Scouting…a Profession with a Purpose
Since 1910, Scouting America has helped build future leaders of this country by combining educational and outdoor adventure activities with lifelong values and fun.
What Professional Scouters Do
It is the job of the commissioned professional Scouter to inspire, recruit, train, and support Scouting America’s volunteers, in addition to working with community leaders and rallying public support for Scouting’s activities.
If you have skills in human relations, public relations, marketing, fundraising, finance, accounting, business management, or sales, then you should consider taking the opportunity to become a commissioned professional.
Compensation and Benefits
We offer a number of practical benefits for professional staff. The package includes major medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage in addition to long-term disability, accident, and life insurance, and a matching savings plan for retirement. The starting total compensation, for a new District Executive, is over $55,000 annually.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
- Adults must have attained age 21 unless that requirement is prohibited by any applicable law
- People-oriented, having the ability to work well with adult volunteers, community and business leaders, and representatives of other organizations
- Able to work varied hours when necessary to achieve positive objectives
- Believe in Scouting America’s mission and subscribe to its principles and standards
Current Openings
Part-Time Program Facilitators
Do you love working with kids of all ages? Can you lead, organize and excite the youth you work with? A Program Facilitator leads various programs with the Narragansett Council. These include:
- Scoutreach Units – be the scout leader or assistant scout leader for a unit with youth primarily from our urban neighborhoods where it is not possible to deliver programs with traditional Scouting volunteers. To be the primary leader you must be 21 or older, but assistant leaders can be 18+.
- COPE – The COPE program is run a handful of times throughout the school year. The primary location for this job will be at Cranston at Camp Champlin.
- Weekend Program – We are looking for staff who are available to work primarily on Saturdays, with some mid-week opportunities, to provide fun outdoor experiences for Scouts and non-Scouts.
Contact Zack Daigle for more information on this position.
If you are interested in a career with Scouting, visit the Scouting America’s National career site for openings in all councils across the country.
Summer Camp – Seasonal Employment
Interested in working at Camp Yawgoog?
Interested in working Day Camp or Family Camp at our Cub Camps?
Why Apply to Serve on Camp Staff?
Here are some of the countless reasons why individuals throughout the country have served:
- To make lots of new friends in your area, other states, and even other countries
- To spend a summer in the great outdoors where nature prevails
- To acquire experiential education (learning by doing) and new skills that will last a lifetime
- To be part of an effective team and to cooperate with others to get things done
- To undertake and fulfill meaningful challenges and to earn the satisfaction of doing a job well
- To work with youth and adults of all ages
- To learn how to lead others and to apply leadership skills
- To serve others (the most noble and fulfilling pursuit of all)
- To give something back for the opportunities you have received
- To live in a wholesome environment based on the Scout Oath and Scout Law
- To have meaningful spiritual experiences
- To have the advice, counsel, and support of senior staff who are dedicated to helping you succeed
- To be paid and receive food and lodging in return for something challenging and fun
- To be considered for jobs of greater responsibility and to receive letters of recommendation for other pursuits
Eligibility
To serve as a member of the Camp Staff or COPE staff, you must:
- be a registered member of Narragansett Council, Scouting?America, or be willing to register if offered a position
- live by the Scout Oath & Law and have a desire to grow the Scouting Program
- abide by the Staff Guidelines and Code of Conduct
- meet any age or certification requirements for the position sought/offered
- be willing to have fun!
What Camps & Programs are there?
The Narragansett Council offers a variety of Scouting programs throughout the summer at each of the following locations:
- Camp Champlin/Adventure Base Camp
- Camp Norse
- Camp Yawgoog