Becoming a volunteer walk leader

Do you enjoy walking and the associated benefits? Are you enthusiastic and a good planner/organiser?
Do you enjoy meeting and motivating people Are you comfortable with being assertive to help keep the group together?

Then why not become a volunteer walk leader?

Is becoming a walk leader for you?

The benefits of becoming a volunteer walk leader are:

Satisfaction in helping others to access and enjoy the benefits of walking.
Regular exercise and socialising.
Invitation to attend a free volunteer walk leader training course.
Support from SCL in the volunteering role.
Resources for the walk; including fluorescent tabards, rucksack and first aid kit.
Public liability insurance through Salford Community Leisure / Ramblers.
Invitation to SCL volunteer events

What we would expect from the volunteer walk leader:

Commitment to help lead a Wellbeing Walk for at least 6 months.
Lead the walk as demonstrated on the training day.
Ensure the safety of participants on the walk.
Spend around 1-1.5hrs per week leading a walk.
Have a sound knowledge of the local area.
Help research and risk assess suitable walking routes.
Attend group meetings around the walks and volunteering.
Ensure any information is circulated to all walkers.

The main benefit I found is, it's given me a gateway to get better and to get back to my normal life that I had before I had my stroke.
It's given me the tools and the the strength Somebody somebody there to give you the confidence to do things because after I had my stroke, I lost all my confidence.
But joining the Active Lifestyles and doing activities with them has given me the strength to go forward and push myself.
I did as many sessions as I could. And then I thought, well, I might as well be a Walk Leader.
So I trained up to be a Walk Leader, did the online courses. And now here I am, a regular Wall-Being Walk Leader

Adrian / Stroke Patient, Active Lifestyles Participant & now Volunteer Walk-Leader