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Explorer Scout
Structures and Roles
DESC Induction Days
May/June 2004
Some basic facts
 Membership
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14-18 (13.5-18.5) years
co-educational
 Leadership
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leader-led but with input from
members
Some more basic facts
 Meet in Explorer Scout Units
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but District has operational
responsibility
 District must make provision
for a YL Unit
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can be a shared provision
Structures
 Explorer Scout Units
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District
Partnered with
• Group or number of Groups
• Activity Centre
• Other Scouting body
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Young Leaders Unit
So a big District might
look like this...
District
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group Group
YLU
Specialist
Activity
But it might look like
this...
District
Group
Group
Group
YLU
Specialist
Activity
But for smaller Districts
it might look like this...
District
District
YLU
Group
Specialist
Activity
But what about this?
Shared DESC
District
District
District
YLU
Group
Specialist
Activity
District Unit
 Does not need a Partnership
Agreement
 Consolidates manpower
 Keeps administration simple
Units supported by
Groups/Specialist bodies
 Partnership agreement
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tool that allows this to happen
can cover finances, property,
identity and anything else
 Can be supported by:
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Water activity centre
Campsite or activity centre
Any other legitimate Scouting
body
Young Leaders
 all YL’s are Explorer Scouts
 any ES with a leadership role must
be member of the YLU
 led by ESL(YL)
 Must have opportunities to:
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take part in other ES activities
experience the balanced District
Programme
gain awards
So what does the
District do?
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Ensures provision is in place
Keeps database of all ES
Ensures that balanced
programme is operational
throughout the District
Keeps ES in the communications
loop
But there’s more!
 Opens and closes ES Units
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in consultation with GSL’s
regularly review provision
(annually)
 Establishes Partnership
agreements
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a three way process
And it goes on!!
 Set up annual ES Meeting
• all Explorer Scouts/ESL’s/DESC
/DESA
 Set up ES Committee
• meets as necessary
• elected/nominated
members/DESC/DESA/one other
ESL
• chaired by an Explorer Scout
Registration
 ES all registered with the
District as individuals
 No mechanism for ES Units to
register
 Numbers of Units will come
from census data
New roles
 DESC
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and any DESL’s
ESL
ESL(YL)
DESA
ACC/AAC (ES)
ESL
 runs and leads an ES Unit
 directly responsible to DESC
 delivers a balanced programme
within the Unit
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(may need help from DESC)
 encourages Awards
 facilitates moving-in and moving-on
processes
ESL(YL)
 runs and leads an ES (YL) Unit
 directly responsible to DESC
 ensures that training modules are
delivered
 ensures that YL’s have access to
the balanced District programme
 encourages Awards
 must liaise closely with Section
Leaders
DESA
 unique supporter for DESC
 organised and efficient
administrator
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record keeping
moving-in/on process
recruitment and retention
 key communicator for Section
Role of the DESC
 unique to Explorer Scout Section
 combines
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GSL
Section Leader
District Manager for the section
• (note not ADC)
DESC:
 is appointed by CC/AC
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on advice of DC
 reports to DC
 is a member of the District team
 is a member of the District
Executive
A Task (In groups of 3 or 4)
 Identify the key responsibilities
of a DESC under each of these
headings:
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Training
Programme
Communication
Management
 You have 20 minutes
Task 2 - Your JD
 Task 2
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In your groups and using the
blank forms provided, construct a
job description for yourself.
Refer to the key responsibilities
that you identified in the last task
Where do these fit in?
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Programme and awards
Finance and resources
Representation
Recruitment and retention
Young Leaders