Adult Leadership Positions

The Troop Committee:

The Troop Committee is responsible for meeting the needs of the troop. The troop committee holds a Board of Review for all boys as requested by the Scoutmaster. They provide help to the Scoutmaster to carry out the troop program.

The troop committee is run by the Troop Committee Chairman and held monthly. All committee members are expected to attend. Interested parents are invited to attend committee meetings.

Scoutmaster:

Job Description: The Scoutmaster relates closely with all areas of the troop organization. The Scoutmaster and his assistants have the job of delivering the program to the boys to achieve the aims of the BSA by using the 8 methods of Scouting.

Reports to: the Troop Committee.

The following positions are not part of the Troop Committee but are just as important to the successful operation of the troop and development of the boys.

Assistant Scoutmaster(s)

Job Description: The Assistant Scoutmaster works with the Scoutmaster to help deliver the program.

Reports to:

Duties

Adult Help             

Obviously, there are many adults who help the Scouts run the program. There are several opportunities for adults, starting with the Troop Committee. The Troop Committee meets once per month. It assists the Troop in carrying out its plans, such as making reservations or arranging transportation.

Other opportunities for adult help include serving as a driver for a camping trip, serving as a merit badge counselor, teaching a skill, providing adult supervision for a patrol on its patrol outing, spending a day and night with the Scouts at Summer Camp, driving Scouts to buy food for a camping trip, coordinating food efforts for a Court of Honor, and lots more. Members of the Troop will participate in Scouting activities in excess of 125 days in one year. There are plenty of opportunities to help; the Troop Committee requires parental participation in at least one Troop outdoor activity annually.

All adults working directly with Scouts (except Merit Badge Counselors) are encouraged to be trained in a program called Boy Scout Basic Adult Leader Training, which generally meets one Saturday, one weekday evening and culminates in an overnight camping/training weekend session.

All adults working directly with Scouts are required to attend Youth Protection Training, which involves watching a one-hour video.

Even though the boys run the Troop, it takes a lot of adult help, training and supervision in order for the Scouts to succeed. The Scouts welcome both Moms and Dads.