Volunteer

FAQ's

Adult Volunteers receive snacks each day, transportation to and from camp, swimming, and will participate in fun camp activities such as fishing, creek walking, camp songs, hiking, and cook outs. Volunteers who stay overnight Wednesday night receive dinner, ice cream, free overnight accommodations (assigned to a platform tent or building), planned activities, and breakfast Thursday morning. You will also create lasting memories for your campers and yourself.

Campers of 2-5 day volunteers will have a guaranteed spot at camp.

5-day volunteers receive a free T-shirt, a thank-you gift, and a $20 rebate per camper.

Every adult volunteering must have a valid background check on file with Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana. If you DO NOT have a current background check on file, complete a new one through the GSKY website.

Due to GSUSA safety regulations, we need a minimum of two adults per unit, who must have Camp In A certification.

The Daisy unit requires 4-6 adults daily.
Each Brownie unit requires 3-4 adults daily.
Each Junior and Cadette unit requires 2-3 adults daily.

Ideally, we want to assign the same adults to the same units every day, which provides the optimum experience for everyone.

VOLUNTEER ROLES

Unit Leader

Every camper is assigned to a unit at camp, similar to their troop. They are placed with other girls of the same Girl Scout level: Daisy, Brownie, Junior, or Cadette. The Unit Leader oversees their assigned unit.

Responsible for girls in units and the daily program of that group of girls.
Gets acquainted with girls and helps them plan a full and enriching camp
experience.
Empowers girls to accept each other and learn new skills.
Helps girls manage their own program through girl-led planning.
Shares responsibility with Assistant Unit Leader in planning and facilitating
programs.
Requests equipment from Business Manager in advance ensures that all equipment is cleaned and returned, and reports all needed repairs to Business Manager.
Makes every effort to be at camp each day and informs Camp Director when she will be absent.
Supervises any teen leadership campers working with her unit.
Participates in the evaluation of the camp.

Assistant Unit Leader

Assists in the development of girls and programs as outlined in the Unit Leader’s
position description.
Makes every effort to be at camp each day and informs Unit Leader when she must
be absent.
Assumes special responsibility in the unit as agreed upon with the Unit Leader.
Participates in the evaluation of the camp.

Program Volunteer