Careers | Community Troops Program Aide
Position Title: Community Troops Program Aide (South Dade)
Position Summary: Aid in the developing understanding of and support to Girl Scouting in the community; recruiting adult volunteers; recruiting girls and organizing and maintaining troops/groups with in the assigned area (South Dade).
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supports Community Troops Manager in Girl Scout Leadership Experience curriculum delivery, including badges and girl journeys
- Make contacts with tenant association councils, educational, religious, civic, and other community organizations to develop an understanding of Girl Scouting and secure support
- Initiate and follow up contacts with individuals to interpret Girl Scouting and to recruit girls and adult volunteers
- Organize Girl Scout troops/groups
- Induct and orient new leaders and volunteer support personnel
- Provide on-the-job help to leaders or recruit and train troop consultants to do this
- Deliver programs for girls according to established schedules
- Identify the need for services and report to supervisor
- Maintain records and prepare reports as requested
- Attend meetings with supervisor and receive training for the job
- Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor
- Assist Community Manager in coordinating and implementing programs and special events for girls according to established schedules
- Attend Community Troop Program staff meetings, field trips, events, and overnight campouts
- Provide communication information to girls, parents, site locations, and volunteers
Position Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent; two years college or equivalent work experience or a combination of these
- Knowledge of Girl Scouts mission, values, and culture and/or willingness to learn and adopt them
- Experience in program administration including direct delivery with youth and adults; ability to engage and manage groups of children, families and adults; excellent organizational skills; knowledge of project planning; ability to manage multiple projects and priorities, often with conflicting timelines; budgeting, evaluation and data management
- Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills including communicating complex information with clarity to diverse audiences and preparing and presenting reports and other written communication
- Ability and stamina to work in an outdoor setting
- Self-starter, flexible with proactive approach to work
Additional Considerations:
- Annual membership with GSUSA required
- Valid, unencumbered driver's license, with daily access to transportation and proof of vehicle insurance is required. Must be able to transport self and supplies to position related activities
- Willingness to work a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends
- Bilingual: Spanish preferred
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit for periods as long as 5 hours, moderate levels of standing, walking, use hands to finger motions, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling. Specific requirements to communicate effectively. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus. Hand/eye coordination skills are essential due to the fact that a significant amount of data input is required. Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully with or without reasonable accommodations. The work environment is considered to be that of a typical business/office operation. Work environment also consists of occasional exposure to seasonal weather and generally outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
To apply, email resume and cover letter to humanresources@girlscoutsfl.org.
Girl Scouts of Tropical Florida provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
