Merit Badge Counselor

Duties:

Merit Badge Counselors are subject matter experts for the Merit Badges they counsel either through vocation or hobby.

  • Take Merit Badge Counselor Training.
  • Submit Merit Badge Registration Paperwork to counsel office.
  • Inform Advancement Coordinator and Webmaster of registration as a Merit Badge Counselor.
  • Conduct all Merit Badge classes and counseling within published BSA guidelines. This includes Youth Protection Training and the Guide to Safe Scouting.
  • Whenever a Merit Badge Counselor is counseling their own son for a merit badge, the scoutmaster must approve such an arrangement and other scouts must also be included in the merit badge sessions.