Job Details
Job Details
Level
Entry
Job LocationMount Vernon, Illinois - Illinois
Education Level2 Year Degree
Salary Range$17.90 Hourly
Job CategoryNonprofit - Social Services
District AssociatePosition- District Associate (Full-time)
Position location- Mount Vernon, Illinois
Council website- www.stlbsa.org
Position Overview
Since 1910, Scouting has helped mold the future leaders of this country by combining educational activities and lifelong values with fun. The Boy Scouts of America believes and understands that helping youth puts us on a path towards a more conscientious, responsible, and productive society.
Today's professional Scouters are a diverse group of men and women sharing a dynamic career offering independence, achievement, and stability. This is work that makes a difference, work that calls one to continual learning and challenge, work that offers solid compensation, benefits and advancement.
Responsibilities
- Primary job function will be to support the staff of the Boone Trails District (St. Charles, Lincoln, & Warren Counties) and New Horizons District (West St. Louis County)
- Handle outbound and inbound calls for various campaigns (i.e. Friends of Scouting fundraising campaign, Recruitment nights, Camp, Product Sale), Unit health support, answering general e-mails and submitting flier requests.
- Identifying donor and member prospects.
- Supporting various district events on the backend.
- Deliver youth talks at schools, deliver fliers to schools, picking up / deliver supplies and paperwork from volunteers in the field.
- Attend occasional unit or district meetings (i.e. Friends of Scouting celebration, fall recruitment night, monthly leader Roundtable, etc) and other duties as assigned
- Be a good role model and recognize the importance of working relationships with other professionals and volunteers. The associate must have communication skills and be able to explain the program's goals and objectives to the public.
Education
A minimum of 2 years+ (equivalent to 60 credit hours) of college-level coursework at an accredited college or university is required.
-OR-
2 years of full-time or 3 years of part-time military experience can be used as a substitute for the college-level required coursework.
Qualifications
- Must be comfortable with public speaking and interacting with diverse audiences. Excellent people skills, enthusiastic, punctual, responsible, and creative.
- Self-motivated individual with solid time management skills and strong organizational skills in management, budgeting, and planning.
- Committed to personal and professional productivity, while maintaining high ethical and professional working standards.
- Must be willing to accept and meet the Boy Scout of America's leadership and membership standards and subscribe to the Scout Oath and Law.
- Primary job functions will mostly occur during workday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. May require occasional evenings or weekend hours; 37.5 hours per week to achieve positive objectives.
- Ability to travel for training at least once a year for one to two weeks.
- Must have reliable transportation and the ability to attend day and night meetings at the office and in the field.
- A Scouting background is helpful but not required for employment.
- Offers for employment are subject to criminal, reference and motor vehicle background checks.
Benefits
The Greater St. Louis Area Council is an equal-opportunity employer. Scouting offers benefits to include medical, prescription coverage, dental, vision, life insurance, long-term disability, family medical leave, maternity leave, accidental death, plus compensation for authorized and approved business-related expenses. We also offer a generous vacation policy and holiday observances.
Pay Rate: $17.90/ Hour