Girl Experience Specialist

What You Will Do

The Girl Experience Specialist is a dynamic thinker with a passion for teaching. This person is responsible for helping deliver hands-on Girl Scout programming to girls in grades K-12:

• Evaluates the success of programs delivered.
• Affords assistance with scheduling weekend programming for girls and works with adult volunteers to secure program locations.
• Maintains inventory and orders supplies.
• Responsible for teaching programs throughout the year, including providing summer programming for campers.

How You Will Lead

Will work under the direction of the Senior Director of Girl Experience to produce high quality program opportunities.

Will interact with volunteers and students throughout the experience.

Independently command the attention of K through 12th grade girls for around an hour to lead them through a variety of STEM, life skills and environmental based programs.

Ability to inspire curiosity and creativity in youth.

Prepare materials for activities, programs and events based on the current curriculum.

Cultivate and maintain positive working relationships with community partners (i.e., school groups, youth groups, non-profit organizations).

Work closely with the program manager to research and develop new lesson plans as the program continues to grow and develop.

Will monitor inventory and order supplies in advance as needed.

Required

• Works on Saturdays and Sundays.
• Participates in diverse community and cultural events and programs.
• Foster a culture of diversity and inclusion in the workplace and amongst the membership.
• Seek and accept opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Develops a depth of knowledge regarding the design of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience and can easily articulate to any stakeholder the virtues of the organization.

Other Duties

• Supports the goals and objectives of GSCI.

Core Competencies

• Conflict Management – Anticipates, prevents, and resolves conflicts while maintaining productive working relationships.
• Problem-Solving- Identifies and analyzes existing and potential problems systematically and thoroughly.
• Judgment and Decision-Making - Recognizes when immediate action is required; recognizes when sufficient information has been obtained to decide; makes decisions where appropriate or refers decisions to the appropriate organizational level.
• Fostering Diversity - Understands and embraces the differences that individuals bring to Girl Scouting; encourages and fosters the unique contributions and varied talents of diverse groups and individuals; values, develops, nurtures, uses, and celebrates group and individual diversity.
• Adaptability - Adjusts, modifies own behavior, and remains flexible in response to changing situations and environments, new or rapidly changing information, unexpected obstacles, or people expressing varying perspectives, needs, and demands.

What We Are Looking For

• High school diploma: some college or college degree preferred.
• Organized, self-starter; ability to work independently or in teams.
• Experience and sensitivity in working with people from a variety of backgrounds.
• Basic knowledge of Girl Scout program preferred.
• Valid driver’s license and auto insurance.
• Must hold membership in the Girl Scout organization and subscribe to the tenets of the Girl scout Promise and Law.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• Ability to stand on your feet for an extended period of time.
• Ability to lift to 40 pounds.
• Needs to be flexible, work hours including evenings and weekends as required.