Berkshire Scouts provide an adult recruitment workshop. If you would like to book a workshop please ask your District Commissioner to contact: Volunteer Development Officer (VDO)
| Getting ready to recruit | ||
| Put a parent rota in place | Get to know parents/ Experience scouting | |
| Invite parents in to join activities regularly | Get to know parents/ Experience scouting | |
| Frequently have a team member on the door to greet and get to know parents | Get to know parents Build relationships | |
| Set up FB pages for each section and use them to update on activities and achievements | Build relationships | |
| Set up section What’s App groups for parents to aid communication | Build relationships | |
| Keep all team members aware of recruitment needs | Spread the word | |
| Promoted success stories in local media | Increasing local awareness | |
| Ensured a group presence at local community events | Increasing local awareness | |
| Planned regular communication to parents re volunteering | Increasing awareness | |
| Inform DC | District support | |
| Email VDO with vacancy details for volunteer adverts | Attracting those outside group | |
| Facebook Adverts on Group/ section pages using adverts/ brand centre posters/ videos | Increasing awareness | |
| Facebook Adverts on local community pages using adverts/ brand centre posters/ videos | Attracting those outside group | |
Flyers/ posters around local area | Attracting | |
| Larger local businesses | those | |
| Parish and town magazines | outside | |
| Local newspapers | of group | |
| If you have low YP numbers – contact our LDOs to discuss schools approach. | Use waiting list and local demand to increase YP and volunteers. | |
| Making the ask | ||
| Ask new families to confirm volunteering commitment & complete family survey upon enrolment | Get to know parents | |
| Ask new families to undertake the 4 week challenge as part of joining process. | Get to know parents | |
| Family meeting (including webinar) with an ask to: | ||
| Family survey to current families then approach those with skill sets to take on tasks/ meetings OR | Get to know parents | |
| Plan an outline term – ask parents to join a team to help plan/ run a session of their choice ORAsk all parents to take part in a 4 week challenge | Experience Scouting Get to know parents/ experience scouting | |
| Split up the leader role into tasks | Easier to commit | |
| Identify who is best placed to make direct asks in team | Relationship | |
| Plan ask – skills/ needs/ benefits | Knowledge of person | |
| Directly approach parents face to face to ask | Focus/ relationship | |
| Welcome and Induction | ||
| Process for joining as a volunteer | ||
| Induction | 6 months and beyond | |
| Flexibility | ||
| Team building | Socials/ comms | |
| Reviews |