explorer scout structures and roles desc induction days may/june 2004
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Some basic facts
Membership 14-18 (13.5-18.5) years co-educational
Leadership leader-led but with input from
members
Some more basic facts
Meet in Explorer Scout Units but District has operational
responsibility
District must make provision for a YL Unit can be a shared provision
Structures
Explorer Scout Units District Partnered with
• Group or number of Groups• Activity Centre• Other Scouting body
Young Leaders Unit
So a big District might look like this...
Group
GroupGroup
Group
GroupGroupGroup
SpecialistActivity
District
YLU
District Unit
Does not need a Partnership Agreement
Consolidates manpowerKeeps administration simple
Units supported by Groups/Specialist bodies
Partnership agreement tool that allows this to happen can cover finances, property,
identity and anything else
Can be supported by: Water activity centre Campsite or activity centre Any other legitimate Scouting body
Young Leaders
all YL’s are Explorer Scouts any ES with a leadership role must
be member of the YLU led by ESL(YL)Must have opportunities to:
take part in other ES activities experience the balanced District
Programme gain awards
So what does the District do?
Ensures provision is in place Keeps database of all ES Ensures that balanced
programme is operational throughout the District
Keeps ES in the communications loop
But there’s more!
Opens and closes ES Units in consultation with GSL’s regularly review provision
(annually)
Establishes Partnership agreements a three way process
And it goes on!!
Set up annual ES Meeting• all Explorer
Scouts/ESL’s/DESC /DESA
Set up ES Committee • meets as necessary• elected/nominated
members/DESC/DESA/one other ESL
• chaired by an Explorer Scout
Registration
ES all registered with the District as individuals
No mechanism for ES Units to register
Numbers of Units will come from census data
ESL
runs and leads an ES Unitdirectly responsible to DESC delivers a balanced programme
within the Unit (may need help from DESC)
encourages Awards facilitates moving-in and moving-on
processes
ESL(YL)
runs and leads an ES (YL) Unitdirectly responsible to DESC ensures that training modules are
deliveredensures that YL’s have access to the
balanced District programmeencourages Awardsmust liaise closely with Section
Leaders
DESA
unique supporter for DESCorganised and efficient
administrator record keeping moving-in/on process recruitment and retention
key communicator for Section
Role of the DESC
unique to Explorer Scout Sectioncombines
GSL Section Leader District Manager for the section
• (note not ADC)
DESC:
is appointed by CC/AC on advice of DC
reports to DCis a member of the District teamis a member of the District
Executive
A Task (In groups of 3 or 4)
Identify the key responsibilities of a DESC under each of these headings: Training Programme Communication Management
You have 20 minutes
Task 2 - Your JD
Task 2 In your groups and using the
blank forms provided, construct a job description for yourself.
Refer to the key responsibilities that you identified in the last task
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