A Customer Care Manager will contact new leaders to explain the checklist below and track the completion of the new leader process.
New Troop Leader Start-Up Checklist:
If you are a new leader, the required steps below must be completed by ALL troop leaders, prior to submitting the help request form.
- Registration and Background check
- New Leader
Orientation*
- Part 1: What You Need Before Your Troop
Meetings Training*
- Part 2: How to Run Your Troop
Meetings Training*
- Completion Form
- Volunteer Leader Agreement
*In total, the trainings should only take two hours to
complete!
Step Details
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Registration and Background check
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New Leader Orientation (40 minutes)
The New Leader Orientation gets new leaders acquainted with the initial steps of becoming a troop leader and becomes familiar with some of the handy resources that are available to them. Topics include Best Leader Practices, Girl Scout Traditions, Investiture Ceremony info, Girl Scout Program info, and Troop Meeting Preparation.
View our New Leader Orientation
Resources mentioned in the New Leader Orientation video:
Girl Scout Terms Glossary
Parent/Caregiver Info Sheet
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Part 1: What You Need Before Your Troop Meetings Training (35 minutes)
Part 1: What You Need Before Your Troop Meetings training teaches leaders everything they need to feel prepared before running their first troop meeting. Topics include Best Leader Practices, Girl Scout Traditions, an Investiture Ceremony, the Girl Scout Program, and Troop Meeting Preparation.
View our Part 1: What You Need Before Your Troop Meetings Training
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Part 2: How to Run Your Troop Meetings Training (5 minutes)
Part 2: How to Run Your Troop Meetings training teaches leaders how to organize their troop meetings in order for them to run smoothly. Leaders will learn how to structure their troop meetings, know where to go to watch a virtual troop meeting with a Nassau County troop, learn virtual meetings safety guidelines and preparation, and how to schedule a virtual meeting using Zoom software.
View our Part 2: How to Run Your Troop Meetings Training
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Completion Form
A GSNC Customer Care Manager will send all leaders a link to the completion form, which they are required to submit in order to get credit for completing the Orientation, Part 1, and Part 2 trainings.
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Leader Agreement
A GSNC Customer Care Manager will send all leaders a link to the leader agreement, ensuring they understand the responsibilities of becoming a Girl Scout leader.
