Scouting in Kansas City is growing and we’re more than just a workplace — we’re a movement and we offer a profession with a purpose.
Today’s professional Scouters are a diverse group of men and women sharing a dynamic career offering independence, achievement, and stability. No two days are the same for a typical Scouting professional. No matter where you work, in the city, the suburbs or the countryside, one thing is certain — this is anything but a “cubicle job.”
Current Openings
Territory Lead - District Director Territory Manager - District Executive
What Professional Scouters Do
Several thousand commissioned professional Scouters lead, guide, and facilitate the efforts of more than a million adult volunteers on whom Scouting depends on to carry out its mission. It is the job of the commissioned professional Scouter to inspire, recruit, train, and support Scouting volunteers, in addition to working with community leaders and rallying public support for Scouting's activities.
Responsibilities
The commissioned professional Scouter in a beginning management position is assigned to a district or service area within a local council. Your district or service area is sustained and successful through your ability to promote, supervise, and work with local volunteers. If you have skills in human relations, public relations, marketing, fundraising, finance, accounting, business management, or sales, then you should consider taking the opportunity to become a commissioned professional in a local council.
Training and Development = Success
Scouting realizes that in order for people to grow and be productive, they need opportunities to learn. The fact that more than 75 percent of Scouting professionals receive training each year is a testimony to the commitment by local councils and the national organization. Training courses, with set periods of time to acquire specific information, are part of our overall plan of development.
Commissioned professional Scouters receive continuous instruction through formal as well as informal training. Scouting fosters an environment of continuous learning to nurture collective creativity, which benefits both professionals and the organization. We share knowledge, ideas, and experience, creating both a workforce that is involved in decision making and an inclusive work environment that ensures the success of Scouting in the local community.
We are committed to the training and development of individuals because we fully recognize the benefits of mutual growth and development that will unleash the creativity and productivity of its greatest asset: its people!
Compensation and Benefits
We offer a number of practical benefits for professional staffers and offer a benefits package considered to be among the best in the nonprofit sector. The package includes major medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage in addition to long-term disability, accident, and life insurance, and a retirement plan. The starting salary in this beginning management position is $60,000 annually.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
- Adult-must have attained age 21 unless that requirement is prohibited by any applicable law
- People-oriented, having the ability to work well with adult volunteers, community and business leaders, and representatives of other organizations
- Able to work varied hours when necessary to achieve positive objectives
For more information regarding possible openings contact the Heart of America Council directly.
Heart of America Council
10210 Holmes Road
Kansas City, Missouri 64131
Phone (816) 942-9333
Fax (816) 942-8086