Council Commissioner

 

• Report to the council president and serve as an officer of the local council, a member of its executive board and executive committee, and as a National Council member representing the local council.

• Be responsible for the unit service function of the council.

• Chair the regular meetings of the district commissioners.

• Provide sufficient training opportunities so that every commissioner receives training shortly after commissioning.

• Plan and conduct an annual commissioner conference for training, recognition, and morale.

• Appoint assistant council commissioners.

• Encourage and help district commissioners recruit full staffs.  Assist in recruiting district commissioners as needed.

• Verify that proper techniques are used to select and recruit unit leaders.

• Maintain Boy Scouts of America standards of uniforming, wearing of insignia, use of the program, and other policies and procedures.

• Promote the Quality Unit as a standard of performance and ensure, through the district commissioners, recognition of unit leaders and units achieving this standard.

• Be responsible, through the district commissioners, for the presentation of program plans, ideas, and materials via effective district roundtables.

• Be responsible, through the district commissioners, for the effective use of the annual service plan to ensure the health and tenure of units.

• Keep the president and executive board apprised of the condition of units.

• Cooperate with the membership/relationships chairman to successfully conduct the annual membership recruiting effort.

• Serve as a member of the council Key 3.

 

District Commissioner

 

The district commissioner leads the commissioner staff and does the following:

•  Identify and recruit enough of the right people as commissioners so that all Scouting units in the district receive regular, helpful service.

  •  Assistant district commissioners

  •  Cub Scout roundtable commissioner

  •  Boy Scout roundtable commissioner

  •  Venturing roundtable commissioner

  •  Enough unit commissioners for each to serve only three units

•  Train members of the commissioner staff.

  •  Provide Commissioner Basic Training.

  •  Conduct orientation/personal coaching.

  •  Guide commissioners toward Arrowhead Honor and Commissioner’s Key.

  •  Promote continuing education for commissioners

•  Supervise and motivate unit commissioners to visit each unit regularly, identify unit needs, and make plans to meet unit needs.

•  Administer the annual commissioner service plan, which gives specific purposes for commissioner contact with units at designated times of the year.

•  Oversee the unit charter renewal plan so that each unit reregisters on time and with optimum membership.

•  Guide roundtable commissioners to ensure that monthly roundtables are well-attended, and provide practical and exciting unit program ideas.

•  Plan and preside at monthly meetings of the district commissioner staff.

•  Work with the district chairman and district executive to stimulate and coordinate the work of the district (the district Key 3).

•  Help meet district goals.

•  Represent the district as a member of the council commissioner cabinet.

•  Support local and national Scouting policy, procedures, and practices.

• Attend district committee meetings to report on conditions of units and to secure specialized help for units.

 

Assistant District Commissioner

 

•  Report to the district commissioner.

•  Recruit a full staff of unit commissioners to serve their assigned units and area.

•  Help the district commissioner train unit commissioners and roundtable commissioners:

  •  Conduct personal coaching/orientation sessions.

  •  Participate in the formal basic training courses.

  •  Help unit commissioners attain the Arrowhead Honor, Commissioner’s Key, and Distinguished Commissioner Service Award.

•  Attend monthly district commissioner staff meetings, including a meeting with your unit commissioners to review unit needs.

•  Serve units with no assigned unit commissioner.

•  Maintain regular contact with unit commissioners under your supervision:

  •  To assess units’ strengths and weaknesses

  •  To help find solutions to units’ problem

  •  To provide information, informal training, program ideas, and recognition

  •  To help unit commissioners work successfully with unit committees, chartered organization representatives, and chartered organizations.

•  Involve unit adults in training and roundtables.

•  Evaluate, at least quarterly, the performance of unit commissioners and provide the help necessary to give the unit commissioner the confidence and  expertise to serve assigned units effectively.

•  Support the district’s and council’s program emphases.

•  Become familiar with the program themes offered by the BSA for Cub Scout pack s, Boy Scout troops, Varsity Scout teams, and Venturing crews.

•  Supervise the operation of the annual service plan for assigned units.

•  Accept other assignments made by the district commissioner.

•  Keep track of re-charter status and progress of all units.

•  Promote uniform - wearing and BSA standards.

•  Participate in Continuing Commissioner Education

 

District Roundtable Commissioner

•   Report to the district commissioner.

•  Conduct monthly roundtable meetings:

  •  Develop regular roundtable plans.

  •  Participate in the annual council roundtable planning conference.

  •  Meet with the district executive and district commissioner to review the council’s master roundtable plan and adapt to the district plans.

  •  Lead a monthly roundtable planning session.

  •  Use national aids: Boy Scout or Cub Scout Roundtable Planning Guide, Roundtable Planning Sheets, Scouting magazine, Program Helps, Boys’ Life, etc.

  •  Determine what contributions can be made by resource people, and arrange for their participation.

•  Recruit roundtable staff, as needed, to handle program elements, projects, physical arrangements, hosting, and participation.

•  Coach the chartered organization representative.

•  Involve unit adults in training and roundtables.

•  Train roundtable staff:

  •  Use the Boy Scout or Cub Scout Roundtable Planning Guide.

  •  Working well in advance, assign specific roundtable program projects.

  •  Follow through with those who have accepted assignments.

•  Secure help from commissioner staff:

  •  Report on roundtable plans regularly at each district commissioner staff meeting.

  •  Enlist the district commissioner’s cooperation in getting unit commissioners to attend roundtables.

•  Promote roundtable attendance:

  •  Obtain the unit commissioner’s help in bringing new leaders to roundtables.

  •  Follow up on units not participating .

  •  Keep roundtable attendance records and share them monthly with the district commissioner.

•  Evaluate roundtables:

  •  At least twice a year appraise the effectiveness of roundtables.

  •  Seek suggestions from unit leaders.

•  Attend monthly commissioner staff meetings ; report on the roundtable program and attendance.

 

Unit Commissioner

 

•  Report to the district commissioner or assistant district commissioner as assigned.

•  Help each unit earn the Quality Unit Award.

•  Use the annual commissioner service plan, with its scheduled opportunities for commissioner contact with units.

•  Know each phase of Scouting and its literature.  Be able to describe how each works.

•  Visit meetings of assigned packs / troops / teams / crews / posts regularly, usually once a month.

•  Visit regularly with the unit leader.

  •  Listen to what the unit leader has to say.

  •  Offer encouragement and support.

  •  Using the literature and profile sheet, help the leader see opportunities for improvement.

  •  Maintain good unit leader relationships.

  •  Encourage unit participation in district and council events and training.

•  Work to ensure effective unit committees.

  •  Visit with the unit committee periodically.

  •  Observe the committee, offer suggestions for improvement, and work to solve problems.

•  Make certain that proper techniques are used to select and recruit unit leaders.

•  Facilitate on-time charter renewal of all units.

  •  Help the unit conduct a membership inventory of youth and adults.

  •  Help the unit committee chairman conduct the charter renewal meeting.

  •  See that a completed charter renewal application is returned to the council service center.

•  Contact the head of chartered organization following the charter-renewal meeting to describe the unit’s progress and to make arrangements for the charter-presentation ceremony.

•  Attend all meetings of the commissioner staff.

•  Become trained:

  •  Initial orientation and basic training

  •  Arrowhead Honor and Scouter’s Key

  •  Annual council commissioner’s conference

•  Set the example.

  •  Adopt an attitude of helpfulness.

  •  Keep promises.

  •  Be concerned about proper uniforming.

  •  Be diplomatic.

•  Know the resources available to the unit in the neighborhood, district, and council.

•  Conduct own Self-Evaluation, No. 34424A.