{"alias":"contentPage","byline":null,"standfirst":null,"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"sidebar","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EThe UK 18-25 Role Pool is a group of young people from across the UK, who are keen to make a difference and have an interest in taking on a national role with Scouts.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMembers of the pool have the opportunity to register interest in exciting roles as they become available, some of which will be at short notice.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFrom being a member of a Project Board on one of our Programmes of Work, interviewing for a new UK Lead Volunteer, representing Scouts at events, helping out with ad-hoc requests and so many more opportunities, there\u0027s a range of short- and long-term roles available to members of the pool.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESome members find themselves a new role quickly and will be supported and mentored in their new role as part of the next steps as they move out of the pool. Some roles may be short-term and we\u0027ll work with members to try to identify the best role for them based on the volunteer vacancies at the time. However, there\u0027s no guarantee of securing a national role by being in the role pool.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EA key benefit to being on the pool is the experience, the personal development and mentoring you\u0027ll receive, and the opportunities that become available as we progress work on our \u003Ca href=\u0022/about-us/strategy/\u0022 title=\u0022Skills for Life\u0022\u003ESkills for Life strategy\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"quoteText":"Being part of the role pool has not only given me the opportunity to be involved in a project that I have a real interest in, but it\u0027s also allowed me to make so many friends from all around the UK - some of which I might have never met if it wasn\u2019t for the role pool","attribution":"Previous role pool member","gridType":"quote","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EPrevious members of our UK 18-25 Role Pool have gone on to do amazing things. Three have joined the \u003Ca href=\u0022/about-us/our-people/board-of-trustees/\u0022 title=\u0022Board of Trustees\u0022\u003EUK Board of Trustees\u003C/a\u003E, one massively shaped the early years project and so many have joined various sub-committees and sub-groups across a range of projects and work.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERecruitment takes place annually for new members to join the role pool. Keep an eye out on the \u003Ca href=\u0022/volunteer/uk-headquarters-volunteering/join-our-national-volunteer-team/\u0022 title=\u0022Join our national volunteer team\u0022\u003EJoin our National Volunteer Team page\u003C/a\u003E for details.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"callToAction","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","buttonText":"Join our national volunteer team","buttonLink":{"name":"Join our national volunteer team","id":null,"url":"/volunteer/uk-scouts-volunteering/uk-scouts-vacancies/","newWindow":false,"target":null},"colour":{"value":"490499","label":"490499"},"alignment":"left"}]},{"items":[{"type":"Image top","cta":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EIf you\u0027d like to find out more, contact:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStu Bennett \u2013 UK 18-25 Role Pool Lead\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022mailto:stu.bennett@scouts.org.uk\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Stu Bennett email\u0022\u003Estu.bennett@scouts.org.uk\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAyesha Karim \u2013 UK Youth Lead\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022mailto:ayesha.karim@scouts.org.uk\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Ayesha Karim email\u0022\u003Eayesha.karim@scouts.org.uk\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","link":null,"colour":"#f1f1f1","title":"More information","image":"/media/20086/uk-18-25-role-pool.jpg?cc=0,0.30142405063291139,0,0.13340585443037969\u0026width=800\u0026height=450\u0026v=1daf22922fae5a0","imageFocus":"","imageId":36165,"imageKey":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","imageCrop":"","gridType":"card","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null}]},"searchDescription":"Find out about our UK 18-25 Role Pool and discover how you can get involved.","pageType":null,"location":null,"browserTitle":"","versionDate":"09 August 2023","reviewDate":"01/03/2023","redirectUrl":"","id":75545,"nodeName":"UK 18-25 Role Pool","title":"UK 18-25 Role Pool","type":"contentPage","image":{"url":"/media/10478/scouts-logo.jpg?width=800\u0026height=450\u0026v=1db789232a4a190","caption":"Scouts Logo","type":"jpg","size":30784,"width":800,"height":450,"altText":"The Scouts logo"},"assets":null,"headerOptions":{"headerTitle":"UK 18-25 Role Pool","headerSubTitle":"Find out about our UK 18-25 Role Pool and discover how you can get involved","headerCta":"","headerCtaText":"","headerCtaLink":"","headerBackgroundColour":"f1f1f1","showSEOImage":false,"headerBackgroundImage":null,"quickLinks":[{"caption":"","title":"Other options for young people aged 18 and over","url":"/network/options-for-18plus-year-olds-in-scouting/","newWindow":false}]},"subHeader":"Find out about our UK 18-25 Role Pool and discover how you can get involved.","silktide":"eyJjbXMiOiJVbWJyYWNvIiwiZWRpdG9yVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wcm9kLWNtcy5zY291dHMub3JnLnVrLy91bWJyYWNvIy9jb250ZW50L2NvbnRlbnQvZWRpdC83NTU0NSJ9","canonicalUrl":"https://www.scouts.org.uk/network/options-for-18plus-year-olds-in-scouting/uk-18-25-role-pool/"}