Please see below a list of the current vacancies we have here at Girlguiding Cheshire Forest. If you’d like to find out more about any of the roles, please email countycommissioner@cheshireforest.org.uk.
County Role Vacancies
Adventure and Challenge Adviser
Role Description
Are you passionate about providing girls with Adventure and Challenge in Girlguiding?
It’s a volunteer position within the county that focuses on supporting & advising on adventurous and challenging activities for girls and young women.
It involves promoting opportunities for development, challenge, and adventure within the guiding program, often working as part of a wider team.
In conjunction with the Girlguiding A-Z activity guidelines, the coordinator advises unit leaders and other volunteers on how to incorporate adventurous activities into their programs, ensuring girls have access to diverse and exciting experiences.
Other advisers come under the Adventure & Challenge ‘umbrella’, for example walking, water, DofE. So the Adventure & Challenge adviser liaises closely with these wider team members.
County Growth Adviser
Role Description
- In conjunction with the county PR adviser, organise and run local campaigns to tell people about the opportunities available in Girlguiding.
- Guide and support other local volunteers, units, and Division growth volunteers with retention and growth initiatives.
- Identify new engagement ideas and report back to county ops board committee.
- Be a link between North West England growth and engagement team and the county.
- Utilise and promote official Girlguiding growth resources like recruitment posters, leaflets, and guides.
- Have an overview of enquiries within the volunteer recruitment tool and liaise with division commissioners.
- Liaise with North West England growth team and feedback to Cheshire Forest as needed.
If you are interested in this growth role, please complete our application form.
County Inclusion Adviser
Role Description
- Stay up to date with national regulations and guidance on inclusion and additional needs.
- Share inclusion best practices, support members with additional needs, and remove barriers to participation.
- Give units advice to adapt activities, support members with visible or invisible disabilities, and foster inclusive environments.
- Liaise with the county Training coordinator to ensure that inclusion topics have sufficient training opportunities.
- Act as a point of contact for county advisers to ensure county events and meetings consider inclusion.
- Liaise with North West England region inclusion team and feedback to Cheshire Forest as needed.
If you are interested in this role, please complete our application form.
County Leadership Coordinator
- Connect new leaders in training with a designated mentor to guide them through their qualification.
- Monitor the learning and development progress of trainees as they work toward becoming qualified unit leaders.
- Act as the main point of contact for mentors, answering queries and sharing best practices.
- Collaborate with commissioners to ensure smooth onboarding and transitions through leadership qualifications.
- Liaise with Division LDP representatives and act as link between them and the county
- Liaise with North West England region adventure and challenge team and feedback to Cheshire Forest as needed.
If you are interested in the role, please complete our application form.
County Arts Adviser
Role Description
Member of Adventure and Challenge Team.
Plans, coordinates and manages County Arts events. Manages Arts Qualification processes on behalf of the County
If you are interested in any of the Adventure and Challenge roles, please complete our application form.
First Response Coordinator
- Schedule first response trainings
- Book the venues for the trainings
- Liaise with north west england staff support member to advertise on the county booking platform
- Liaise with the county website team to advertise first response courses on the website and in the newsletter
- Liaise with division commissioners to see when and where demand is greatest, which is driven by qualification expiry dates on GO
If you are interested in the role, please complete our application form.
Joint Training Coordinator
- Work alongside our other existing Training coordinator
- Plan and schedule trainings for the county
- Book venues and Trainers
- Liaise with county website manager to advertise trainings within the county
- Liaise with division commissioners and county operations board to identify training needs
- Liaise with North West England Region training team and act as a link between them and the county
If you are interested in the role, please complete our application form.