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Varsity Team Job Descriptions
Adult Team Leader Job Descriptions
Youth Team Leader Job Descriptions
Adult Team Leader Job Descriptions
Varsity Scout Coach
- Train and guide Varsity Scout youth leaders to run their team
- Involve the parents of team members to maximize the effectiveness of Varsity Scouting
- Attend all team meetings and activities
- Guide youth team leaders in planning the program
- Conduct Coaches' conferences for rank advancement with each Varsity Scout
- Encourage all Varsity Scouts to participate fully in the entire Varsity Scout program
- Meet and work with the team committee, advising members of proposed activities and program needs
- Take advantage of available training opportunities
- Attend Round Tables to share ideas with other Coaches in the district
- Maintain the principles and rules of the Boy Scouts of America
- Wear the Varsity Scout uniform correctly
Assistant Varsity Scout Coaches
- Assume duties assigned by the Coach and assist with implementing the full Varsity Scout program
- Attend all team meetings and activities
- Take advantage of available training opportunities
- Attend Round Tables to share ideas with Coaches and Assistant Coaches of other teams in the district
- Advise and train squad leader members, if assigned to work with a specific squad
- Meet and work with the team committee
- Fill in for the Coach in the Coach's absence
- Maintain the principles and rules of the Boy Scouts of America
- Wear the Varsity Scout uniform correctly
Team Committee Chair
- Work closely with the chartered organization and the team committee
- Plan and conduct monthly team committee meetings
- Organize support for the team's programs and activities
- Ensure that the committee provides the team with adult assistants, materials, supplies, financial resources, meeting facilities, transportation, and support from parents and the chartered organization
- Assign committee members to serve as advisers for each of the five fields of emphasis
- Provide a forum for the Program Advisors to learn of assignments and prepare to assist their respective Program Managers in the planning and carrying out of specific team activities
Program Advisers
- Serve as a member of the team Committee and attends monthly committee meetings
- The Program Adviser wears two hats. One is the position of team committee member, taking care of administrative duties such as fiscal management and policymaking. The other hat is that of Program Adviser, working directly with youth members in a support role. Each of the five fields of emphasis should have a Program Adviser who serves as a sounding board and adviser to the youth Program Manager. The Program Adviser is usually a parent of a youth member or member of the chartered organization
- Guide and mentor a youth Program Manager of a specific field of emphasis
- Complete all training that is available for the adult Varsity Scout leader
- Set an example for youth members by maintaining the principles and rules of the Boy Scouts of America and the Church.
Advancement Program Adviser
- Work with the team's Coach, Captain, and advancement Program Manager to schedule an individual Advancement Inventory with each Varsity Scout and help the Program Manager map out a personal
advancement plan for each team member, which may include the achievement of scouting ranks, Varsity Letter, Denali award, On My Honor, and Duty to God
- Guide the Program Manager in conducting team committee boards of review for the ranks, including Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star, and Life
- Assist the Coach and the advancement program manager in obtaining necessary badges and certificates and in planning and conducting courts of honor (awards nights)
- Promote awards for adult leaders
High Adventure/Sports Program Adviser
- Serve as adviser to the Varsity Scout team's high-adventure/sports Program Manager
- Become familiar with each program feature the team chooses
- Assist the Program Manager in preparing schedules for high adventure trips
- Identify qualified consultants for high-adventure and sports instruction
- See that the team follows all safety precautions, standards, and rules of the BSA and the chartered organization. For all appropriate activities outside the team's local area, file a tour permit with the local
council
- Stay informed about high-adventure opportunities at the local and regional levels, and at all BSA national high-adventure bases
- Assist in developing inter-team sports competition
Personal Development Program Adviser
- Serve as adviser to the team's personal development Program Manager
- Make sure the team's annual plan has a balance of worthwhile experiences that include all five program fields of emphasis
- Help the team coordinate Duty to God goals with personal development activities scheduled in its annual plan
- Seek opportunities for the team to participate in activities that will enhance personal development
- Provide support and help in arranging transportation to events that will enhance personal development
Service Program Adviser
- Serve as adviser to the team's service Program Manager
- Review service projects and anticipate levels of necessary support
- Develop lists of potential service projects that may be coordinated with selected program features
- Assist with service projects by helping arrange for transportation, tools, and equipment
- Become familiar with service projects acceptable for satisfying the requirements for the ranks of Star, Life, and Eagle and for Duty to God. Assist the service Program Manager to coordinate with the
advancement Program Manager to make sure that each individual team member has the opportunity to lead or participate in service projects as required to meet the requirements for rank advancement and Duty to God
in a timely way
- See that accurate records are kept of service project leadership and time devoted to service, for members of the team.
