Unit Commissioner

Responsibilities:

• Report to the district commissioner or assistant district commussioner as assigned.
  
  
• Help each unit earn the Quality Unit Award.
  
  
• Use the annual commissioner service plan, with its scheduled opportunities for commissioner contact with units.
  
  
• Know each phase of Scouting and its literature. Be able to describe how each works.
  
  
• Visit meetings of assigned packs/troops/teams/crews regularly, usually once a month.
  
  
• Visit regularly with the unit leader.
  • Be aware of unit leader concerns and challenges.
  • Serve as the unit leader's coach and counselor.
  • Build a strong, friendly relationship.
  • Using the literature and profile sheet, help the leader see opportunities for improvement.
  • Encourage unit participation in district and council events.
    
    
• Work to ensure effective unit committees.
  • Visit with the unit committee periodically.
  • Observe the committee, offer suggestions for improvement, and work to solve problems.
    
    
• See that adult leaders have adequate training.
  
  
• Make certain that proper tehniques are used to select and recruit unit leaders.
  
  
• Facilitate on-time charter renewal of all units.
  • Helpt the units conduct a membership inventory of youth and adults.
  • Help the unit committee chairman conduct the charter renewal meeting.
  • See that a completed charter renewal application is returned to the council service center.
  • Make arrangements to present annually each unit charter at a meeting of the chartered organization.
    
    
• Attend all meetings of the commissioner staff.
  
  
• Become trained:
  • Initial orientation and basic training.
  • Arrowhead Honor and Scouter's Key
  • Annual council commissioner's conference.
    
    
• Set the example.
  • Adopt an attitude of helpfulness.
  • Keep promises.
  • Be concerned about proper uniforming.
  • Be diplomatic.
  • Be a model of Scouting ideals.
    
    
• Know the resources available tot he unit in the neighborhood, district, and council.
  
  
• Conduct own Self-Evaluation on page 51 of the Commissioner Fieldbook.