Girl Scout leaders are volunteers from the community. A Girl Scout council recruiter or staff member interviews prospective leaders. After signing up, each new leader receives council orientation and age-level training. In addition, leaders are encouraged to take first-aid training offered by the council or other organizations. Councils suggest that leaders also continue their training and attend area or service unit meetings to ask questions, learn about upcoming activities, and share in a support network.
All adults go through a background check and furnish references.
Each leader becomes a member of Girl Scouts. Don't wait to be asked for help-volunteer. Check out the list of troop jobs in Your Role in Girl Scouting and decide what you might do. Find out more on the Just for Volunteers pages of this Web site. Often councils will have special interest groups, school day Girl Scouting, Web troops, or other ways of bringing Girl Scouting to girls who might not otherwise be able to join.