Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award Residential
Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award Residential
Join the Great Tower Summer Squad!
Come and join the “Summer Squad” at Great Tower. You'll be working in the outdoors, with young people of all ages, and have the chance to make a real difference to the lives of young people.
Residentials last 7 days (From Sunday to Saturday) are available on the following start dates:
o 21 July
o 28 July
o 4 August
o 11 August
Applications are open until the 30th of April (unless places are filled earlier), and we'll assess each candidate individually. Please note that to fulfil the DofE criteria you should not complete the residential with people you already know. You must be at least 18 years old when you complete the residential, and must be a member of the Scout Association.
The Programme
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Bring the AdventureYou'll assist in delivery of activities with the opportunity to shadow/assist our instructing team with instructed sessions. |
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Leave your markImprove the site by picking a project to help leave the site a better place than when you arrived. |
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Caring for customersHelp us to deliver great customer service by helping to run the camp shop and answer questions at reception. |
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Take the lead!Have the opportunity of running the Summer Squad for the day, liaising with the duty Manager and organising the team. |
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Cook up a stormGet to show your cooking skills and cater for the staff team for a day. Don’t panic if you can’t cook there are other volunteers who can help you. |
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Meet new peopleAs well as the others on your residential our team is made up of international volunteers from around the world. |
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Safety FirstKeep the site safe for campers –working alongside the regular team assisting with daily tasks like cleaning of toilet blocks, accommodation buildings and emptying rubbish bins. |
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Live in the Lake DistrictIn your free time make the most of being in the heart of the national park. You'll get 2 days off in the week to explore what the Lake District has to offer. |
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Sleep WellYou will be staying in a staff accommodation tented village set up specifically for your use and all meals will be provided, you will take it in turns to cater for yourselves. |
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Be preparedWe'll provide you with a Summer Squad T-shirt, but you'll need to bring plenty of changes of clothing suitable to the environment, as well as a sleeping bag, towel and toiletries. |
Great Tower and the Lake District
Great Tower is one of 5 activity centres in England run by the Scout Association. These centres are collectively known as Scout Adventures. The site is approximately 250 acres of ancient oak wood, and rocky crags. We offer adventurous activities to Scout, Guide, School and Youth Groups working with young people of all ages.
Set in the heart of the Lake District, on the shores of Windermere, Great Tower is one of the most stunning locations you could hope for to complete your residential. Perfect for hiking, paddling and climbing as well as being in England’s largest National Park. The Lake District is home to Scafell Pike (England’s highest Mountain), Wast Water (England’s deepest Lake) and thriving communities like Keswick and Ambleside.
Like all Scout Adventures sites the majority of our team are volunteers. Supported each year by a small team of permanent staff, ten to fifteen residential volunteers travel from around the world to live in this amazing corner of England for a placement of 6 to 12 months and learn how to instruct adventurous activities to young people. Our volunteers are at the heart of what we do and how we do it - and as a member of our Summer Squad you'll get the chance to experience the magic they bring to Great Tower. You never know it might even make you want to come back as a residential volunteer yourself!