Join our volunteer team

If you’re an existing Scout leader moving overseas and want to volunteer or start a new Group – Get in touch - we’d love to hear from you.


At Scouts we celebrate difference and welcome everyone.


Whatever your background, identity or ability, there’s a volunteer spot with your name on it

Volunteering can be a brilliant way to boost your mental wellbeing. It’s a great feeling knowing you’re helping young people get skills for life, and you might even learn a lot about yourself along the way. 

Scouts can make you feel good in other ways too. We’ll guide you to an opportunity where you’ll: 


  • Make friends and meet people 
  • Try new things and challenge yourself 
  • Get outdoors and get stuck in 
  • Positively impact your community 
  • Create vital opportunities for young people 
  • Make memories that'll last a lifetime 


If you can only occasionally help, that’s OK. Whether you’d like to be an activity planner, tea-maker or craft creator, we appreciate any time you can spare.


Current Vacancies

Unit Leader: Overseas Jamboree Unit

May 11, 2025
We are sure that a large number of adults will want to take part in this event as a Unit Leader and so a role description and person specification has been produced to highlight what the role entails and the skills and experiences we are looking for. Please study these documents carefully and do send an application in.

Join our team: Middle East District Programme Lead

By Shelly Burrows • August 22, 2024
As Middle East District Programme Team Lead you will take the lead in making sure we support the delivery of a quality programme to our adult volunteers who deliver effective programmes to our youth members across BSO, You will lead a team of programme supporters, Nights Away advisors and in supporting, our 14-24 programme and Top Awards team

Volunteer with BSO

Get inspired

800 volunteers like you, helping more than

2,200 young people across 28 countries each year to build #SkillsForLife.


Volunteering with young people

Team player? Love supporting young people? Great at planning? 


Each week, our volunteers help young people gain skills for life through activities and adventures.

Most of our volunteers work directly with young people aged 4 to 18 through our groups, known as Sections


Working in teams, they might:

  • Welcome young people and families to sessions and events
  • Make sure everyone's safe, supported, included and having fun 
  • Help to plan and lead activities
  • Get involved with days out, camps and expeditions 
  • Share and learn skills – from coding to cake decorating to canoeing 
  • Celebrate young people's achievements big and small 


No previous experience with young people? No problem.


Whether you'd like to help out week-after-week or whenever-you-can, we provide training, learning opportunities and cups of tea – every step of the way.


Want to make a big impact behind the scenes?

Your time and skills can make a difference in so many ways. 


Not all volunteers work directly with young people. Locally, regionally and nationally, many help out in other ways.