Position of Responsibility Descriptions
Senior Patrol Leader
Elected by the Troop
Youth Key 3 - Voting PLC Member
Expectation: First Class Rank
- Preside at all troop meetings, events, activities, and annual program planning conference.
- Chair the patrol leaders' council.
- Appoint youth leaders with the advice and consent of the Scoutmaster.
- Assign duties and responsibilities to other youth leaders.
- Work with the Scoutmaster in training youth leaders.
- Set a good example.
- Wear the Scout uniform correctly.
- Live by the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
- Show and help develop Scout spirit.
Assistant Senior Patrol Leader
Appointed by the Senior Patrol Leader
Youth Key 3 - Voting PLC Member
Expectation: First Class Rank
- Be responsible for training and giving direct leadership to the following appointed youth leaders: historian, Order of the Arrow troop representative, scribe, librarian, instructor, quartermaster, and chaplain aide.
- Help lead meetings and activities as called upon by the senior patrol leader.
- Guide the troop in the senior patrol leader's absence.
- Perform tasks assigned by the senior patrol leader.
- Function as a member of the patrol leaders' council.
- Set a good example.
- Wear the Scout uniform correctly.
- Live by the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
- Show and help develop Scout spirit.
Troop Guide
Appointed by the Senior Patrol Leader
Youth Key 3 - Voting PLC Member
Expectation: First Class Rank
- Introduce new Scouts to troop operations.
- Guide new Scouts through early Scouting activities.
- Shield new Scouts from harassment by older Scouts.
- Help new Scouts earn the FirstClass rank in their first year.
- Assist the assistant Scoutmaster with training.
- Coach individual Scouts on Scouting challenges.
- Set a good example.
- Wear the Scout uniform correctly.
- Live by the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
- Show and help develop Scout spirit.
- Teach basic Scout skills.
Patrol Leader
Elected by the Patrol
Voting PLC Member
- Plan and lead patrol meetings and activities.
- Keep patrol members informed.
- Assign each patrol member a task and help them succeed.
- Represent the patrol at all patrol leaders' council meetings and the annual program planning conference.
- Prepare the patrol to take part in all troop activities.
- Show and help 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 Scout uniform correctly.
- Live by the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
Assistant Patrol Leader
Appointed by the Patrol Leader
Voting PLC Member when acting as Patrol Leader
- Help the patrol leader plan and lead patrol meetings and activities.
- Help the patrol leader keep patrol members informed.
- Help the patrol leader prepare the patrol to take part in all troop activities.
- Lead the patrol in the patrol leader's absence.
- Represent the patrol at all patrol leaders' council meetings in the patrol leader's absence.
- Work with other troop leaders to make the troop run well.
- Set a good example.
- Wear the Scout uniform correctly.
- Live by the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
Troop Historian
Appointed by the Senior Patrol Leader
- Gather pictures and facts about past activities of the troop and keep them in scrapbooks, wall displays, or information files.
- Take care of troop trophies and keepsakes.
- Keep information about troop alumni.
- Set a good example.
- Wear the Scout uniform correctly.
- Live by the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
- Show and help develop Scout spirit.
Librarian
Appointed by the Senior Patrol Leader
- Establish and maintain a troop library.
- Keep records on literature owned by the troop.
- Add new or replacement items as needed.
- Have literature available for borrowing at troop meetings.
- Maintain a system to check literature in and out.
- Follow up on late returns.
- Set a good example.
- Wear the Scout uniform correctly.
- Live by the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
- Show and help develop Scout spirit.
Quartermaster
Appointed by the Senior Patrol Leader
- Keep records of patrol and troop equipment.
- Keep equipment in good repair.
- Keep equipment storage area neat and clean.
- Issue equipment and see that it is returned in good order.
- Suggest new or replacement items.
- Work with the troop committee member responsible for equipment.
- Set a good example.
- Wear the Scout uniform correctly.
- Live by the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
- Show and help develop Scout spirit.
Scribe
Appointed by the Senior Patrol Leader
Non-voting PLC Member
- Attend and keep a log of patrol leaders' council meetings.
- Record attendance and dues payments of all troop members.
- Work with the appropriate troop committee members responsible for finance, records, and advancement.
- Handle correspondence appropriately.
- Set a good example.
- Wear the Scout uniform correctly.
- Live by the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
- Show and help develop Scout spirit.
Instructor
Appointed by the Senior Patrol Leader
- Instruct Scouting skills as needed within the troop or patrols.
- Prepare well in advance for each teaching assignment.
- Set a good example.
- Wear the Scout uniform correctly.
- Live by the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
- Show and help develop Scout spirit.
Outdoor Ethics Guide
Appointed by the Senior Patrol Leader
- Have a thorough understanding of and commitment to Leave No Trace principles and Tread Lightly! guidelines.
- Help the troop plan and conduct an outdoor program that effectively practices the principles of outdoor ethics.
- Help Scouts improve their outdoor ethics decision-making skills to minimize impacts as they participate in outdoor activities.
- Support Scouts who are working to complete the relevant requirements for the Scout through First Class ranks.
- Set a good example.
- Wear the Scout uniform correctly.
- Live by the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
- Show and help develop Scout spirit.
Webmaster
Appointed by the Senior Patrol Leader
- Establish and maintain a safe and secure troop website.
- Ensure that the troop website is a positive reflection of Scouting to the public.
- Work with the scribe to manage the troop's electronic communication tools.
- Set a good example.
- Wear the Scout uniform correctly.
- Live by the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
- Show and help develop Scout spirit.
Chaplain Aide
Appointed by the Senior Patrol Leader with the Advice and Consent of the Chaplain
Non-voting Member of the PLC
Expectation: First Class Rank and Earned or Working on Religious Emblem
- Keep troop leaders apprised of religious holidays when planning activities.
- Assist the troop chaplain or religious coordinator in meeting the religious needs of troop members while on activities.
- Encourage saying grace at meals while camping or on activities.
- Lead worship services on campouts.
- Tell troop members about the religious emblems program for their faith.
- Set a good example.
- Wear the Scout uniform correctly.
- Live by the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
- Show and help develop Scout spirit.
Order of the Arrow Troop Representative
Appointed by the Senior Patrol Leader
Requirement: Order of the Arrow Member
- Serve as a communication link between the lodge or chapter and the troop.
- Encourage year-round and resident camping in the troop.
- Encourage older-Scout participation in high-adventure programs.
- Encourage Scouts to actively participate in community service projects.
- Assist with leadership skills training in the troop.
- Encourage Arrowmen to assume leadership positions in the troop.
- Encourage Arrowmen in the troop to be active participants in lodge and/or chapter activities and to seal their membership in the Order by becoming Brotherhood members.
- Set a good example.
- Wear the Scout uniform correctly.
- Live by the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
- Show and help develop Scout spirit.
Den Chief
Appointed by the Scoutmaster with the Advice and Consent of the Cubmaster
- Serve as the activities assistant at den meetings.
- Meet regularly with the den leader to review the den and pack meeting plans.
- If serving as a Webelos den chief, help prepare Webelos to join Scouting.
- Project a positive image of Scouting.
- Set a good example.
- Wear the Scout uniform correctly.
- Live by the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
- Show and help develop Scout spirit.
Junior Assistant Scoutmaster
Appointed by the Scoutmaster
Non-voting PLC Member
Expectation: Eagle Scout
- Function as an assistant Scoutmaster
(except for leadership responsibilities reserved for adults 18 and 21 years of age or older).
- Accomplish any duties assigned by the Scoutmaster.
- Set a good example.
- Wear the Scout uniform correctly.
- Live by the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
- Show and help develop Scout spirit.
