Volunteering with Pack 79
Our pack depends on the dedication of its volunteer leaders and parents like you! As Cub Scouts advance to Scouts BSA, so do our adult volunteers. We are always recruiting. Whether you have past experience with Scouts or no prior experience at all, volunteer leadership positions offer you a new way to experience Scouting with your child.
Den Leaders and Assistant Den Leaders
The den leader is the most impactful position in the pack as this person works most closely with our Scouts. An adult, usually a parent, serves as a den leader. They carry out the activities related to adventures presented in the Cub Scout’s handbook and the Den Leader Guide. Lion and Tiger dens use a shared-leadership model, which means that the den leader works with a different Lion/Tiger adult partner each month to plan the den’s program.
In Wolf, Bear, and Webelos Scout dens, the den leader works with an assistant den leader or co-leader and potentially, a den chief (an older Scout from a troop).
Cubmaster and Assistant Cubmasters
The Cubmaster wears many hats. He or she is a recruiter, supervisor, director, planner, and motivator of other leaders. The Cubmaster is the master of ceremonies at pack meetings and events. With the help of the pack committee and den leaders, the Cubmaster will plan the fun activities that make up the year-round pack programs, recruit adult leaders, and advise other leaders and parents. The Cubmaster will have at least one assistant Cubmaster, allowing the Cubmaster to divide these diverse responsibilities.
Pack Committee
The administrative duties of the pack are split between many adults to prevent burn-out of any one leader. Having an active committee is vital to having a functioning pack and allowing the Cubmaster and den leaders to focus on programming and activities.
Positions on the pack committee are:
Chartered Organization Representative
Committee Chair
Secretary
Treasurer
Awards Chair
Activities Chair
New Member Coordinator
Popcorn "Kernel"
Pinewood Derby Chair
If you are interested in volunteering for a position or want to inquire about job specifics of any position, please contact the Cubmaster or Pack Committee Chair.
Volunteering
Being helpful is one of the twelve points of the Scout Law. The best way to help is not to wait until you are asked, but by providing assistance when you know it is needed. Any of our leaders can share ways in which you can help Pack 79. We will have many events during the year that require the assistance and help of our Scouts' adult partners for success.
Volunteering is another way you can get involved. Being a volunteer in Scouting America means you have registered as an adult and have gone through an approval process. To serve in a volunteer position in Scouting requires an adult to register:
1. Complete an adult application, either hard copy or on-line.
2. Complete Youth Protection Training.
3. The pack committee chair and chartered organization reviews and approves the application.
Not all volunteer positions will require guiding and teaching children. We have positions that work behind the scenes to support Scouts and other volunteers in order to make our programs meaningful.