Information, Observation, and Inspiration for Scouters
Beyond agendas, meetings and paperwork, the committee chair’s job includes supporting, inspiring and helping your committee members succeed in the jobs you have recruited and selected them for.
Continuing in our series aimed at the new committee chair, this article will go into the many ways you can encourage your committee members and help them enjoy their roles supporting the troop and its Scouts.
Which registered Scouter in your unit is often invisible to your membership but is essential to its success?
Here’s a hint. This Scouter is also a member of your council committee and has a vote in council affairs.
If you guessed the chartered organization representative, you’re correct! You’re probably also well versed in unit adult leadership. Continue reading “The oft-forgotten Scouter”
A recent article aimed at the new committee chair listed a few things that I’ve found to be helpful when starting the job or any job in Scouting. But what are the actual responsibilities of the committee chair?
Hopefully if you’ve been to training, or taken it online, you can answer that, according to the handbook. The committee is generally responsible for the mechanics of the unit, and while a lot of miscellaneous items fall to the committee chair, the main points include: Continue reading “The committee chair: Primary responsibilities”
So you’ve just stepped into the job of Committee Chair for your pack or troop. Now what?
Committee Chair is an important role – indeed, the unit can’t function properly without one – but there are ways in which a person new to the position can get off to a great start without going crazy.
Hopefully, one of the first things you’ll do is read the position description in the appropriate handbook. Continue reading “The new Committee Chair”
In an earlier article, I gave you some of the BSA’s tips for trainers from the national website’s training page. Here are a few more, dealing this time with the content of your presentations. While much training depends on a syllabus provided by BSA, occasionally we need to develop our own material, either in conjunction with an established training course or one we are putting together for a special presentation, such as a class at University of Scouting. Continue reading “Tips for trainers, part 2”