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Volunteer Opportunities
We want you to find the position that will meet your interests and availability. We encourage you to review these volunteer opportunities to learn more about your options. If you are looking to serve the community, enhance your résumé, or simply to have fun, there is a volunteer position for you at the Girl Scout Council of Buffalo & Erie County, Inc.
Do you want to work with…
Girls only? Consider becoming a/an:
• Assistant Leader/Advisor
• Helping Parent
• Program Consultant
Girls and adults? Consider becoming a/an:
• Camp Qualified Adult
• Encampment Volunteer
• First Aider
• Product Sales Manager
• Public Relations Coordinator
• Service Unit Manager
• Troop Leader/Advisor
• Troop Organizer/Consultant
• Troop Registrar
Adults only? Consider becoming a/an:
• Adult Planning Committee Member
• Adult Recognition Committee Member
• Development Department Volunteer
• Family Partnership Volunteer
• Mentor
• Service Unit Treasurer
• Trainer
Do you enjoy…
Creating? Consider becoming a/an:
• Adult Planning Committee Member
• Development Department Volunteer
• Program Consultant
• Public Relations Representative
• Troop Leader/Advisor
Organizing? Consider becoming a:
• Development Department Volunteer
• Service Unit Manager
• Troop or Service Unit Product
Sales Manager
• Troop Leader/Advisor
• Troop or Service Unit Registrar
• Troop or Service Unit Treasurer
• Troop Organizer/Consultant
Teaching? Consider becoming a:
• Camp Qualified Adult
• Program Consultant
• Trainer
• Troop Leader/Advisor |
Are you available for…
1-3 days per year?
Consider becoming a:
• First Aider
• Family Partnership Volunteer
• Program Consultant
A weekend trip?
Consider becoming a/an:
• Encampment Volunteer
• Camp Qualified Adult
• First Aider
1-3 month projects?
Consider becoming a:
• Development Department Volunteer
• Troop Product Sales Manager
6-8 month projects?
Consider becoming an:
• Adult Planning Committee Member
• Adult Recognition Committee Member
2-8 hours per month?
Consider becoming a:
• Development Department Volunteer
• Trainer
4+ hours a week?
Consider becoming a/an:
• Assistant Leader
• Service Unit Manager
• Troop Leader/Advisor
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Position Descriptions
Adult Planning Committee Member – Plans annual volunteer appreciation weekend event for adult members; picks theme and workshops; coordinates with Adult Recognition Committee to plan council awards dinner.
Adult Recognition Committee Member – Promotes and coordinates the annual council adult awards process; reviews and approves nominations for council awards; plans annual council awards dinner.
Assistant Leader/Advisor – Attends regular troop meetings; helps the girls and the leader/advisor plan and participate in activities and trips; supports meeting all program and safety guidelines.
Camp Qualified Adult – Accompanies troop on cookouts and overnight camping trips; teaches the girls the skills to have fun, cook, and sleep in the outdoors.
Development Department Volunteer – Assist with the planning and preparation of special event activities; manage and input data; prepare mailings and other clerical duties as needed; assist with event set-up. (Computer competence with Word, Excel, Access, Publisher, Power Point & Outlook is a plus.)
Family Partnership Volunteer – Speaks to groups about the Family Partnership program.
First Aider – Accompanies troop on activities, events and trips; provides emergency first aid if needed.
Public Relations Representative – Gathers “news” from troops and service units and distributes to local media outlets; identifies and uses local opportunities to promote Girl Scouting; reports events to the council Communications & Marketing Department; sets up promotional displays; takes photographs of service unit or troop events.
Program Consultant – Shares expertise or develops an expertise in areas like art, sports, photography, science, finance, or healthy living; creates and/or delivers a program once or many times to girls in small or large groups.
Registrar – Provides services which make the registration process easier for all Girl Scouts; assures greater accuracy in completion of membership registration forms; manages the girl, adult, and troop annual registration process for a service unit.
Secretary/Treasurer – Keeps an accurate record of all service team and service unit meetings; keeps an accurate account of all service unit financial dealings to assist the Service Unit Manager.
Service Unit Cookie Manager – Coordinates the sale of Girl Scout cookies by all the troops in a service unit; attends a cookie training course and presents cookie training for troop leaders; places service unit cookie orders; organizes troop cookie pick-ups for the service unit; organizes incentives, collects deposit slips, and finalizes all paperwork.
Service Unit Manager – Helps organize and support troop leaders in a specific area through meetings and mentoring; oversees paperwork; liaison for troop leaders with other parts of the council.
Service Unit QSP/Be-A-Reader Program Manager – Coordinates troops' participation in a candy/nuts and magazine subscription council fundraiser for a service unit.
Trainer – Presents training classes to adult volunteers using established course designs in basic leadership; designs and delivers classes in an area of interest or expertise.
Troop Cookie Manager – Coordinates the sale of Girl Scout cookies by a troop including selling, ordering, storage, delivery and payment.
Troop Leader/Advisor – Schedules regular troop meetings; helps the girls to plan and participate in activities and trips; meets all program and safety guidelines; serves as the communication link for the troop with parents, the service unit, and the council.
Troop Treasurer – Oversees the troop checking account; provides routine updates to girls, parents, and leaders about the income and expenses; completes written quarterly report.
Troop Organizer – Manages the recruitment of girls and volunteers for a targeted area; identifies troop leadership and assigns girls to troops.
Troop Consultant – Assists leaders in working with their troops; ensures leaders receive appropriate training; identifies and analyzes troop problems and reports concerns to Service Unit Manager.
Troop QSP/Be-A-Reader Program Manager – Distributes materials and collects orders from the girls for candy/nuts and magazine subscription fundraiser for the troop.
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