BSA Troop 101 Scouts

Weekly meetings on Tuesdays at 7:00pm at Windsor Road Christian Church, 2501 Windsor Rd., Champaign, IL USA (directions)

Troop 101 Junior Leader Position Descriptions

When you accepted a position as a junior leader, whether in a troop level position or a patrol level position, you agreed to provide service and leadership in our troop. This responsibility should be fun and rewarding. The job descriptions below provide some of the things you are expected to do while serving as a junior leader. You should bring a copy of this description with you during your introduction to leadership conference with your adult leader.

Senior Patrol Leader

RESPONSIBLE TO: Scoutmaster

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

Preside at all troop meetings, events, activities, and annual program planning conference.
Chair the patrol leaders' council.
Name appointed boy leaders with the advice and consent of the Scoutmaster.
Assign duties and responsibilities to other leaders.
Work with Scoutmaster in training junior leaders.
Set a good example.
Wear the uniform correctly.
Live by the Scout Oath and Law.

Assistant Senior Patrol Leader

RESPONSIBLE TO: Senior Patrol Leader and 1st Assistant Scoutmaster

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

Act as assistant for the Senior Patrol Leader.
Be responsible for training and giving direct leadership to the following appointed junior leaders: troop scribe, librarian, historian, photographer, instructor, quartermaster, and chaplain's aide.
Take over troop leadership in the absence of the senior patrol leader.
Perform tasks assigned by the senior patrol leader.
Function as a member of the patrol leaders' council.
Set a good example.
Wear the uniform correctly.
Live by the Scout Oath and Law.

Patrol Leader

RESPONSIBLE TO: Senior Patrol Leader

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

Plan and lead patrol meetings and activities.
Keep patrol members informed.
Assign each patrol member a job and help them succeed.
Represent the patrol at all patrol leader's council meetings and at the annual program planning conference.
Prepare the patrol to take part in all troop activites.
Develop patrol spirit.
Work with other troop leaders to make the troop run well.
Know what patrol members and other leaders can do.
Set a good example.
Wear the uniform correctly.
Live by the Scout Oath and Law.

Assistant Patrol Leader

RESPONSIBLE TO: Patrol Leader

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

Assist the patrol leader in
- planning and leading patrol meetings and activities.
- keeping patrol members informed.
- preparing your patrol to take part in all troop activities.
Take weekly attendance of patrol attendance and provide to scribe.
Take charge of the patrol in the absence of the patrol leader.
Represent the patrol at all patrol leaders' council meetings in the absence of the patrol leader.
Help develop patrol spirit.
Work with other troop leaders to make the troop run well.
Set a good example.
Wear the uniform correctly.
Live by the Scout Oath and Law.

Patrol Quartermasters

RESPONSIBLE TO: Patrol Leader

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

Attend Quartermaster Council meetings.
Under the guidance of the Troop Quartermaster:
- Keep records of patrol equipment.
- Keep patrol equipment in good repair.
- Issue patrol equipment and see that it is returned in good order.
- Suggest new or replacement items.
Work with the Assistant Scoutmaster responsible for equipment.
Set a good example.
Wear the uniform correctly.
Live by the Scout Oath and Law.

Patrol Chaplain's Aides

RESPONSIBLE TO: Patrol Leader

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

Under guidance of the troop Chaplain's Aide, assist chaplain or religious coordinator in meeting the religious needs of troop members while an activities.
Encourage patrol saying grace at meals while camping or on activities.
Preside over closing prayer at troop meetings.
Set a good example.
Wear the uniform correctly.
Live by the Scout Oath and Law.