Secretary

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Secretary

Selection: Elected Selected by: Youth post or club members Reports to: Post or Club President

The Post or Club Secretary is the record-keeping leader of the Explorer post or club. Elected by the youth post or club members, he or she works together with the leadership team.

Contents 1 Reports to 2 Responsibilities 3 Equivalents 4 See also 5 References

Reports to

• Post or Club President

Responsibilities

• Serves as the communications officer and, in that position, manages all communications and publicity for the post or club
• Maintains post or club membership and attendance records
• Handles post or club correspondence and minutes
• Coordinates post or club publicity through local media, post or club newsletters, and the post’s or club’s telephone network
• Approaches Exploring in a spirit of fun, and seeks to reflect this spirit in the publicity and communications of the post or club

Equivalents

The Secretary is the record-keeping youth leader in its unit. Other record-keeping youth leaders are:

• Scribe ─ Scouts BSA
• Crew Secretary ─ Venturing
• Yeoman ─ Sea Scouting
• Secretary ─ Exploring

See also

• Positions of Responsibility

References