INFO 2013 - Scouts Victoria

ADULT LEADER APPOINTMENTS1. CERTIFICATES OF ADULT MEMBERSHIP, CAM, are presented to all new Probationary AdultLeaders and Adult Helpers when their Police Clearance and Working With Children checks have beenaccepted by the Chief Commissioner.2. CERTIFICATES OF ADULT LEADERSHIP, CAL, will be issued to replace the Certificate of Adult Membership, heldby Probationary Adult Leaders when: Leaders of Youth - have satisfactorily completed Basic Level training and assessment activities - Core andSectional Techniques training towards their Leader of Youth Wood Badge. Leaders of Adults - have satisfactorily completed the appropriate Basic Training and assessment activities towardstheir Leader of Adult Wood Badge. Activity Leaders – have satisfactorily completed Basic Level training and assessment activities – Core, SpecialisedTechniques and Activities training towards their Activity Leader Wood Badge.3. CERTIFICATES OF ADULT APPOINTMENT, CAA, are issued with the Certificate of Adult Leadership, to show thespecific role, Section and Group to which the CAL will be applied and a new CAA will be issued for every subsequentchange of role, Section and Group.4. Commissioners: For a Leader to be appointed as a Commissioner, he/she must complete the appropriate Certificate of AdultAppointment requirements. If it is not possible for the Leader to have completed the training on appointment, theappointment shall be Probationary or Transitory, to be confirmed when the Basic Training for Leader of Adults iscompleted. The LoA Wood Badge is expected to be completed within 12 months of the initial appointment.5. District Leaders, Youth Programmes: For a Leader to be appointed as a District (or Zone) Section Leader, i.e. DLJS,DLCS, DLS, DLVS, ZLVS, or DRA, he/she must hold the relevant section Wood Badge and complete the appropriateCertificate of Adult Appointment requirements. If it is not possible for the Leader to have completed the training onappointment, the appointment shall be Transitory, to be confirmed when Basic Training for Leader of Adults(Commissioner/District Leader) is completed. The Leader of Adult Wood Badge is to be completed within 24 months of theappointment.6. District Leaders Adult Training Support must hold a Wood Badge to be appointed, to complete Basic Training for Leaderof Adults (Commissioner / District Leader) training within twelve months, and the Wood badge within 24 months.7. Group Leaders: For a Leader to be appointed as a Group Leader, he/she must have completed all Basic Training as part ofthe Leader of Adults (Group Leader) Wood Badge. If it is not possible for the Leader to have completed all the training onappointment, the appointment shall be Probationary, until the completion of Basic Training. This training is to becompleted within 12 months of the Probationary appointment. The Leader of Adult Wood Badge is to be completed within24 months of the appointment.8. District and Region Team appointments. When considering the appointment of a District Team member, the DistrictCommissioner must consult and seek the approval of the Region Commissioner and any appropriate ARC. For theconsideration of appointment of a Region Team member, the Region Commissioner must consult the appropriate BranchCommissioner for approval. For the consideration of appointment of a District Commissioner, the Chief Commissioner mustbe consulted and approve.9. Newly appointed Commissioners, District Leaders and Group Leaders must complete the In-Service induction program aspart of their Basic Training which is organised by their District or Region training team and supervised by their PersonalLeader Adviser in addition to the appropriate Basic Training. This is to ensure their role and responsibilities within theirGroup/District/Region are understood.REVIEW OF LEADER APPOINTMENTSAll trained Leaders are appointed for an initial period of three years. This time period is listed on their Certificate of AdultAppointment. For a Leader to continue in the role beyond three years, the District Personnel Committee must undertake a reviewof the Leader’s performance, including the undertaking of Advanced training and any additional training requirements and make arecommendation to the DC of either reappointment to current role, reassignment to new or different role or retirement as al\Leader. The DPC will report their recommendation to the District Executive and District Commissioner in time for the Leader tobe reappointed prior to the expiry date on the Certificate of Adult Appointment. The DPC Convenor will monitor who requires thethree year DPC review by extracting the Review Report from Extranet, or requesting this report from the Scout Service Centre.This report should be extracted on a regular basis to ensure no Leader’s appointment expires before renewal. Once the DPC hasconducted their review and made their recommendation, the DC will make an on online recommendation to the Scout ServiceCentre to update the appointment. Once received, the record will be updated and a new Certificate of Adult Appointment will beissued for a further period of one, two or three years.Failure to carry out a timely review process will mean the Leader’s appointment lapses and they have no authority to conductmeetings or Scout activities until the Appointment is renewed. Probationary and Transitory appointments are for only 12 months.30