Adult Leadership Positions

Adult Volunteers

Our Scout Parents are always welcome to attend Committee meetings. Your input is always of value and may be helpful in making our Troop expand its horizons. New thought, ideas and even your help on committees will help our Troop to grow.  Our Troop never turns away interested adult volunteers!  We can always find a position within the adult organization of the troop to match with any adult’s skills, abilities, and availability.

The adult organization of Troop 33 consists of three distinct components: the Troop Committee, Scoutmasters, and Organizational Support. The Troop Committee supports the Scoutmasters in their mission of delivering the Troop’s Programs.  The Scoutmasters are responsible for oversight and delivery of the Troop Program.  The Organizational Support helps with planning coordination and reporting efforts.

Troop Committee

Currently, the Troop Committee consists of a Committee Chairperson, Treasurer, Advancement Chair, Chartered Organization Representative, and Standing Committee Members. The responsibilities of each of these committee positions, are outlined below.

• Committee Chairperson: oversees the entire Troop.

  1. Organizes the committee to see that all functions are delegated, coordinated, and completed.

  2. Prepare troop committee meeting agendas.

  3. Call, preside over, and promote attendance at troop committee meetings and any special meetings that may be called.

  4. Arrange for charter review and re-charter annually, including the charter presentation..

• Committee Member: participates in committee meetings and helps the troop be successful.

• Chartered Organization Representative: responsible for maintaining a close working relationship between the Troop and IHM Church.

• Treasurer: responsible for maintaining and reporting on the financial resources of the Troop, while insuring that the troop’s financial resources are sufficient and available to meet planned troop expenditures. Duties of the treasurer include:

  1. Handle all troop funds.

  2. Pay bills with the authorization of the troop committee.

  3. Maintain troop accounts; reconciling balances with bank statements.

  4. Maintain records of individual scout funds, earned through scout-incentive fundraisers.

  5. Lead the preparation of the annual troop budget.

  6. Report financials to the troop committee.

• Advancement Coordinator: responsible for coordinating all Boards of Review and maintaining advancement records for all Scouts. The Advancement Coordinator’s duties include:

  1. Encourage scouts to advance in rank.

  2. Maintain the merit badge counselor list.

  3. Make a prompt report to the council at the completion of a Board of Review.

  4. Report to the troop committee at each meeting.

  5. Maintain the troop roster.

Scoutmasters

The Scoutmasters oversee the daily/weekly activities of the troop, and ensure the Patrol Leader Council is providing an appropriate program for the troop.

• Scoutmaster (SM): The scoutmaster is responsible for overseeing the program for the troop. According to the Boy Scouts of America, the Scoutmaster is responsible for:

  1. Training and guiding youth leaders to run their troop

  2. Work with and through the assistant scoutmasters to bring the scouting program to the troop

  3. Help the scouts to develop by challenging them and encouraging them to learn new things

  4. Guide the scouts in planning the troop program

  5. Help the troop committee to recruit new assistant scoutmasters

  6. Conduct scoutmaster conferences

  7. Promote and support the troop objective of one outing/activity per month

• Assistant Scoutmaster (ASM):The Scoutmaster can have one or more assistants to help him develop the scouting program. One key job of an Assistant Scoutmaster is that of monitoring the progress of the new Scouts. The assistants in the Troop also alternate responsibilities on the planning activities and outings.

Organizational Support 

Organizational Support volunteers oversee the monthly/yearly activities of the troop, and ensure the troop, Scoutmasters and the Committee has everything it needs to run properly.

• Journey To Excellence Coordinator (JTE): The JTE coordinator is responsible for capturing/collecting JTE metrics for the troop. Once a year the JTE coordinator will complete the JTE Scorecard and present to the Committee Chair and Scoutmaster for signature and submission to the BSA Council. Each years JTE results will be reviewed in a Committee meeting.

• Popcorn Kernel: The Popcorn Kernel supports the Troop by leading the BSA's largest fundraising campaign each year, Popcorn Sales!

  1. Coordinate the Popcorn sales each year.

  2. Coach Scouts on how to approach potential customers and sell.

  3. Tabulate and submit Troop orders.

  4. Manage the prize selection process.

  5. Pick-up the troop popcorn order and distribute popcorn to the troop's Scouts for delivery

  6. Coordinate popcorn sales events.

• Camping Coordinator: Will work with the Scoutmasters and Patrol Leader Council all troop led camping trips to include summer camp.

  1. Arrange and coordinate the use of campsites and other facilities by the troop for each monthly outing/activity, including summer camp

  2. Make reservations, Coordinate transportation, attendee lists, and troop communications about upcoming camping trips