Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities
with Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania
Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania offers high-quality programs and flexible ways for girls and adults to participate in Girl Scouting throughout 30 counties in central and northeastern Pennsylvania. The council serves more than 27,000 girls and nearly 12,000 adult volunteers who are committed to helping today’s girls become tomorrow’s leaders.
Today girls have the opportunity to join Girl Scouting through six different pathways – Events, Series, Camp, Troops, Travel, and Virtual. Because we offer a flexible pathway for girls to participate, volunteers have a variety of opportunities too! Even ones that can fit a busy schedule!
| Event Staff | |
| Time Commitment | Varies |
| Types of Duties | Registration Table, Breakout Session Leader; First Aider |
| Training Needed | None |
| Other | Registered Member/Background Clearance |
| Series Coordinator | |
| Time Commitment | 5-8 weeks; 1 to 1 ½ hours per week plus planning time needed to fulfill position |
| Types of Duties | Program Coordinator, Assistant Program Coordinator; First Aider |
| Training Needed | Welcome To Girl Scouting Orientation |
| Other | Registered Member/Background Clearance |
| Day or Sunset Camp | |
| Time Commitment | 4 or 5 day or evenings for one week during the summer plus planning time needed to fulfill position |
| Types of Duties | Director, Co Director, Assistant Director; Business Manager; Registrar; Unit Leader, Co Unit Leader, Assistant Unit Leader; First Aider |
| Training Needed | Welcome To Girl Scouting Orientation; Day Camp Training |
| Other | Registered Member/Background Clearance |
| Service Unit Cookie Manager | |
| Time Commitment | December – June |
| Type of Duties | Provide training for Troop Cookie Managers; update cookie database; coordinate troop cookie pick ups; verify ongoing paperwork; collect final paperwork to send to Harrisburg |
| Training Needed | Council Cookie Training usually held early December plus a variety of webinar updates |
| Other | Registered Member/Background Clearance |
| Troop Cookie Manager | |
| Time Commitment | December -May |
| Type of Duties | Promote cookie sale to girls and parents; input cookie information in database; sort troop cookie order for pick up by parents; submit final paperwork to Service Unit Cookie Manager |
| Training Needed | Troop Cookie Training usually held in December |
| Other | Registered Member/Background Clearance |
| Service Unit Fall Product | |
| Time Commitment | July- November |
| Types of Duties | Provide training for Troop Fall Product Managers; update fall product database; coordinate troop fall product pick ups; verify ongoing paperwork; collect final paperwork to send to Harrisburg |
| Training Needed | Council Fall Product Training usually held in July |
| Other | Registered Member/Background Clearance |
| Troop Fall Product Manager | |
| Time Commitment | August – November |
| Types of Duties | Promote fall product sale to girls and parents; input fall product information in database; sort troop fall product order for pick up by parents; submit final paperwork to Service Unit Fall Product Manager |
| Training Needed | Troop Fall Product Training usually held in August |
| Other | Registered Member/Background Clearance |
| Troop Leader/Co-Leader/Assistant Leader | |
| Time Commitment | Normally August – May; weekly or bi-weekly; 1 to 1 ½ hours per meeting; plus planning time approximately 1 to 2 hours per week; attendance at Service Unit Meetings approximately 2 hours per month |
| Types of Duties | Work directly with girls to provide program and develop leadership skills |
| Training Needed | Welcome to Girl Scouting Orientation |
| Other | Registered Member/Background Clearance |
| Virtual Troop Leader/Advisor | |
| Time Commitment | - |
| Types of Duties | Work directly with girls to provide interactive, high-quality activities in a safe, secure, online environment |
| Training Needed | Welcome to Girl Scouting Orientation |
| Other | Registered Member/Background Clearance |
| Note | Annual Membership Dues of $12.00 is paid once a year Background Clearance is paid for by Girl Scouts in the Heart of PA and renewed every three years Welcome To Girl Scouting Orientation needs only to be completed once |
For more information about the Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania – check out their website. To find out more about these volunteer opportunities, please contact the LYP Community Service committee.