Membership Associate / 20-25 hours per week/ $20 an hour with benefits
Scouting America’s Cascade Pacific Council is seeking talented individuals who are passionate about coordinating resources for our volunteer program leaders. Our Membership Associate Serving Executive will focus on growing Scouting throughout the Columbia Gorge, with the focus of growing middle school programs in communities such as Cascade Locks, Odell, Mosier, Dufur and The Dalles.
The strongest candidates will possess servant-leadership qualities, the ability to work a flexible schedule (including some nights and weekends), and a desire to enrich the lives of members of our community.
Our Member Associate do the following in their positions:
Achieve progress towards specific goals and objectives which include volunteer recruitment, youth membership recruitment, and retention.
Be responsible for extending programs to religious, civic, fraternal, educational, and other community-based organizations through volunteers.
Work with commissioner staff on improving and stabilizing unit adult leaders, youth membership and unit retention.
Recruit, train, inspire and staff volunteer committees for membership and new unit growth.
Be a good role model and recognize the importance of working relationships with other professionals and volunteers. The executive must have communication skills and be able to explain the program’s goals and objectives to the public.
Participate in Council events to cultivate relationships with volunteers, current and potential chartered partners and other community groups that have a like-minded interest in serving young people.
Have a willingness and ability to devote long and irregular hours to achieving Council objectives.
Participate fully as a Council team member, attending full staff meetings, professional development activities, and other staff meetings as appropriate.
Execute highly effective recruitment and renewal campaigns that achieve and exceed numerical and on-time objectives.
Pursue professional growth activities that will grow personal capacity with the approval and support of the CEO/Scout Executive and management staff.
Our top candidates will possess the following skills and traits:
Compelling Communication
Planning and Organizing
Continuous Improvement
Inspirational Leadership
Volunteer Recruitment
Competencies
Non-profit, fundraising, and sales experience is a plus.
Must be comfortable with public speaking and interacting with diverse audiences.
Excellent people skills, enthusiastic, punctual, responsible and creative.
Self-motivated individual with solid time management skills and strong organizational skills in management, budgeting, and planning.
Committed to personal and professional productivity, while maintaining high ethical and professional working standards.
Minimum Qualifications:
Must be willing to accept and meet the Scouting America’s leadership and membership standards and subscribe to the Scout Oath and Law.
Attained 21 years of age or older unless prohibited by any applicable law.
Ability to work varied hours when necessary, evening activities and weekend work is frequently required to achieve positive objectives.
Ability to travel for training at least once a year for one to two weeks.
A Scouting background is helpful but not required for employment.
Offers for employment are subject to criminal, reference and motor vehicle background checks.
Salary Information: $20 an hour for 20-25 hours a week. We also offer generous vacation policy, holidays, and mileage reimbursement for approved business-related expenses. This will be an annual contract, renewable annually based on membership growth and the council’s budget.
If interested, please send resume and cover letter to Tim Williams at tim.williams@scouting.org
