2 January 2009
Junior Assistant Scoutmaster
Posted by admin under: leadership .
I’ve never really known what a Junior Assistant Scoutmaster is supposed to do. We use the position to keep an aging Scout involved in the program but Scouting Maniac actually has a really good post on what a Junior Assistant Scoutmaster.
One of the leadership positions that is rarely used or if used it is commonly misused is that of the Junior Assistant Scoutmaster or JASM. The JASM is a youth leader in the Troop that has the primary purpose of serving as the youth leader and scout advisor. The JASM’s primary job is to assist the other leaders in carrying out there responsibility with as little direct contact as possible. This leader should not be the frontlines commander but should be someone who has lots of leadership experience to share with other leaders in order to ensure the Troop runs efficiently. For my Troop in particular the jobs would be as follows:
It’s too good and too lengthy for me to quote here. Now that you have a tiny taste go see what Mark has to share.
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