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As part of the District Advancement
Committee, the District Merit Badge Counselor Coordinator works closely with the
Council Service Center to provide an up to date list of counselors to help our
boys make contact in the community to work on Merit Badges.
To find out the status of this list, contact your
District Merit Badge Coordinator 
Scouts working on Canoeing Merit
Badge If you are interested in
helping out in this position, or on the team, review the following Job
Descriptions and then contact your District Merit Badge Coordinator to sign
on. Merit Badge Counselor Coordinator Assistant
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Report to the Coordinator
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Be able to work with community and church leaders alike
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Understand the role of Merit Badge Counselor
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Be able to recruit counselors to fill vacancies
Merit Badge Counselor
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Be available to work with kids several times a year
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Subscribe to all youth protection policies
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Register as counselor with the council (no fee)
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Understand the requirements of the badge
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Teach subjects with proficiency.
Forms to fill our for Merit Badge Counseling
are available at our Forms page
Rules of Merit Badge Counseling
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Be registered with the Oregon Trail Council as a Merit Badge Counselor
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Attend a training session of the District ASAP:
READ THIS GUIDE!
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Never, ever be alone with a boy. Make sure he has a buddy!
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Do not start working with a boy unless he has a
Merit
Badge Card, signed by his leader saying it is okay to begin work on
that particular badge.
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Make sure you understand the material, Merit Badge pamphlets are available
at the Council Service Center Scout Shop.
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Make sure boy does all the work, to the letter. If it says describe,
that's what he does. If it says make, that's what he does, etc.
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No substitutions for requirements
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It is the Boy's responsibility to earn the badge, not yours.
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Half the experience is working with people outside the boy's circle, make
sure he gets the opportunity to work with lots of people, not just the
same ones over and over again.
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Sign the card only when the boy has completed the requirements.
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Keep the counselor record for your self.
Thanks go out to all those great leaders who work to build boys into men! |
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