 You may be a trustee for the unit, which means that you have more responsibilities

 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)

 You might communicate with parents, carers and other Girlguiding volunteers

 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

 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 the unit helper, or unit administrator role.

What training and support do you get?

 We’ll give you a thorough induction to your role and to Girlguiding

 You’ll have lots of training opportunities – including e-learning, face to face training and live online classrooms that you can do from home

 When you start your Leadership qualification you’ll have a volunteer mentor to help you through the qualification

 You’ll have a great support network from your fellow volunteers, including a local commissioner and Girlguiding advisers

 And there are regular meetings and events to share information

 We reimburse agreed expenses (agreed locally, so these may differ across Girlguiding)

 Girlguiding has a clear complaints procedure and support to help sort out problems or disagreements

Our Girlguiding website is full of information to help you in your role.