Position Descriptions. Essential assignments for running an effective membership operation

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1 Position Descriptions Essential assignments for running an effective membership operation

2 Area Charter Organization Chair Area membership impact chair Serves as a member of the area membership impact committee Promotes nationally coordinated membership initiatives with specific chartered organization groups Provides assistance to annual membership recruitment and new-unit development campaigns with specific chartered organization groups Promotes strong relationships with chartered organizations Promotes recognition of religious and civic awards and outstanding service by adult individuals or organizations, as well as the William D. Boyce New-Unit Organizer Award Helps maintain standards and policies of the Boy Scouts of America

3 Area Diversity Chair Area membership impact chair Serves as a member of the area membership impact committee Promotes and provides encouragement to local council leadership in extending Scouting programs to emerging multicultural markets, including Hispanic, Asian, and African American communities Promotes best methods for membership growth and outreach including target emerging markets Promotes recognition of outstanding service by adult individuals or organizations in rural or low-income urban backgrounds with the promotion of the Whitney M. Young Jr. Service Award and other membership related recognitions Helps maintain standards and policies of the Boy Scouts of America

4 Area Recruitment Chair Area membership impact chair Serves as a member of the area membership impact committee Provides leadership to annual membership recruitment and new-unit development campaigns Promotes the collection and distribution of best methods/practices for membership growth Helps maintain standards and policies of the Boy Scouts of America

5 Council Roundup Chair Position summary: Council vice president of membership Scout executive/council representative Recruit, train, and lead the council roundup committee, which implements a year-round council roundup plan. Create a year-round council roundup plan. Recruit and train enough volunteers through the districts to implement the plan in order for each to achieve roundup objectives. Use local council and National Council resources to help districts and packs design a marketing approach that secures youth and adult participation. Supply districts with resources needed to welcome and orient new members at the unit level. Highlight council benefits and resources. Provide appropriate resources and opportunities to ensure that all new members are actively involved in the program.

6 District Roundup Chair Position summary: Council roundup chair District executive Train unit leaders for fall roundup. Serve on the council roundup committee. Recruit area roundup coordinators. Marketing: Ensure that all unit leaders are contacted and agree to participate in the fall roundup. Hold a district roundup committee briefing for roundup coordinators, roundup commissioners, and unit leaders. Create a year-round district unit membership development plan; recruit and train enough people to implement the plan. Lead and conduct a unit roundup fall committee briefing. Ensure that every Join Cub Scouting event has a trained coordinator. Use local council and National Council resources to help units design an approach that secures youth and adult participation.

7 District Roundup Coordinator Position summary: Marketing: District roundup chair District executive Recruit and train a roundup coordinator for each location number depends on the size of the district. Recruit and train unit leaders to participate in the roundup. Serve on the district roundup committee. Ensure that all pack leaders are contacted and agree to participate in the fall roundup in their area. Ensure that every roundup location has a trained unit leader participating. Ensure that every school principal, chartered organization head, unit leader, and potential prospect is contacted for a recruitment presentation. Attend all district roundup meetings. Ensure that all new leaders in the area are trained. Attend the Join Cub Scouting roundup event(s) in the district. Use local council and National Council resources to help units design a marketing approach that secures youth and adult participation in their area.

8 District Venturing Transition Chair District Membership Chair District Executive Contacts all troops in the spring and encourages older boys to stay involved and join a Venture crew Coaches Scoutmasters and chartering organizations to establish a Venturing crew Tracks Boy Scouts who are Venturer age who did not reregister and invites them to join Venturing Sets a goal toward increasing the number of Venturers in districts

9 New Cub Scout Event Coordinator Committee Chair Schedules activity for new Scouts Welcomes new parents and Scouts Engages new parents in unit activities

10 New-Unit Organizer District membership chair Attend the new-unit organizer training. Become familiar with the 12-step new-unit organization process and follow it in order to ensure that the unit starts the right way. Introduce the new unit commissioner to the unit committee as the commissioner begins his role. Work with the chartered organization to introduce the Scouting program and promote all levels of Scouting. Work with the chartered organization to select and recruit leadership for the unit. Leadership should be in place before youth are actively recruited. Work with the training committee to ensure that newly recruited leadership are trained in Youth Protection, This Is Scouting, and Leader Specific by position. Work with the leadership to create a detailed plan for the Scouting program; this should include tentative activity schedules, plans for weekly and monthly meetings, as well as scheduled committee meetings monthly and a budget introducing product sales. Work with the new leadership to help train them on youth recruitment strategies. Use BSA resources such as recommended boy talks, high adventure surveys, activity nights, and other best methods. Work with the unit to collect applications and fees for all Scouts and adult leader. Aid in completing all necessary paperwork. Ensure that the paperwork for the new unit is submitted to the district executive or their designee for submission to local council office. Present charter with the new unit commissioner to the chartered organization.

11 Pack Peer-to-Peer Recruiting Committee Chair Coordinate the pack bring-a-buddy event and/or den rally nights Support new leaders in flier needs/distribution, follow-up calls or visits, and registration collection and turn-in Work with rally team or district round-up members Track rally night progress Promote/track incentive programs with youth and adults

12 Regional Membership Impact Committee Chair Regional vice president council operations support Serves as a member of the regional executive board and executive committee and on the national membership impact committee Chairs the meetings of the regional membership impact committee Promotes through areas and local councils nationally coordinated membership initiatives with specific chartered organizations to increase the number of registered youth per council Promotes and provides encouragement to area and local council leadership to extend Scouting programs to emerging multicultural markets, including Hispanic, Asian, and African American communities Promotes and supports the Journey to Excellence efforts of area and council membership impact chairs in achieving an increase in percentage of market share, membership growth, and membership retention Provides leadership to annual membership recruitment and new-unit development campaigns to positively impact the market share of local councils Promotes strong relationships with our chartered organizations Promotes recognition of outstanding service by adult individuals or organizations in rural or low-income urban backgrounds with the promotion of the Whitney M. Young Jr. Service Award and other membership related recognitions Helps maintain standards and policies of the Boy Scouts of America

13 Cub Pack Membership Committee Parents orientation Boy Talks BeAScout.org Scout-parent coordination New youth special event/recognition Boy Talks coordinator

14 Boy Scout Membership Committee Parents orientation Boy Talks BeAScout.org Scout-parent coordination New youth special event/recognition Webelos-to-Scout transition chair

15 Venturing Crew Membership Committee Boy Scout-to-Venturer transition chair New-unit organizations New members orientation