The Chaplain Aide works with the unit chaplain to meet the religious needs of Scouts. He also works to promote the religious emblems program.
Reports to
Qualifications
The chaplain aide must:
- Be mature and sensitive, and have earned the respect and trust of his fellow Scouts.
- Be at least a First Class Scout.
- Have received or be working on the requirements leading to the age-appropriate religious emblem for his faith.
Responsibilities
- Assists the troop or team chaplain with religious services at troop/team activities.
- Encourages troop/team members to strengthen their own relationships with God through personal prayer and devotion and participation in religious activities appropriate to their faith (see note 1 below).
- Tells Scouts about the Religious Emblems program for their faith at least once a year.
- Helps recognize troop/team members who receive their religious emblems.
- Makes sure religious holidays are considered during the troop/team program planning process.
- Helps plan for religious observance in troop/team activities.
- Encourages saying grace at meals while camping or at other activities (see note 3 below).
- Helps promote annual Scout Sunday.
- Sets a good example.
- Enthusiastically and correctly wears the Scout uniform.
- Lives by the Scout Oath and Law.
- Shows Scout spirit