Volunteering isn't just for the adults!

As girls progress in their Girl Scout Leadership Experience they can take on a mentoring role for younger Girl Scouts.  Program Aide, Counselor-In-Training, and Volunteer-In-Training all help guide older Girl Scouts on their leadership paths. 

If you would like to request a training in your area please contact, Laura Force, Camp & Series Leadership Executive, lforce@gswestok.org or by phone: 405-528-GIRL.

PROGRAM AIDE (PA)

Program Aid is an great opportunity for older Girl Scouts to learn and develop leadership

Cadette Girl Scouts are eligible for this leadership opportunity. 

Girl Scouts may become a Program Aide by:

1.) Earning one LIA award.  LIA(Leader In Action) is outlined in the Girls Guide to Girl Scouting Handbook.  It is an award for assisting a younger Girl Scout group earn one of their journeys.  Please note, these hours do not count toward PA hours.  After completion girls earn a LIA patch particular to the journey they helped with.

2.) Attend a PA training.  There are two parts to the training, Core, and Modules. Each girl     must complete Core training, 6 hours and at least one module, 3 hours.  The Core training covers how to work with younger girls, how to plan activities, and leadership skills. The modules specialize in a certain pathway.  For an example they could specialize in Troop, or Camp.  After completion of at least one module girls earn their PA pin.

3.) Work a total of 25 hours as a PA.  After completion of hours girls earn the PA patch.

Note: Girls may earn their LIA after they take PA training, and can start working on their hours before they take a module training.

Volunteer – In – Training (VIT)

Replaces the old Leader-In-Training Award

Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts are eligible for this leadership opportunity.

To earn the Volunteer-In-Training award:

1.) Find an adult volunteer/leader working with an age group of girls that you are interested in working with.  The volunteer will help you through your training and internship as you volunteer with her group of girls over 3-6 months.

2.) Attend a VIT training.

Create and design a program based on a journey or a badge that lasts over four or more sessions.

Counselor – In- Training (CIT)/Wrangler – In- Training (WIT)

Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts are eligible for this leadership opportunity.

There are 3 levels of CIT and a WIT program in Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma. 

1.) CIT 1 is a 2 week program focusing on teamwork and leadership skills at a camp setting.  Girls entering 10^th grade and older are eligible to apply.

2.) CIT 2 is a 2 week program focusing on behavior management and how to work with younger girls in a camp setting.  Girls entering 11^th grade and older and have completed CIT 1 are eligible to apply.

3.) CIT 3 is a 2 week program focusing on apprenticing a specific program area at a camp setting.  Girls entering 12^th grade and older and have completed CIT 2 are eligible to apply.

4.) WIT (Wrangler in Training) is a specific program to prepare girls who have completed CIT 1 to work with the Horse program at a camp setting.  Girls entering 11^th grade and older are eligible to apply.