Bob White 20 Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 In 35 words or less write a job description for a scoutmaster. Link to post Share on other sites
ozemu 10 Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 A big kid who you trust to take little to medium sized kids on adventures. Link to post Share on other sites
Fat Old Guy 11 Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 It's in the book Bob, try looking in there :-) Link to post Share on other sites
OldGreyEagle 5 Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 older brother boy-man, have the boy spirit places himself in his boys lives realisze the needs, outlooks and desires of boy life. deals with the individual boy promotes a corporate spirit for best results. Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle Foot 10 Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 Uniformed adult, who demonstrates by example Scouting ways. Patience, Practice, Prepared and Plans. Has the sprit of youth and the discipline of experience. Friend and companion to his fellow man. Link to post Share on other sites
scoutldr 726 Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 To train, guide and mentor the Senior Patrol Leader. Conduct SM Conferences. Deliver the SM Minute at the end of Troop Meetings. Become "Trained" and attend District Roundtables. Link to post Share on other sites
dsteele 20 Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 I'll answer . . . as soon as I receive assurances that the original poster of the question will supply his own answer at a later time. (Paint an impish grin on my face, Bob Dave Link to post Share on other sites
Bob White 20 Posted October 21, 2003 Author Share Posted October 21, 2003 it's a deal Link to post Share on other sites
dsteele 20 Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 Now that our virtual hands have shaken, here goes ... Serve the troop by living the Scout Oath and Law to the best of your ability and follow the Scouting program. Grow every Scout's leadership abilities. Keep yourself in the background until the Scoutmaster's Minute. 35 words. Less if you use the type setter's rule of 5 characters to a word. DS Link to post Share on other sites
Eamonn 61 Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 35 Words? This is tough!! Will get back to you. Eamonn Link to post Share on other sites
evmori 11 Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 Trainer of youth. Link to post Share on other sites
SM406 10 Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 I believe there is a by the book answer, actually it is a book. My definition has changed over time and as my Scouting positions have changed. As a CM A SM is the Guy who has all the fun. As a Troop MC A SM is a pain in the butt. As a Troop MC after Woodbadge A SM is the trainer of boy leaders. As a SM A SM is the Guy who has the privilege to train boys to be leaders and has most of the fun. Ooops, Sorry, I read description and my mind registered definition. Oh well! SM406 Link to post Share on other sites
Bob White 20 Posted October 23, 2003 Author Share Posted October 23, 2003 How about this, A Scoutmaster trains boys to be leaders, makes available to them the resources and guidance they need to lead well, and then steps into the background to let them do their jobs. To me this is what being a Scoutmaster is all about. The problem that I see most often, and that is apparent in many of the posts on this forum, is that the scoutmasters are not stepping back. If you believe that you have done your job then stepping back should hold no trepidation for you. If you think you have done your job, how will you know until you step back? If you can't step back because you haven't done your job then maybe you need to change what you are doing, or step aside rather than back. So can you accept and agree with the definition? Bob White Link to post Share on other sites
EagleBeaver 10 Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 RE: Bob's description It sounds good to me. I might change 'boys' to 'a boy'. And, instead of stepping back, I would step on to the next boy moving up the ranks and start training him using the current leader as an example. That is not to mean training only one scout at time, but treating each one as a separate 'project'. Each scout trains at his own speed, some needing more time and guidance than others. The SM role as trainer never ends, a continual new stream of trainees is always in the queue. I do agree that 'stepping back' and having the scouts complete successful adventures by themselves is critical. Paul Link to post Share on other sites
Eamonn 61 Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 I'm still working on it!! Bob with all due respect. I think that what you have said is true. I do however think that it sounds a little cold and maybe clinical. I think one of the most important characteristics of a Scoutmaster is that he likes Boys of Scout age. In order to do this he needs to understand the boys as well as the program. You might have covered this in the line ".. Resources and guidance they need. I am with you 100% about "Stepping Back." Some wise person said to me that the most important thing we can give our own children is "Roots and Wings." I think that much the same can be said about Scouts and Patrols. You also fail to mention the Oath and Law. I have a hard time with a job description for a Scoutmaster that doesn't mention the core belief of our program. But as I say you are ahead of me - I'm still working on it. Eamonn Link to post Share on other sites
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