Special Programs and Events Program Adviser
- Serve as adviser to the team's special programs and events Program Manager
- Become familiar with district, council, and national events available through the BSA
- Schedule important events on the annual team calendar
- Ensure that the team adheres to all safety precautions, tour permits, standards, and rules of the BSA and the chartered organization
- Work with the team and team committee to organize money-earning projects for financing special events
Youth Team Leader Job Descriptions
Captain
Co-Captain(s)
- Assist the Captain in the operation of the team
- Take charge of the Team when the Captain is not present.
Squad Leader(s)
- Lead a squad (a Team may be divided into smaller groups)
- Represent the squad in Team leader meetings
Advancement Program Manager
- Gets dates from the Team Captain when you are expected to manage an activity in your assigned field of emphasis
- With the Program Adviser's help, plans, organizes, and leads the activities in assigned field of emphasis.
If numbers allow, may also lead other Varsity Scouts as members of a committee to develop these activities
- Completes Varsity Scout Team Activity Planning Worksheet to plan and present assigned activities to the team for approval
- Reports to the team captain, and also the team in team meetings, regarding plans and concerns in the preparation of activities
- Keep Trail to the Eagle Advancement Chart up to date and displays this chart at team meetings
- Keep current the team's Varsity Letter chart and displays this chart at team meetings
- Encourages team members to achieve scouting ranks, Varsity Letter, Denali award, Duty to God, and other awards and recognitions
- Work with the team's Coach, Captain, and advancement Program Manager to conduct an Individual Advancement Inventory with each Varsity Scout and map out a personal advancement plan for each team member
- Conduct, with Coach and advancement Program Manager, boards of review for scouting advancement
- In team meetings, gives reports on team member advancement progress
- Helps plan and conduct courts of honor (awards night)
High Adventure/Sports Program Manager
- Gets dates from the Team Captain when you are expected to manage an activity in your assigned field of emphasis
- With the Program Adviser's help, plans, organizes, and leads the activities in assigned field of emphasis.
If numbers allow, may also lead other Varsity Scouts as members of a committee to develop these activities
- Complete Varsity Scout Team Activity Planning Worksheet to plan and present assigned activities to the team for approval
- Report to the team captain, and also the team in team meetings, regarding plans and concerns in the preparation of activities
- Help plan and organize the annual ultimate adventure for the team
Personal Development Program Manager
- In the team's annual planning retreat, promote the inclusion of personal development activities so spiritual, citizenship, social/cultural, and physical activities appear regularly
on the calendar
- Gets dates from the Team Captain when you are expected to manage an activity in your assigned field of emphasis
- With the Program Adviser's help, plans, organizes, and leads the activities in assigned field of emphasis.
If numbers allow, may also lead other Varsity Scouts as members of a committee to develop these activities
- Complete Varsity Scout Team Activity Planning Worksheet to plan and present assigned activities to the team for approval
- Report to the team captain, and also the team in team meetings, regarding plans and concerns in the preparation of activities
- May serve as captain of Quorum/team sports teams playing in stake or other competition. Makes sure that players are contacted about games. Promotes good sportsmanship
- May represent the quorum/team in the planning of social/cultural activities for combined YM/YW
Service Program Manager
- In the team's annual planning retreat, promote the inclusion of service activities so that at least one is calendared per quarter
- Gets dates from the Team Captain when you are expected to manage an activity in your assigned field of emphasis.
With the Program Adviser's help, plans, organizes, and leads the activities in assigned field of emphasis. If numbers allow, may also lead other Varsity Scouts as members of a committee to develop these activities
- Complete Varsity Scout Team Activity Planning Worksheet to plan and present assigned activities to the team for approval
- Report to the team captain, and also the team in team meetings, regarding plans and concerns in the preparation of activities
- Coordinate with the advancement Program Manager and adviser to make sure that each individual team member has the opportunity to lead or participate in service projects as required to meet the requirements for
rank advancement and Duty to God in a timely way (print planning form)
- May delegate service project leadership to other team members who need the experience for Eagle or Duty to God requirement
- With help from the Program Advisor and other ward leaders, create an ongoing list of possible team and individual service projects
- Promote District, Church, and community service projects as appropriate
- Help your buddies in the team to a develop a greater love of service
Special Programs and Events Program Manager
- Obtain from the District and Church calendar, events sponsored by them for Varsity Scouts/Teachers, and promote these events to the team when the team calendar is being planned so that at least one SP&E
activity is planned per quarter
- Gets dates from the Team Captain when you are expected to manage an activity in your assigned field of emphasis
- With the Program Adviser's help, plans, organizes, and leads the activities in assigned field of emphasis.
If numbers allow, may also lead other Varsity Scouts as members of a committee to develop these activities
- Complete Varsity Scout Team Activity Planning Worksheet to plan and present assigned activities to the team for approval
- Report to the team captain, and also the team in team meetings, regarding plans and concerns in the preparation of activities
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