About Girl Guides

In Girl Guides, adult volunteers look after units of Girl Guides youth members and provide them with the Australian Guide Program. The volunteers can either be training Guide Leaders, or Unit Helpers. Some units have a mix of ages but typically Girl Guide units are age grouped (5-7 years, 7-10 years, 11-14, 14-17 years). In most units, two Leaders look after 10-20 girls; sometimes there is one Leader and another adult who may be a trainee leader, or a Unit helper.

During a meeting , there are usually games, a craft or skill development activity, and discussions, planning, or badge presentations. It is non-formal education, so there are not structured lessons, but each activity will involve learning and skill development in a fun way.

Units meet weekly during school terms in the early evening (younger units 6-7.30 or 8pm, older units 7-9pm). Units can operate in after-school hours (4-5.30pm) if there are Leaders available at those times. Units also go camping and have special activities on some weekends or holidays.

About the role

The PR/Publicity Officer will establish a plan to promote Girl Guides in the local community that is in line with our values of empowering girls and that will increase our numbers of girls and volunteers.  This may include developing flyers, identifying opportunities to promote girl guides through local media and events, placing ads in school newsletters, working with parents and volunteers to ensure efforts are coordinated, and consulting with our state office to ensure resources meet branding requirements.

This is a new role and it is anticipated it requires 2 – 3 hours per week depending on whether an individual or team/group accepts the opportunity. The work can be performed remotely with regular catch-ups with the parent committee/other volunteers either in-person or via phone/skype.