Youth Leading

Welcome to the online home of the Youth Team!

The Youth Team is the State portfolio responsible for engaging, supporting, and empowering youth members of Scouts NSW to realise their leadership and personal development potential through their Scouting Journey.

Our Purpose

We listen to and advocate for the voice of young people within Scouts NSW, enabling the Regions and wider State Team to ensure our Movement is youth-led, adult-supported.

The Youth Team focus on three key initiatives throughout the year, including:

State Youth Forum
State Youth Council
Scout of the Year Awards

as well as many other Project Patrols and providing youth input to organisational initatives and major events as they arise.

Our Initiatives

State Youth Council

A general youth voice body with Project Patrols who participate in State-wide initiatives between Forums.

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State Youth Forum

A bi-annual, all section hybrid event to develop leadership, facilitate consultation and collaborate on initiatives.

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Scout of the Year Awards

Celebrating youth members working towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals within the wider community and local Scouting.

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Young Leader Development Program

A scholarship program for young people within Scouts who are pursuing their Leader qualifications.

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Youth Forum In-a-Box

A step-by-step toolkit to support Groups, Districts and Regions to implement youth forums within their programming and at events.

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Youth Opportunities Newsletter

Monthly updates from the Youth Team on leadership and personal development opportunities, training, events and Young Leader spotlights!

Coming soon...

State Youth Survey

An annual survey of youth members on their experiences, and of adults in Scouting on the support they need to enable our Movement.

Coming soon...

Our Team

Our team is led by the Assistant Chief Commissioner – Youth, who is supported by the State Commissioner – Youth Empowerment, State Commissioner – Youth Engagement and State Leader/s - Youth Support. The team provides the adult support to the youth-led initiatives above, and supports youth leading, adult supporting Scouting within the Regions and wider State Team.

Our Team is growing! If you or someone you know are ready to empower young people in our Movement, please review the position description/s and submit an Expression of Interest via the vacancies webpage here.

Youth Leading Spotlight

Read more about our exceptional youth members developing their leadership skills across a variety of different areas.

Spotlight Stories - Youth Leadership

Contact

Please direct enquiries and opportunities to Toby Chandiok, Assistant Chief Commissioner – Youth, via email (youth@team.nsw.scouts.com.au).