Your Youth Leads

What do Youth Leads do?

Youth Leads are volunteers responsible for driving youth shaped Scouts in their local area. They’re aged between 18 and 25 when they’re appointed.Youth Leads support volunteers to embed young people’s ideas and decisions into local Scouts. They play a key role in the leadership and management of their District, County, or Area.

District Youth Leads

District Youth Leads support volunteers in their District, helping them to understand the importance of being youth shaped and put it into practice.

District Youth Leads can:

• Support volunteers to put the views and ideas of young people at the heart of their section’s programme.
• Promote participation in the YouShape award and top awards.
• Help to make sure that young people get regular opportunities to take the lead, including promoting peer leadership and the Young Leaders’ Scheme.
• Inspire and motivate young people in the District and make sure they know about all the different opportunities available to them in Scouts, including what they can do when they turn 18.
• Influence decisions that are made in the District as a member of the District Trustee Board, making sure that young people are at the heart of decisions.

County Youth Leads

County Youth Leads support volunteers in their County (including District Teams, District Youth Leads) to make sure that the County’s activity is informed by young people’s ideas and feedback.

County Youth Leads can:

• Help to make sure that the County programme is shaped by young people.
• Create opportunities for young people to provide feedback (often through a County Youth Forum).
• Promote the YouShape award and top awards.
• Support the District Youth Leads in their County, bringing them together to support each other, share ideas, and work towards a shared vision.
• Inspire and motivate young people in the County and make sure they know about all the different opportunities available to them in Scouts, including what they can do when they turn 18.
• Influence decisions that are made in the County as a member of the County Trustee Board, making sure that young people are at the heart of decisions.

Central Yorkshire Youth Commissioner team

• Lucy Taverner is the County Youth Leads for Central Yorkshire Scouts – Contact Lucy Taverner

• Lucy Huggins is the District Youth Lead for Wakefield District – Contact Lucy Huggins or Jacob Barnes
• Sylvie Hollinghurst is the District Youth Lead for Wetherby District –
• Ben Smith is the District Youth Lead for North Leeds District
• Megan Buckroyd is the District Youth Lead for Leeds Templars  District – Contact Matthew Plant
• Matthew Giles is the District Youth Lead for West Leeds District – Contact Matthew Giles
• Tyler Ellis is the District Youth Lead for Pontefract and Caslteford District

Districts with Youth Lead Vacancies:

• Shire Oak District
• South Leeds and Morley

If you feel you or someone you know would be a great Youth Lead, reach out to your District Lead Volunteer for the specific District for more information.