Troop Leaders can be anyone – moms with jobs, stay-at-home dads, aunts, grandparents… any adult ready to launch a new adventure for themselves and their girl!
Becoming a new leader doesn’t have to be intimidating.
We’ve broken it down into easy steps…
1. Sign Up!
- Complete your background check online (we’ll email you a link).
2. Start Your Troop Leader Training
- We’ll send you links and let you know what to do.
3. Meet Your Council Support Team
- Meet with a Volunteer Support Manager from our Girl Scout Council to get a good overview of how the Girl Scout program works.
- Placement Specialists from Council will assist with registrations, background checks, and updating troop information.
4. Meet Your Service Unit
- Our Service Unit is made up of all the Girl Scout troops and volunteers in Simi Valley. To compete your training, you will meet with a volunteer from the Service Unit team.
- All Girl Scout Troops need to set up a Troop Bank Account. The Service Unit Treasurer will work with you to get your troop’s account up and running.
5. Add Girls
- Healthy troops usually have at least 10 girls from multiple schools. If you need help recruiting girls to join your troop, we have a list of girls who are waiting for a troop.
6. Schedule a Family Meeting
- Girl Scouts is a partnership of families, volunteers, and staff working together to provide an amazing experience. Encourage each family to fill a role for the troop to help involve them and to help share the load.
- Work with the parents to decide on a path for the troop. What are the families hoping their girls will get to do, learn, and explore as Girl Scouts?
7. Hold Your First Troop Meeting!
- You are ready to launch your troop on it’s new adventure!
Looking to the future…
- Join the Simi Valley Girl Scout Leader’s Facebook page where you can get quick answers and suggestions from experienced leaders.
- Take CPR and First Aid training within the first three (3) months of starting your troop.
- Within 6 months, take the Stepping Out online class and test. This class lets your troop go on field trips and even have indoor sleepovers.
- Within 18 months, take the Adult Outdoor Training class. This class lets your troop have camp outside, learn outdoor cooking skills, and travel. Check the Council calendar for dates. We will also post training dates on the Facebook leader page.