Volunteer Support Team

Girl Scouts is for the whole family! While the Girl Scout program is designed to put girls in the leading role of this adventure, every star needs their supporting cast to help them shine. Every member of the troop and community help bring the Girl Scout Leadership experience to life.

Select a Volunteer position below to find out more about each role.

Troop Cookie Coordinator

Help the troop by leading the troop's cookie program. Background check & trainings are required.

Episodic Volunteer

Help as needed- from event setup to trip chaperone. Volunteers with a background check can also help at overnight events and handle money/property.

Get Ready, Get Set, Go!

The first step for every volunteer is to become a registered member of USA Girl Scouts Overseas. To register, visit myGS and search by country/city to sign up for your volunteer role.

Need help registering? Don't see your volunteer role in myGS? Reach out to overseascustomercare@girlscouts.org or submit this form along with your membership dues and our staff team will process your registration.

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Parents, guardians and girls trust that Girl Scouts is a safe place for them, and USAGSO does not take that trust lightly. We are committed to maintaining policies and procedures that create a safe environment for girls to discover, connect and take action.

Volunteers who regularly supervise girls, help at overnight events, or handle Girl Scout money or property are required to have a background check completed within the last 3 years on file.

Please visit our Background Check policy webpage for more information or to request a background check.

Trainings

USA Girl Scouts Overseas provides trainings for volunteers through our online learning platform called gsLearn. Episodic Volunteers and Troop Cookie Coordinators have required trainings in gsLearn.

Once you have registered as a volunteer in myGS, you can access your required trainings by logging into your myGS account and selecting the gsLearn tab on your homepage. Visit our Volunteer Training webpage for a current list of required trainings as well as step-by-step instructions to access gsLearn.

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Additional Girl Scout volunteer resources can be found on our website, www.usagso.org. Below are just a few documents and webpages that you may want to reference during the year.

Safety Activity Checkpoints- safety requirements for Girl Scout activities
Volunteer Essentials- essential Girl Scout rules and information
Cookie Resources for Volunteers- cookie program resources
Forms- webpage with a list of commonly used Girl Scout forms.

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Volunteer Support Team

Get Ready, Get Set, Go!