Contingent Organisation and Structure
There are up to seven Contingent places available. Ideally, this would be 1 contingent per Zone or combination of Zones:
Contingent sites must be booked as a Zone or combination of Zones. Each Zone Leader or their delegated Section Leader appoints the Contingent Leader.
We reserve the right to merge small contingents together and we will work with each Zone to facilitate that.
An ideal contingent is 36 youth, 6 adults (Scouts) 7 - 9 (Cubs) ( Leaders/parent helpers); Kitchen/H&S Leader; Contingent Leader, but it is not compulsory for each Contingent to be that size.
Please note that Cubs require 1 Adult per 4 Cubs on all Bases plus a Kitchen / H&S Leader/ Coordinator preferrably to stay at Camp. This could be a different person each day.
Assistance with Programme Delivery
Leaders are expected to be fit enough to take part in the various activities on bases and expeditions and to assist the Camp Staff. While we understand that Leaders may have taken leave to come on camp, we do expect Leaders to be actively involved and aim for it to be fun for you too. The Scout Camp also requires Leaders to take part in the various expeditions. Camp staff run the activities, but we rely on the Leaders to help supervise the Scouts or Cubs on the base with them. The Contingent Leader for each Zone contingent will not be asked to be offsite for the first 2 days of the Scout Camp or at all for Cub Camp.
It can be difficult to find Leaders available for the whole camp - Contingent Leaders should chat with Camp Staff to discuss opportunities to "job share".
One adult per Contingent is to remain on the contingent site for security during the Scout and Cub programme. The person that stays on site can be a Leader who is unable to take part physically in the expeditions. The Contingent Leader and Cook can stay on site during the Cub programme and can act as the Contingent Security person.
In the event that a base loses the Camp Staff member due to illness or other personal issue, a Contingent may be asked by the Director to make a Leader available to run the activity base.
If a Youth member is required to seek medical help, either an Ambulance will be called or the Contingent Leader will be responsible for getting the Youth member to the local medical centre during the day or After Hours in Tauranga, Thames or Hamilton in consultation with the Camp Director.