ADVANCEMENT CHAIR

Primary Purpose

To assure earnings are made available for awarding to scouts by the pack meeting following earning.

Position Description 

• Helps Cub Scouts move through the ranks of Cub Scouting and transition into a Scout troop. 

• Educates Cubmasters, Den Leaders, and pack committee members in ways to stimulate Cub Scout advancement. 

• Promotes the use of pack-provided online services to record and recognize advancement in the dens. 

• Creates advancement reports needed to order badges and insignia from the Scout Shop. 

• Ensures advancement is reported to BSA, utilizing their online systems. 

• Procures awards needed to recognize scout accomplishment. 

• Promote Scout’s Life magazine as an aid to advancement. 

• Promote the use of den doodles as a stimulus for advancement. 

• Coordinates with Cubmaster and Den Leaders to distribute awards to scouts at meetings in a meaningful manner. 

• Helps plan and conduct advancement and induction ceremonies, coordinating as needed with the Cubmaster, Den Leaders, Scout troop Scoutmaster(s), Order of the Arrow, or other external groups. 

• Helps build/obtain and maintain advancement equipment for use in making advancement ceremonies effective. 

• Promote wearing and proper use of uniform and insignia. 

• Works with other pack and den leaders to facilitate purchases of items, such as awards, pack t-shirts, event patches, and other items, as needed. 

• Prior to pack meetings and other events, prints attendance sheets. 

• At the conclusion of pack meetings and other events, collects the attendance sheets. 

• Tracks progress for scouts earning National Summertime Pack Award. 

• Regularly provides National Summertime Pack Award status to den leaders throughout the summer. 

• Enters attendance into the private pack web site. 

Desired Skills & Requirements 

• Have a working knowledge of the Cub Scout advancement plan. 

• Organized, detail oriented. 

• Maintains good communication with Den Leaders and Cubmaster. 

• Working knowledge of computer use, the internet, and pack-provided online services. 

• Regularly attends monthly pack committee meetings. 

• Participates in annual pack planning meeting. 

• Supports the policies of the BSA. 

• Will complete Youth Protection Training before starting in the position. 

• Will complete online training for "Pack Committee (MC)" within 30 days of registering. 

Estimated hours per week, average: 0-3, including meeting time. 

Leader uniform required: No but encouraged. 

Length of commitment: Year-round, 1-2 years plus one year of mentoring replacement

Current Leader: Stacy Sloan

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