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Longhouse Council - Pathways - November 15, 2024

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Job Title: Customer Service & District Program Support


Position location: Syracuse, NY


Responsibilities:

·   Interact with customers, internal and external, to supply information. Receive, evaluate, and answer customer inquiries. Handle customer complaints, product returns, and special requests via phone, paper, e-mail, and the Internet. Process orders and resolve issues. Requires a broad range of administrative, editorial, and basic research skills.

·   Provide membership support by processing member applications and renewals. Maintain the membership database, mailing lists, and records. Answer inquiries, prepare correspondence, and register members/customers via telephone, internet, and direct mail. Coordinate communications and marketing literature distribution. Maintain an inventory of marketing materials.

·   Provide administrative support to organize, plan, produce, and register participants for events, functions, fundraising activities, meetings, and programs. Assist with supplies and services logistics. Support and assist with facility selection, registration, communications, and audio/visual equipment for organization meetings and special events.

·   Supports district leadership by performing assigned administrative tasks. These may include preparing, collating, distributing, copying, filing, scanning, mailing, emailing, and faxing paperwork, labeling and organizing files, and making and confirming meeting room reservations.

·   Provide office function support by typing, filing, data entry, reception, copying, mail distribution, inventory control, records management, sorting and distributing mail, preparing outgoing mail, weighing, calculating postage, and posting letters and parcels. Record postage charges and renew the postage meter as required.  

 

Education: A high school diploma is required; some college is preferred.


Benefits: Scouting America—Longhouse Council is an equal opportunity employer and offers competitive salaries based on the council’s geographic location. Scouting America offers benefits that include primary medical, prescription coverage, dental, vision, life insurance, long-term disability, accidental death, and a retirement savings plan. It also compensates for authorized and approved business-related expenses, including phone and mileage reimbursement. We also offer a generous vacation policy and holiday observances.



Salary Range: $16.00 -$19.00/hr. Depending on experience level.


How to Apply: Please email Edwin.theetge@scouting.org or call 315-463-0201 for more info


COUNCIL EVENTS

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Upcoming opportunities for Lowanne Nimat Order of the Arrow Lodge members:

Add the date to your calendar NOW!

Join us as we host the Annual Ranger Rick Memorial Service Day at Camp Woodland on Saturday December 28th!

Lowanne Nimat Lodge is hosting it’s annual service day in remembrance of Ranger Rick.

This year we are inviting ALL interested Scouts BSA members, both youth and leaders, to join us in fellowship and service to camp.


Come out and join our work party!


Cap off your year by spending time together with other scouts and scouters while helping ensure Camp Woodland is ready to welcome campers into 2025.

 

Use this opportunity to leave your personal mark on camp.

See Camp Woodland in the beautiful winter months and meet other like minded scouts from across our council. See for yourself the winter opportunities Camp Woodland has to offer. 

See our Order of the Arrow lodge in action. Meet the rangers and campmasters.


We will gather at 8:30 in the Stickley Classroom for a continental breakfast and project assignments. 

After a morning of activity, a hot lunch will be provided, then work on a variety of projects will continue through 3:30.


Please register on our new black pug reservation system to ensure we have enough food and impactful service planned to keep us all occupied and warm. The small $5.00 fee will help defray the cost of food and supplies.


You may contribute your time for even just a part of this event. We just ask that you check in with us at Stickley upon your arrival and departure.



Further details will be provided upon your registration.

Come and spend time with old friends and make some new ones. 

Can’t wait to see you there.

Training Corner

Wood Badge is considered the premier leadership training course for Scout Leaders. Wood Badge for the 21st Century is available to registered leaders of all levels of the Scouting program – Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturing and Sea Scouts. It concentrates on providing training on modern leadership skills needed in today’s world for Scout leaders. Wood Badge Training will not only make you a better Scout Leader, it will also assist you in improving your personal and professional life as well.

 

Join us April 4-6 and May 3-4 for Wood Badge CST 10-373-25 at Camp Woodland in Constantia, NY.


Register or Learn More

Upcoming Training Events

11/9/24 – Cub Scout College – 9am-12 Noon – Paul V Moore HS – Central Square

12/15/24 -  Fundamentals of Training and Trainers Edge – 9am – 4pm – Location TBD

2/22/25 – University of Scouting – Location TBA

3/8-9/2025 – Baloo and IOLS – Camp Woodland

4/4-6 & 5/2-4, 2025 – Wood Badge – Camp Woodland

8/3-8, 2025 – NYLT – Camp Woodland 


Save the Date and Look for More information on Training Tuesday!

DISTRICT EVENTS

Happy Fall Foliage everyone!

With Scouting in full swing, We're excited for the year of events coming up, and some other things to note.


In the next 3 months, we have: 


Merit Badge Day and Adult Training pt. 2, December 7th, at Gouverneur Community Center, 9am-4pm.


$15/youth, working on 3 Eagle Required and 2 Elective Merit Badges!


$30/adult, working on completing BLS Provider CPR and Wilderness First Aid Training, instructed primarily by Mike Hinman! 


The adult training is 2 weekends, the 11/2 and the 12/7, you must attend both to get WFA! 

Register Here
Swim - Register Here
Pinewood-Register Here
More info here
Cub Camp - Register Here

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Join the Longhouse Council in supporting The Annual Turkey Dinner Giveaway by providing non-perishable items needed. Donations can be dropped off at the Council Service Center from 9am-5pm daily.

The CNY Care Package Project starts today! Help us reach our annual goal of collecting donations to create 1,000 care packages for people in need in our community. We will be collecting new items NOW through November 24th. Some suggestions include soap, body wash, deodorant, shampoo, toothpaste, and the like!


If you'd like to partake in donating items, we have created a drop off at our Council office in our vestibule.

Get involved by hosting your own CNY Care Package Drive at your company to collect personal care donations. You can also shop and donate at Syracuse area Wegmans stores, via our Amazon wish list, or by making a monetary donation.


Details and a downloadable flyer are available www.cnycarepackage.com

Downloadable Flyer HERE
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BSA Scouting Safely

Safety Moment of the Month

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Annual Health and Medical Record

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Scout Shop Hours:
Monday 10:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday 10:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday 11:00am - 6:00pm
Thursday 10:00am – 5:00pm
Friday 10:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday 10:00am – 2:00pm
Sunday CLOSED
Email the Scout Shop
(315)455-6540
PDF HERE

Looking for a part time employee to join our team.

Looking for someone who knows the scouting program, can sew/hem and has some retail experience. Hours would be between 8 to 20 hours per week, and Store hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 10am-5pm, Wednesday 11am -6pm and Saturdays 10am-2pm.

Please contact Dan at the Scout Shop with any questions or inquires at (315)455-6540. 

Check out the NEW Scout Shop Facebook page
You do not need an appointment to shop at the Scout Shop. 
You are welcome to come in anytime. 
Also check out our new tool that can help you shop. 
You can have your order shipped, pick up in store, or curbside pick-up. We are more than happy to help you shop in any way that makes you feel comfortable.
For more information on events, training opportunities, and other activities happening in your district, visit your district webpage:

Other Dates of Interest

November 28th - Thanksgiving - OFFICE CLOSED

November 29th - Day After Thanksgiving - OFFICE CLOSED

December 24th - Christmas Eve - OFFICE CLOSED

December 25th - Christmas Day - OFFICE CLOSED

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