Leadership Positions

Senior Patrol Leader

Reports To: Scoutmaster

The Senior Patrol Leader is elected by the Scouts to represent them as the top junior leader in the troop.

Duties:

  • Run all troop meetings, events, activities, and the annual program planning conference.

  • Runs the Patrol Leader's Council meeting.

  • Appoints other troop junior leaders with the advice and counsel of the Scoutmaster.

  • Assigns duties and responsibilities to junior leaders.

  • Assists the Scoutmaster with Junior Leader Training.

  • Leads the Senior Patrol, along with the Scoutmaster in establishing the meeting calendar for his term.

  • Plans Troop Court of Honor

  • Evaluates his team at the end of his term as to weather they have earned leadership credit.

Assistant Senior Patrol Leader

Reports To: Senior Patrol Leader

The Assistant Senior Patrol Leader is the second highest-ranking junior leader in the troop. The Assistant Senior Patrol Leader acts as the Senior Patrol Leader in the absence of the SPL or when called upon. He also provides leadership to other junior leaders in the troop.

Duties:

  • Helps the Senior Patrol Leader lead meetings and activities.

  • Runs the troop in the absence of the Senior Patrol Leader.

  • Helps train and supervise the Troop Scribe, Quartermaster, Instructor, Librarian, Historian, and Chaplain Aide.

  • Serves as a member of the Patrol Leader's Council.

Scribe

Reports To: Senior Patrol Leader

The Scribe keeps the troop records. He records the activities of the Patrol Leaders' Council and keeps a record of dues, advancement, and Scout attendance at troop meetings. R

Duties:

  • Attends and keeps a log of Patrol Leaders' Council meetings.

  • Records individual Scout attendance at troop activities.

OA Representative

Reports To: Senior Patrol Leader

The Order of the Arrow Troop Representative is a youth liaison serving between the local OA lodge or chapter and his unit.

Duties:

  • Serves as a communication link between the lodge or chapter and the troop.

  • Encourages year round and resident camping in the troop.

  • Encourages older Scout participation in high adventure programs.

  • Encourages Scouts to actively participate in community service projects.

  • Assists with leadership skills training in the troop.

  • Encourages Arrowmen to assume leadership positions in the troop.

  • Encourages Arrowmen in the troop to be active participants in the lodge and/or chapter activities and to seal their membership in the Order by becoming Brotherhood members.

  • Sets a good example.

Leadership

Reports To: Senior Patrol Leader

The Leadership Coordinator makes sure there are opportunities for all the Scouts to advance.

Duties:

  • Ensure all the patrols have mentor and they are they are active in helping the patrol advance.

Advancement

Reports To: Senior Patrol Leader

The Advancement Coordinator runs the Troop mentoring program.

Duties:

  • Organizes the Troops Trail to first class.

  • Works with the Instructor to train younger scouts

  • Schedules the instructors to be present to assist the younger Scouts

  • Coordinates with the Merit Badge Councils to provide merit badge advancement programs thought out the year.

  • Works with the SPL to create a meeting calendared for Advancement.

Communication Coordinator

Reports To: Senior Patrol Leader

The Communication Coordinator makes sure all scouts and parents are aware of the Scouting events and programs.

Duties:

  • Ensures information for the Scoutmaster and the SPL is disseminated to the Scouts.

  • Communicates across a variety of channels including Verbal communication, E-Mail, working closely with the Web Master and flyers.

  • Communicates Trips

  • Special events

Patrol Leaders

Reports To: Senior Patrol Leader

The Patrol Leader is the leader of his patrol. He represents his patrol on the Patrol Leader's Council. See the Patrol Leader Expectations and Duties article.

Duties:

  • Appoints the Assistant Patrol Leader.

  • Represents the patrol on the Patrol Leader's Council

  • Plans and steers patrol meetings

  • Helps Scouts advance

  • Acts as the chief recruiter of new Scouts

  • Keeps patrol members informed

  • Knows what his patrol members and other leaders can do.

Quartermaster –

Reports To: Assistant Senior Patrol Leader

The Troop Quartermaster keeps track of troop equipment and sees that it is in good working order.

Duties:

  • Keeps records on patrol and troop equipment

  • Makes sure equipment is in good working condition

  • Issues equipment and makes sure it is returned in good condition

  • Makes suggestions for new or replacement items

  • Works with the Troop Committee member responsible for equipment

  • One during the term of the Quarter Master, organize a day to clean our and organize the Troop Container

Web Master

Reports To: Assistant Senior Patrol Leader

The Troop Web Master keeps the web site up to date with current events for the troop.

