Swinton Division Guide Association
Categories of Work: Children, young people & families, Volunteering, Youth work
Who do you work with?: Children (aged 0 - 5), Children (aged 6-11), Children (aged 12 - 15), Children & young people with disabilities, Looked after children, Volunteers, Young people (aged 16-19), Young people (aged 20-25)
Organisation description: As the leading charity for girls and young women in the UK, we empower nearly half a million girls to be their best. Girlguiding gives girls great experiences that they will enjoy and remember forever and benefit from in the future. Girlguiding couldn't happen without volunteers.
Volunteering with us isn't just about campfires and helping girls to get their next badge - although those are special moments that we all share. It's about empowering girls and giving them new experiences. It's being a role model and helping girls to realise their full potential. It's sharing and developing your skills. Working with young people and other volunteers helps develop valuable, transferable skills like event planning, time management, leadership skills and budgeting. You choose the volunteer role that matches your skills and time. Then we'll help you build skills with training opportunities suited to your role that make your CV stand out. Take our Leadership Qualification, become a trained first aider or get qualified for outdoor activities such as climbing and kayaking. The opportunities are endless.
The programme is split into four sectioins:
Rainbows - a fun and exciting programme for girls aged 5-7), it's all about learning by doing. Rainbows is all about developing self-confidence, building friendships, learning new things and having fun. Girls get their hands dirty with arts and crafts, getting in touch with nature and playing games - it's all about learning by doing.
Brownies is about trying new things that teach girls aged 7-10 about themselves, their community and their world. The Brownie programme deserves to be called an adventure. The name reflects the world of new opportunities, challenges and fun that girls become part of when they join. Girls go along to camps, holidays, day trips and sleepovers. They get together with their friends at regular meetings where they learn new hobbies, play music, explore other cultures and have outdoor adventures.
Guides have an exciting and varied programme designed to inspire and challenge girls from 10-14.The Guide programme is simply what you'll do as a Guide - from taking part in lots of exciting activities at regular meetings, to special events and trips away.What you do is up to you. You will choose from different badges and awards which will help you learn new skills and try new challenges. You can do some programme independently, and others in small groups of Guides known as Patrols.
The Senior Section's programme is fun, flexible and focused on personal development. Travel to far-away countries, gain the prestigious Queen's Guide Award or take on a Leadership role within our organisation - the opportunities are endless. Whatever you want to achieve or experience you can do it through The Senior Section.
Volunteering with us isn't just about campfires and helping girls to get their next badge - although those are special moments that we all share. It's about empowering girls and giving them new experiences. It's being a role model and helping girls to realise their full potential. It's sharing and developing your skills. Working with young people and other volunteers helps develop valuable, transferable skills like event planning, time management, leadership skills and budgeting. You choose the volunteer role that matches your skills and time. Then we'll help you build skills with training opportunities suited to your role that make your CV stand out. Take our Leadership Qualification, become a trained first aider or get qualified for outdoor activities such as climbing and kayaking. The opportunities are endless.
The programme is split into four sectioins:
Rainbows - a fun and exciting programme for girls aged 5-7), it's all about learning by doing. Rainbows is all about developing self-confidence, building friendships, learning new things and having fun. Girls get their hands dirty with arts and crafts, getting in touch with nature and playing games - it's all about learning by doing.
Brownies is about trying new things that teach girls aged 7-10 about themselves, their community and their world. The Brownie programme deserves to be called an adventure. The name reflects the world of new opportunities, challenges and fun that girls become part of when they join. Girls go along to camps, holidays, day trips and sleepovers. They get together with their friends at regular meetings where they learn new hobbies, play music, explore other cultures and have outdoor adventures.
Guides have an exciting and varied programme designed to inspire and challenge girls from 10-14.The Guide programme is simply what you'll do as a Guide - from taking part in lots of exciting activities at regular meetings, to special events and trips away.What you do is up to you. You will choose from different badges and awards which will help you learn new skills and try new challenges. You can do some programme independently, and others in small groups of Guides known as Patrols.
The Senior Section's programme is fun, flexible and focused on personal development. Travel to far-away countries, gain the prestigious Queen's Guide Award or take on a Leadership role within our organisation - the opportunities are endless. Whatever you want to achieve or experience you can do it through The Senior Section.
Contact details
12 Woodshaw Grove, Salford, M28 7XX