District Executive

Since 1910, Scouting has helped mold the future leaders of this country by combining educational activities and lifelong values with fun. Scouting America believes and understands that helping youth puts us on a path towards a more conscientious, responsible, and productive society.

Today’s professional Scouters are a diverse group of men and women sharing a dynamic career offering independence, achievement, and stability. This is work that makes a positive difference, work that calls one to continual learning and challenge, work that offers solid compensation, benefits, and advancement.

Responsibilities

• Work with and volunteer advisory board of community and business leaders to identify, recruit, train, guide, and inspire others to become involved in youth programs.
• Achieve progress towards specific goals and objectives, which include program development through collaborative relationships, volunteer recruitment and training, fundraising, membership recruitment, and retention.
• Extend programs to religious, civic, fraternal, educational, and other community-based organizations through volunteers.
• Secure adequate financial support for programs in assigned areas. Achieve net income and participation objectives for assigned activities.
• Recruit leadership for finance campaign efforts to meet the financial needs of the organization.
• Ensure that all program sites are served through volunteers, regular leader meetings, training events, and activities.
• Collaborate with adult volunteers and oversee the achievement of training for their respective roles.
• Be a good role model and recognize the importance of working relationships with other professionals and volunteers. The executive must have communication skills and be able to explain the program’s goals and objectives to the public.
• Provide quality service through timely communication, regular meetings, training events, and activities.
• Have a willingness and ability to work irregular hours to accomplish goals (frequent weekends and night meetings anticipated)
• Must be willing to live in the York, Chester, or Lancaster County area.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required

Qualifications

• Must be willing to accept and meet Scouting America’s leadership and membership standards and subscribe to the Scout Oath and Law.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university (transcript with the date degree conferred stated is required for employment).
• Attained 21 years of age or older unless prohibited by any applicable law.
• Ability to work varied hours when necessary, evening activities, and weekend work are frequently required to achieve positive objectives.
• A Scouting background is helpful but not required for employment.
• Offers for employment are subject to criminal, reference, and motor vehicle background checks.
• Strong marketing, fundraising, and program development background desired.
• Non-profit, fundraising, or sales experience is a plus.
• Must be comfortable with public speaking and interacting with diverse audiences. Excellent people skills, enthusiastic, punctual, responsible, and creative.
• Self-motivated individual with solid time management skills and strong organizational skills in management, budgeting, and planning.
• Committed to personal and professional productivity while maintaining high ethical and professional working standards.
• Ability to travel to training for at least one week each year.
• Must be comfortable working with youth from diverse backgrounds.

Base Salary: $47,000

Paid Benefits Value:

Health Insurance: $9,924.00

Dental Insurance: $468.00

Life: $294.00

Disability: $142.00

Total Compensation Package: $57,828

4.5% Retirement Match

Monthly mileage reimbursement at IRS recommended rate ($.725 in 2026)

24 PTO days/year

10 paid holidays