Do you enjoy bringing people together to get into nature? Then come and join us as a volunteer bushwalking leader!

Benefits of being a bushwalking leader:

  • Satisfaction of providing an enjoyable day out for a group of outdoor enthusiasts
  • Connecting people with nature
  • Meeting new friends
  • Supporting VNPA through engaging new people with the organisation
  • Meeting and making new friends
  • Building self-confidence, leadership and organisational skills
  • Sharing good times and experiences with like-minded people.

What does it involve?

As a bushwalking leader, you can lead as many walks, rides or excursions as you like, be it one a year or 10 a year. Leading an activity involves:

  • Choosing and organising your activity
  • Taking bookings
  • Coordinating participants to meet at the right place and right time with the right gear
  • Leading your activity on the day including keeping the group together, happy and comfortable, organising rest breaks and experiencing unique and interesting places
  • Sending a report of your activity to VNPA.

Want to be a volunteer bushwalking leader?

Interested in becoming a bushwalking leader? You’ll need to:

  1. Join some of our bushwalks to get an idea of how our leaders run their trips.
  2. Contact us to express your interest in being a bushwalking leader
  3. Be mentored by an experienced leader which involves:
  • Talking though and learning our guidelines and procedures
  • Organising and leading two activities accompanied by an experienced mentor
  • Gaining final approval and getting set up as a VNPA bushwalking leader with support from VNPA staff.

You also need to have a current Working with Children Check and First Aid qualification.

 

If you’d like to know more or express your interest, get in touch!

 

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