Jersey Scout Association: Skills of Management

Sat 20 Oct, 9.30 – 5pm and

Sun 21 Oct, 9.30 – 4pm

This course is aimed at members who hold Manager and Supporter roles in Scouting.

The aim is to provide managers with the skills and tools to manage and support volunteers in Scouting.

Topics covered:

■ leadership styles

■ active listening and communication

■ motivating their team

■ mentoring

■ coaching and supporting

■ building relationships

For full course description see below and visit https://members.scouts.org.uk/supportresources/search/?cat=23,864

Skills of Management Course in Jersey

Based at the Scout Centre, including residential accommodation

Course times:

Saturday 9.30 - 5pm followed by dinner at 7pm at local restaurant

Sunday 9.30 – to finish after lunch, definitely no later than 4pm

Trainers: Helen and Richard Woolsey and Gary le Huray

We will be running a ‘Skills of Management’ Course jointly with Guernsey Scouts on Saturday and Sunday 20 & 21 October 2018 at the Jersey Scout Centre, including accommodation at the Centre. The course is also open across our region. The course will last two full days, ending no later than 4pm on the Sunday to allow for travel home.

For those travelling to Jersey for the course, there is the option to stay at the Scout Centre on Friday evening, ready for a Saturday morning start. For Jersey participants, there is an option to stay overnight at the Scout Centre on the Saturday evening.

This course is primarily for adults holding Manager (IC, GSL, etc.) or Supporter (Youth Commissioner, AIC, Island Leader, etc.) roles in Scouting and forms part of the learning offered to gain a Wood Badge for one of these roles. However, this course is open to anyone wanting to develop their volunteer management skills.

Sessions covered in this course are:

How you Lead, Communication and Active Listening, How we work together, Motivating your Team, Mentoring, Coaching and Supporting, and Building Relationships.

To gain full benefit from the course prior to attending you should complete the Independent Learning Units relevant for your role:

 Managing Your Time and Personal Skills

 Building Effective Teams

 Project Management

 Getting the Word Out

 Leading Local Scouting

 Finding, Appointing and Welcoming Volunteers

 Keeping, Developing and Managing Volunteers

 Supporting the Adult Training Scheme

 Financial and Physical Resources

 Executive Committees and Being a Trustee

 Decision Making

Please click on the link for more information about Leadership and Management Training for Managers and Supporters in Scouting, including further details about the 'Skills of Management' training.

If you have any questions about the course in October please contact Helen Woolsey h.woolsey@scouts.org.je

For non-Channel Island participants the cost will be £100 per person to cover accommodation and meals at the Scout Centre.