Boy Scouts of America Lovett Troop 304 - Boy Scout Troop 304 ...

Leadership
Positions – Job
Descriptions
Troop 304, Cub Scouts of America
The Lovett School
Kevin Link - Scoutmaster
www.lovett304.com
All Leaders:
1. As a troop leader, you will develop your own ideal of what the Troop should
be, and how it works to actualize this ideal by developing your own leadership
skills and motivating the Scouts in the Troop to help you achieve it. As a
leader, you will take an active interest in the younger Scouts, serving as an
example of the best that a Scout can be and helping them with their progress
through Scouting and toward maturity.
2. All Troop Leaders will attend the Troop Leadership Council (TLC) meetings
held 30 minutes before each Troop meeting. (See below.)
Senior Patrol Leader (SPL)
1. The Senior Patrol Leader stays up-to-date on the Troop membership,
organization, calendar, and activities, serving as a reliable source of
information for other Scouts.
2. He runs Troop Leadership Council meetings (held 30 minutes before each
meeting) from beginning to end, guiding the other leaders in planning the
Troop’s activities. If he cannot attend a TLC meeting, he fully briefs the ASPL
on the meeting’s objectives and makes sure the Assistant SPL can serve in his
absence.
3. He runs Troop meetings from beginning to end, according to the plan
developed by the Patrol Leaders’ Council. If he cannot attend a Troop meeting,
he fully briefs the Assistant SPL on the meeting’s agenda and makes sure the
Assistant SPL can serve in his absence. Before each meeting he contacts the
Scouts participating in the program to remind them of and help them with their
roles.
4. On Troop outings or service projects that he attends (including summer Scout
camp); he works with the adult leader to insure that the necessary jobs are done
and that the rules of safety are followed. If he cannot attend a Troop activity,
he appoints another Scout leader (Assistant SPL or other) to serve in this role.
Assistant Senior Patrol Leader (ASPL)
In the absence of the Senior Patrol Leader, he assumes his duties (see above):
1. In addition, he works with the Troop Scribe, Historians, Quartermaster, and
Instructors to help them learn and perform their jobs. At Troop meetings and
activities he helps the SPL as the Troop Second-in-Command. He attends and
contributes to all TLC meetings.
2. The Assistant also serves as the Patrol Leader for the John Heagy Patrol.
3. The ASPL will work with the Service Committee to plan and execute Troop
sponsored Service projects.
Troop Guide 22 Be Prepared!