Girl Scouts, Connecticut Trails Council, Inc. Work Values

Daily Duties at Girl Scouts, Connecticut Trails Council, Inc.:

Supervise a team of 7 to implement educational programs for youth and operate 1 summer resident and 5 summer day camps. • Managed and developed a full time staff of 6 and seasonal staff of 350. Coordinated the Volunteer Gold Award and Volunteer Program committees. • Developed and managed a department budget of $1.23 million. • Served 41,134 participants through council sponsored-events, programs, partnerships and troop camping in 2005-2006, an increase of 42% over the previous year. • Supervised the implementation of sensitive issues programs on topics such as suicide and abuse prevention, internet safety, bullying prevention, smoking and drug use prevention. • Successfully managed educational program grants including anti-violence education, college pathways and life skills, environmental education, cultural awareness, destinations travel to meet or exceed funder expectations. Achieved a 25% increase in the number of Gold Award recipients to 25 girls in 2007. • Challenged staff to develop collaborative program opportunities resulting in increased community collaborations and partnerships and a greater number of learning activities offered to girls ages 5-17. • Chaired the realignment (merger planning) committee to develop consistent program practices, and served as a lead staff member in the development of summer camp strategies, older girl support standards, volunteer financial practices and retail management practices. • Served as a member of the executive management team and the crisis management team. • Designed, planned and implemented seasonal earth education events and overnights for all age levels of Girl Scouts, serving 2000-2500 girls, annually. • Coordinated five 8-week summer day camps; improved camp management practices to and communication, resulting in a dramatic increase in camp performance and a decrease in crisis issues. • Improved inventory management practices for trading post resulting in increased sales and significant reduction in post season inventory. • Developed and implemented training for adults and girls including: Camporee Planning, Program Aide Core Training, Advanced Camp Specialist Training, pre-camp training, Ceremonies, and other courses and workshops.

What they like about Girl Scouts, Connecticut Trails Council, Inc.:

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Tags

customer service, trainer, recruiter, membership, program, youth development, community relations

Skills

P&L responsibilities, Presentation, Ecommerce Strategy and digital marketing channels optimization - SEO, SEM, email, affiliates - for high-profile accounts., Technology Solutions, Sales Support, Software Implementation, Requirements Analysis & Specification, Leadership , Trainer

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with Girl Scouts, Connecticut Trails Council, Inc.: