Girl Scouts - Dakota Horizons: For Girls

For Girls: Leadership Opportunities

	Junior Aide	Cadette and Senior Program Aide (PA)	Leader- in-Training (LIT)	Counselor- in-Training (CIT)	Counselor- in-Training II (CITII)	Senior Girl Scout Troop Assistant (SGSTA)
Required Age Level	Grades 4-6	Completed 6th grade	Completed 9th grade	Completed 10th grade	Completed 10th grade	Completed 10th grade
Training Needed?	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Recognitions awarded after training completion	n/a	PA Pin	LIT Pin	CIT Pin	CIT II Pin	SGSTA Pin
Internship Hours Needed	No specific requirements	25 hours	25 hours actual work, project spans 5-8 month period	Minimum of 2 weeks at camp	Minimum of 2-4 weeks at camp	Commit to full year with troop
Recognitions Earned	Junior Aide Award	PA Patch	LIT Patch	CIT Patch	CIT II Patch	SGSTA Patch
Other	Requirements found on page 198-199 in Junior handbook	Complete training to become specialized in a certain area (songs, ceremonies, sports, etc.)	n/a	n/a	Complete training to become specialized in a certain area (songs, ceremonies, sports, etc.)	Must have completed LIT project

Junior Aide

While earning the Junior Aide Award, you will help Daisy, Brownie or bridging Brownie Girl Scouts. You will also learn more about things you like to do, grow in leadership skills, and be a role model to younger Girl Scouts.

Requirements:

Current Girl Scout registration.
Step 1, Get Ready: talk with the person helping you in Girl Scouting about becoming a Junior Aide. With help, find a troop or group of younger girls you can work with.
Step 2, Get Set: Talk to the leader of the troop/group of younger girls. Find out what you can do to help. Make a plan to help lead activities during at least three meetings.
Step 3, Go!: Meet with the younger girls. Help with activities.
No specific hour requirements.

Cadette Program Aide (PA)

As a program aide you will have the opportunity to work directly with younger girls. An adult volunteer or staff member will supervise you as you share your experience and develop your leadership skill.

Requirements:

Current Girl Scout registration.
Must have completed the 6th grade.
Receive approximately 10 hours of training and then give 25 hours of service.
Through instruction from your council, you will specialize in an area such as science, crafts, or adapting activities for girls with disabilities, and then put your skills to work in troops, day camps or special council events.

Senior Program Aide (PA)

As a senior program aide, you work directly with a troop or camp unit of younger girls under the supervision of an adult volunteer or staff member. Being a program aide is an opportunity to share your expertise with other Girl Scouts on a variety of projects and issues.

Requirements:

Current Girl Scout registration.
Participate in approximately 10 hours of training and then give 25 hours of service.

Leader-in-Training (LIT)

A Leader-In-Training completes a group leadership course and works with a mentor leader in a Daisy, Brownie, Junior or Cadette Girl Scout troop.

Requirements:

Current Girl Scout registration.
A Leader-In-Training must have completed ninth grade before beginning this project.
A Leader-In-Training project usually spans a five- to eight-month period, with time divided between course sessions and 25 hours of actual work with a troop or Girl Scout group.

Senior Girl Scout Troop Assistant (SGSTA)

A Senior Girl Scout who wants to assist a Girl Scout leader with an established troop can become a troop assistant.

Requirements:

Current Girl Scout registration.
Completed LIT project.
Must have completed the tenth grade.
Make a full year commitment to the troop.

Counselor-In-Training (CIT)

Counselor-In-Training offers older Girl Scouts the opportunity to work with children in the out-of-doors. The training includes regular hours devoted to classes, plus actual experience in camp units where the CIT works directly with the girls under the supervision of a camp counselor or unit leader.

Requirements:

Current Girl Scout registration.
Complete an outdoor group leadership course.
Must have completed the tenth grade.
Work directly with girls at camp under the supervision of a camp counselor or unit leader.

Counselor-In-Training II

In your second year of Counselor-in-Training, you will have an opportunity to concentrate in a particular area. You might become a nature specialist, an art specialist, or even work in areas of administration or maintenance of the camp.

Requirements:

Current Girl Scout registration.
Completion of CIT project.