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Volunteer vacancies
These are the specific roles we're looking to fill right now. You don't need any Scouting experience — we provide all the training, cover your PVG check, and you'll always be part of a team. Not sure which is right for you? Just pick the one closest and we'll have a chat.
12 open roles across 7 teams — 3 we need most
Prefer no weekly commitment? Trustee Board or Behind the scenes roles are remote/flexible, in your own time.
Squirrels — our brand-new section
Coming soonWe're launching a brand-new section for 4–6 year olds and need a team to build it from the ground up.
Squirrel Team Leader
Build something from nothing — lead the launch of our brand-new Squirrel Drey for 4–6 year olds in Baillieston.
One weekly session plus planning, term-time
Squirrels Team Member
Games, stories and glue-stick chaos for 4–6 year olds — help bring our brand-new Squirrel Drey to life in Baillieston.
One weekly session, term-time
Beavers
Beaver Team Leader
A hall full of excited 6–8 year olds and you helping lead the adventure — join our thriving Beaver Colony here in Baillieston.
One weekly session plus a little planning, term-time
Scouts
Scouts Team Member
Backwoods cooking, first proper hikes, big ideas and bigger personalities — help run our Scout Troop for 10½–14 year olds in Baillieston.
One weekly session, term-time
Group Leadership
Senior roles helping lead the whole Group.
Depute Group Lead Volunteer
Ready to step up? Help lead the whole of the 144th — every section, Beavers to Explorers — alongside our Group Lead Volunteer in Baillieston.
Ongoing senior role, flexible hours
Trustee Board — governance
Non-uniformed roles that keep the Group safe, legal and well-run. No weekly sessions and no need to work directly with young people (unless you'd like to) — just your skills and a few hours.
Trustee — Membership Manager
Keep our member records straight and our families' details safe — the quiet, careful backbone of a well-run Group. Mostly remote.
Flexible, fully remote possible
Trustee — Funding Specialist
One job — win grants and funding for a Baillieston Scout Group. Fully remote, hugely high-impact, do it all from your sofa.
Flexible, fully remote possible
Trustee — Chair of the Board
Use your board-level head for good — lead the Trustee Board that keeps the 144th safe, steady and thriving. A few hours a month, real influence.
Quarterly board meetings plus oversight
General Trustee
Bring whatever you're good at to our Trustee Board — finance, property, a level head — and help keep the 144th thriving. A few hours a quarter.
Quarterly board meetings
Behind the scenes — skills that keep us running
Non-uniformed roles where your professional skills — code, design, finance, marketing — help keep the Group running. Often remote, in your own time, on your own terms.
Software Developer
Real projects, real users, zero red tape — lend your dev skills to a Baillieston Scout Group's home-grown stack. Volunteer, remote, your own time.
Flexible, remote, in your spare time — volunteer
Digital & Social Media Volunteer
We do brilliant things every week and barely shout about them. Help us fix that — run our socials and show off the adventure. Mostly remote, your own time.
Flexible — mostly remote, with the occasional event visit — volunteer
The Support Group — flexible & on-call
Our team of ready-to-go adults — PVG-checked and trained, on a rota or on-call to fill gaps wherever they're needed. Limited time but want to help? This one's always open.
Support Volunteer
Limited time, plenty of willingness? Be one of our trained, ready-to-go adults — on a rota or on-call — wherever the 144th needs a hand.
Flexible — rota or on-call, as much or as little as you like
Don't see a role that fits?
We're always looking for new team members across every section — whatever your time, skills or experience. Tell us a little about yourself and we'll help you find your place.
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