Senior Patrol Leader

 

Description: The junior leader with the most responsibility in a troop is the senior patrol leader. He is elected by all members of the troop. The senior patrol leader is in charge of troop meetings from beginning to end. He chairs meetings of the patrol leaders' council as they plan troop activities and programs. In short, the senior patrol leader's job is to see that the troop runs in an orderly and timely manner.

       

        Term: 6 months to 1 year

 

        Responsible to: Scoutmaster and troop members.

 

        Qualifications:

                     Age: none

                    Rank: 1^st Class or Higher

          Experience:  Previous service as SPL, ASPL, PL or APL

              Training:  Junior Leadership Training

       

Specific Duties:

 

• Runs all troop meetings, events, activities, and the annual program planning conference.
• Chair the patrol leaders’ council.
• Assigns duties and responsibilities to junior leaders.
• Assists the Scoutmaster with junior leader training.
• Sets a good example.
• Enthusiastically wears the Scout uniform correctly.
• Lives by the Scout Oath and Law.
• Show and help develop Scout spirit.

 

Resources: As senior patrol leader, there are many resources available to help you. These include people such as your Scoutmaster, assistant Scoutmaster, and troop committee members. Other resources include your fellow troop junior leaders, teachers, religious advisers, and community leaders. Some literature resources that can help you follow:

• Boy Scout Handbook, No. 33105
• Junior Leader Handbook, No. 33500A
• Scoutmaster Handbook, No. 33009
• Fieldbook, No. 33200
• Boy Scout Songbook, No. 33224
• Boy Scout Requirements, No. 33215C
• Troop Program Resources, No. 33588
• Troop Program Features, Volume I, No 33110
• Troop Program Features, Volume II, No 33111
• Troop Program Features, Volume III, No 33112
• Copy worksheets from the Scoutmaster’s Junior leader Training Kit that relate to your area of responsibility
• Boys’ Life magazines
• Merit badge pamphlets
• Copy of troop rules and policies
• Troop and patrol rosters
• Activity calendars (troop, district, local council, chartered organization, school)
• Troop/Team Record Book, No. 34508B
• Campfire Program Planner sheet, No. 33696A
• Troop Planning Worksheet (from Troop Program Features)