Adult Development

Pot of Gold 2012 - Register NOW!

Pot of Gold will be held March 3rd, 2012 from 8am-5pm at Spring Ford 9th Grade Center located at 400 S. Lewis Road, Royersford, PA 19468. This one-day event will focus on topics that a leader can use to enhance the experience of her troop. The cost is $20.00 for the full day event. Registration information is listed below:

2012 Pot of Gold Event Details (pdf)

2012 Registration Form Only (doc)

Adult Development Guide

Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania has many opportunities for you to share your talent and enthusiasm for girl leadership programs. Whether you are interested in becoming a leader or co-leader, helping out with your daughter’s troop, or you’ve offered to be the troop first-aider, we can help you get the training you need. How do you prepare for this new, exciting, and a little bit overwhelming role? Download our Volunteer Learning Guide to find out who we are and what courses we offer through GSEP. You may also view the current Council Courses Schedule and then register using Online Registration!

Training Information

Council Courses Schedule

Printable Adult Training Registration Form

Step 1: GS 101 (the password is "aboutGS101" and is case sensitive)

Event Director Level 1

Guidelines and Requirements for Girl Scout Outdoor-Trained Adults

Outdoor Retraining Overview

Outdoor Retraining Registration Form

Outdoor 102 Retraining Exemption Qualification Form

Outdoor 103 Retraining Exemption Qualification Form
Volunteer Essentials 2011-12 Pages 1-82

Volunteer Essentials 2011-12 Forms

First Aid/CPR Training

First Aid and CPR training is required of the adult acting as the primary first-aider for Girl Scout troop or group activities when specified in the Safety Activity Checkpoints. While GSEP offers these courses periodically throughout the year, volunteers may also contact their local community providers for First Aid/CPR Courses in their area. Prior to enrolling, be sure to view the GSUSA Approved First Aid/CPR Provider List to see which providers and courses are acceptable. Please also note that pricing and expiration dates differ amongst providers. Upon receiving their certification, volunteers are asked to forward a copy of their certification card/certificate either by mail to the Training Registrar at P.O. Box 814, Valley Forge, PA 19482 or via email to smatta@gsep.org.

Would you like to be a GSEP Council Learning Facilitator?

GSEP is looking for volunteers to lead workshops on a variety of topics. Basic Leadership, Outdoor Education, Medic First Aid/CPR and enhancements training. See the requirements below and contact us at volunteer@gsep.org or the Volunteer Hotline at 484.920.3054, ext. 1458. Interested volunteers need to take Facilitating Adult Learning--a course designed by GSUSA and delivered by experienced facilitators. These courses are generally offered twice a year.

Facilitator Qualifications and Requirements are:

Be a registered adult Girl Scout
Have an interest and comfort level in teaching adults
Be willing to interview on the phone or in person with the Director of Adult Development
Attend up to 2-4 facilitator meetings per year
Facilitate at least 4 courses each calendar year
Attend the 4 hour Facilitating Adult Learning course
Before or after completing the course, attend as a participant, the course(s) you would like to teach
Apprentice with an Adult Development Manager
Facilitate the course observed while being observed by staff.

ServSafe® Registration Procedures

Any troop, service unit or group using the industrial kitchens at all of our Resident Camps must have a ServSafe® certified person on the premises. This is a requirement of our American Camp Association accreditation. If food is being stored in these kitchens or served in the dining hall, the kitchen is considered to be in use, even if no cooking is involved.

ServSafe® Classes are offered regularly by the Pennsylvania Restaurant Association (PRA) throughout the GSEP jurisdiction. Click here to see the flyer. As a PRA Select Chapter member, GSEP is entitled to a discounted price of $85 on the training required for certification. To take advantage of the discount, type Girl Scouts of Eastern PA in the Company Name section of the registration form. If you have any questions about registering, contact Teresa VanArsdale at tvanarsdale@gsep.org. Please contact the PRA office at 800.345.5353 if you have any questions or concerns about the ServSafe® training itself.

The Volunteer Management Team

Jennifer Allebach
Director of Volunteer Management
Phone: 610-933-7555 x1414
Email: jallebach@gsep.org
Devon Miller
Manager of Learning and Support
Phone: 610-933-7555 x1419
Email: dmiller@gsep.org
Chrissy Mittura
Manager of Recruitment and Intake
Phone: 610-933-7555 x1433
Email: cmittura@gsep.org
Shawnna DiFilippo
Recruitment and Intake Specialist
Phone: 610-933-7555 x1409
Email: sdifilippo@gsep.org
Teresa VanArsdale
Volunteer Management Coordinator
Phone: 610-933-7555 x1452
Email: tvanarsdale@gsep.org
Laura Zipin
College Recruitment Manager
Phone: 610-933-7555 x1411
Email: lzipin@gsep.org

Volunteer Opportunities

As a volunteer, you can choose from several flexible Girl Scout Pathways—the ways that you participate in Girl Scouting—which offer you the freedom to tailor your level of involvement to fit your schedule and lifestyle. With the development of Girl Scout Pathways, we can simply match your expertise, skills, interests, and life experience to the volunteer opportunities available at GSEP. Click here for a list of activities.