Leadership Positions
Troop organizational charts, position orientation videos and more can be found on this scouting.org site.
These responsibilities apply to all positions. Additional responsibilities for each position are below.
Set a good example.
Wear the scout uniform correctly.
Live by the Scout Oath and Law.
Show and help develop Scout Spirit.
Assistant 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.
Attend all Patrol Leaders' Council meetings.
Attend 90% of Troop meetings
Attend 75% of Troop Events
Work with other troop leaders to make the troop run well.
Work as a team with the Patrol Leader. Keep him informed.
Help the Patrol Leader keep patrol members focused during patrol meetings and activities.
Assistant Senior Patrol Leader
Be responsible for training and giving direct leadership to the following appointed Scout leaders: Historian, Order of the Arrow Representative, Scribe, Librarian, Instructor, Quartermaster, and Chaplain Aide.
Help lead meetings and activities as called upon by the Senior Patrol Leader.
Attend All PLC meetings
Attend 90% of all Troop meetings.
Attend 75% of all Troop events.
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 Leader's Council.
Help set and enforce the tone for good Scout behavior within the troop.
Work as a team with the Senior Patrol Leader. Keep him informed.
Bugler
Make appropriate bugle calls, as requested, at troop meetings and activities.
Chaplain Aide
Keep troop leadership apprised of religious holidays when planning activities.
Assist the Chaplain in meeting the religious needs of troop members while on activities.
Leads prayers at Opening events including Troop meetings and Formal events (COH)
Leads grace at meals while camping or on activities.
Lead worship services on campouts.
Tell troop members about the religious emblems program for their faith.
Den Chief
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 the Scout Troop.
Project a positive image of scouting while with the Webelos / Cub Scouts
Attend as many Webelos activities as possible.
Encourage Webelos to continue into a Scout Troop.
Guide
Introduce new scouts to troop operations.
Guide new scouts through early scouting activities.
Help set and enforce the tone for good Scout behavior within the troop.
Ensure older Scouts never harass or bully new Scouts.
Help new scouts work towards their First Class rank.
Coach the patrol leader of the new-scout patrol on his duties.
Work with the Patrol Leader at patrol leaders' council meetings.
Attend the patrol leader's council meetings with the Patrol Leader of the new-scout patrol.
Assist the Assistant Scoutmaster with training.
Coach individual scouts on scouting challenges.
Teach basic scout skills.
Make sure new scouts know that you are available to help them.
Historian
Gather pictures 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.
Put together a slideshow for the December Court of Honor and at other times as needed.
Manage the troop's online photos.
Instructor
Instruct scouting skills as needed within the troop or patrols.
Prepare well in advance for each teaching assignment.
Junior Assistant Scoutmaster
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.
Leave No Trace Trainer
Have a thorough understanding of and commitment to Leave No Trace.
Successfully complete the Leave No Trace Trainer training course.
Help minimize the troop’s impact on the land by teaching Scouts the principles of Leave No Trace.
Help ensure that the troop follows Leave No Trace principles on outings.
Librarian
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.
Order of the Arrow Representative
Serve as a communication link between the lodge or chapter and the troop.
Encourage Scouts to actively participate in community service projects.
Encourage Arrowmen to assume leadership positions in the troop.
Encourage Arrowmen in the troop to be active participants in the lodge and/or chapter activities and to seal their membership in the Order by becoming Brotherhood members.
Live by the OA Obligation.
Attend OA Chapter Meetings.
Keep the SPL and ASPL informed about what was discussed at the OA Chapter Meetings.
Schedule OA Elections in the Spring (they have to be done before the end of May).
Patrol Leader
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.
Attend 90% of Troop meetings & PLC
Attend 75% of Troop Events
Prepare the patrol to take part in all troop activities.
Work with other troop leaders to make the troop run well.
Know what patrol members and other leaders can do.
Work as a team with the Assistant Patrol Leader. Keep him informed.
Notify the Assistant Patrol Leader in advance if you will not be at a troop activity.
Work with the patrol Quartermaster.
Quartermaster
Keep records of patrol and troop equipment.
Keep equipment in good repair.
Keep patrol box, trailer, and equipment room neat and clean.
Issue equipment and see that it is returned in good order.
Suggest new or replacement items.
Work with the troop committee Equipment Coordinator.
Inventory and re-stock patrol boxes before and/or after campouts.
Scribe
Attend and keep a log of Patrol Leaders' Council meetings.
Email the PLC meeting minutes to the PLC email list within 24 hours of the PLC meeting.
Work with the Webmaster to have the PLC meeting minutes posted on the website within 48 hours of the PLC meeting.
Take Attendance at Troop meetings
Record the annual dues payments of Scouts.
Work with the troop committee Treasurer (for the annual dues).
Handle correspondence appropriately.
Senior Patrol Leader
Preside at all troop meetings, events, activities, and annual program planning conference.
Chair the patrol leaders' council (PLC).
Attend All PLC meetings
Attend 90% of all Troop meetings.
Attend 75% of all Troop events.
Appoint Scout leaders with the advice and consent of the Scoutmaster.
Assign duties and responsibilities to other Scout leaders.
Work with the Scoutmaster in training Scout leaders.
Set and enforce the tone for good Scout behavior within the troop.
Work as a team with the Assistant Senior Patrol Leader. Keep him informed.
Encourage year-round and resident camping in the troop.
Encourage older-scout participation in high-adventure programs.
Webmaster
Establish and maintain a safe and secure troop website
Ensure the troop website is a positive reflection of Scouting for the public.
Manage the troop's electronic communication tools.
Work with the scrbe.
Attend the annual program planning conference.
Attend the Patrol Leaders' Council meetings when asked to.
Update the list of leaders (on this page) within one week after elections.
Maintain the troop calendar.
Check with troop members each week (SPL, ASPL, PLs, APLs, Scribe) to see if they have any updates for the website.