Duties:

  • Gathers pictures and facts about current activities and post the on the Troop Web Site.

  • Maintains the Troop Calendar on the Troop Web Site.

  • Makes suggestion s on how to improve the Troop web site.

Librarian

Reports To: Assistant Senior Patrol Leader

The Librarian takes care of troop literature.

Duties:

  • Sets up and takes care of a troop library

  • Keeps records of books and pamphlets owned by the troop.

  • Adds new or replacement items as needed.

  • Keeps books and pamphlets available for borrowing.

  • Keeps a written system for checking books and pamphlets in and out.

  • Follows up on late returns.

  • Once a month have an open house for scouts to borrow books.

  • Once a month make an announcement before the Troop on open house a late returns.

Troop Historian

Reports To: Assistant Senior Patrol Leader

The Troop Historian keeps a historical record or scrapbook of troop activities.

Duties:

  • Gathers pictures and facts about past troop activities and keeps them in a historical file or scrapbook.

  • Provide pictures and comment on trips to web master.

  • Takes care of troop trophies, ribbons, and souvenirs of troop activities.

  • Keeps information about former members of the troop.

  • Creates a poster presentation for the Trips taken by the Troop in the Semester.

Bugler

Reports To: Assistant Senior Patrol Leader

The Bugler sounds bugle calls as required.

Duties:

  • Sound the following bugle calls as required: First Call, Reveille, Mess, To the Colors, Officers, Drill, Assembly, Recall, Fatigue, Church, Fire, Swimming, Retreat, Call to Quarters, Taps

Troop Reporter

Reports To: Assistant Senior Patrol Leader

Writes articles to the local papers on trips, which the Troop has recently taken. Also, submits advertisements for the troop on up coming events.

Duties:

  • Writes three articles reporting on trips the Troop has taken, submitting the articles to the local paper along with pictures.

  • Help the fundraising committee submit ads to the local papers.

Chaplain Aide (Church Liaison)

Reports To: Assistant Senior Patrol Leader / Chaplain

The Chaplain Aide works with the Troop Chaplain to meet the religious needs of Scouts in the troop. He also works to promote the religious emblems program.

Duties:

  • Assists the Troop Chaplain with religious services at troop activities.

  • Interfaces and coordinates events with the Church.

  • Coordinate Church donut Sales.

Attendance Coordinator

Reports To: Assistant Senior Patrol Leader

The Instructor Attendance Coordinator is to take attendance at each meeting or outing.

Duties:

  • Take attendance at each meeting or event.

  • Compile the data and provide it in a summary form to the Scribe who records the data and report it to the Troop.

Den Chief

Reports To: Scoutmaster / Den Leader

The Den Chief works with the Cub Scouts, Webelos Scouts, and Den Leaders in the Cub Scout pack.

Duties:

  • Knows the purposes of Cub Scouting.

  • Helps Cub Scouts advance through Cub Scout ranks.

  • Encourages Cub Scouts to join a Boy Scout troop upon graduation.

  • Assists with activities in the den meetings.

  • Is a friend to the boys in the den.

  • Helps out at weekly den meetings and monthly pack meetings.

  • Meets with adult members of the den, pack, and troop.

  • Receives a letter from the Den Leader stating he has been helpful to the den.

Troop Guide

Reports To: Advancement Coordinator

The Troop Guide works with new Scouts. He helps them feel comfortable and earn their First Class rank in their first year.

Duties:

  • Introduces new Scouts to troop operations.

  • Runs New Scout Orientation Meeting, Coordinates the date with SPL

  • Guides new Scouts through early Scouting activities

  • Shields new Scouts from harassment by older Scouts.

  • Helps new Scouts earn First Class in their first year.

  • Teaches basic Scout skills.

  • Coaches the patrol leader of the new Scout patrol on his duties.

  • Works with the patrol leader at Patrol Leaders' Council meetings.

  • Attends Patrol Leaders' Council meetings with the patrol leader of the new Scout patrol.

  • Assists the Assistant Scoutmaster with training.

  • Counsels individual Scouts on scouting challenges.

Instructor – Several (Assigned to each rank)

Report To: Advancement Coordinator & Assistant Scoutmaster Responsible for that rank

The Instructor Teaches the Scouts the Scouting Skills.

Duties:

  • Teaches basic Scouting skills in troop and patrols.

  • Is available for Troop and Patrol meetings

  • Is available for 1. Nature 2. Knots & Lashings 3. First Aid 4. Map And Compass 5. Fire Skills 6. Knife & Axe 7. Cooking & Camp Cleanliness