Volunteer Basics
The Volunteer Basics information and training provides you with useful information regarding Girl Scouts including insight into our organization including our mission, girl program experiences and opportunities and what drives us to be the preeminent organization in girl leadership.
Our training utilizes a blended format online and in person, as well as local troop and community leaders to support you. We provide you with information and knowledge on age level development, safety, being in the outdoors, how to do and how to be a Girl Scout leader.
Volunteer Essentials 
Safety Activity Checkpoint
CPR First Aid
Training Overview
Co-Leader Training
Being a Girl Scout volunteer is essential to the organization. Girl Scouts engages with kindergarteners through seniors in high school.
To support our volunteers, we have an extensive training system in place throughout your whole journey as a volunteer.
Training begins as a Co leader for a troop through our gsLearn on demand training and is divided into three themes:
- Foundation
- Developing and Understanding
- Broadening Opportunities
Foundation
Developing and understanding
Broadening the Opportunities
Outdoor Training
Camping Skills
Looking to take your Troop into the great outdoors? Camping is a long tradition in Girl Scouts and has multiple levels of progression and skills. Adults need to be trained to support the progression and safety of the girls.
If your troop wants to go hiking, have an outdoor cookout, or go on an overnight campout, one participating adult volunteer must complete GSC Troop Camper Trainings. For Camping – Girl Scouts of Citrus (GSC) requires that at least one adult must be trained and currently certified as a Troop Camper in the level of camping the troop/ group is participating in. In addition to adhering to the correct adult-to-girl ratios.
The trained Troop Camper accompanies the girls on any camping, hiking, cooking, and backpacking trip. The Troop Camper must work with the girls prior to camping to prepare them for the trip which may include but is not limited to packing, meal planning, cooking, outdoor activities, badges, and safety.
All Adult outdoor training is a blended learning experience: gsLearn online courses and in-person skill training.
To start your training, go to gsEvents on our website/Event or through your myAccount/events. Register for an in-person training date, gsLearn courses will be assigned by the staff, and completion of the online courses is required to attend the in-person training.
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Recertification Level 1
Other Training Opportunities
Being a Girl Scout volunteer is essential to the organization. Girl Scouts engages with kindergarteners through seniors in high school.
To support our volunteers, we have an extensive training system in place throughout your whole journey as a volunteer.
Throughout the year Girl Scouts of Citrus offers trainings for volunteers and Co leaders. Check out the website or check out gsEvents for a listing of all the adult training opportunities.
GSUSA provides training through gsLearn to continual build your knowledge and skills to become a better leader in Girl Scouts. These training opportunities can be found in your gsLearn account.
Community Team Leader Training
Girl Scouts of citrus serves 6 counties in the Central Florida area, Brevard, Lake Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Volusia. Within each of these counties our service communities.
Community team leaders are integral part in the management and growth of a local community work with your Staff Support Representative or your community team leader to be part of the team.
Service communities are a group of adults working together with a local presence community team roles provide guidance and support to each troop leader and parents in there are. Community Volunteer Roles Include:
- Girl Program Lead
- Logistical Lead
- Membership Lead
- Community Cookie Chair
- Community Fall Product Chair
- Gifts For Girl's Chair
- Safety Coordinator
- Girl Engagement Chair
- And Several More.
Training for each community role is assigned through gsLearn platform. Annually community team leaders attend the Community Team Conference for volunteer development deep dives into their roles and so much more
