Congratulations Irish Explorer Belt Expedition 2009
Last Updated on Thursday, 30 July 2009 10:19 Written by Denzil Lacey Thursday, 30 July 2009 10:16
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Vacancy on Programme Staff at National Office
Last Updated on Thursday, 30 July 2009 10:31 Written by Denzil Lacey Thursday, 30 July 2009 10:20
The duties relating to the vacancy will be mainly researching topics of relevance to the New Programme, developing reports and generally supporting the Programme Development Team.
Candidates for the vacancy will require attributes and qualifications which are outlined in the accompanying Job Specification for the vacancy. The salary will be competitive, based on the experience and qualifications of the successful candidate. This person would be expected to reside in the Dublin area.
Further details can be got by contacting the National Office, at (01) 4956300, in Larch Hill, Dublin 16.
A personal application and C.V. should be submitted to: The National Secretary, National Office, Scouting Ireland, Larch Hill, Dublin 16. Marked "Confidential –Job Application" or by e-mail to
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Closing date for receipt of Applications will be Friday 14thAugust 2009. Interviews will take place within the following two weeks.
Chief Scout address to National Council
Last Updated on Saturday, 03 October 2009 16:43 Written by James Prendiville Saturday, 18 July 2009 18:14
My fellow scouts, Change always gives new opportunities,... how we react and manage these opportunities will dictate the outcome of the change,..... for better or worse. Let me tell you,....................... A conductor is one of the last
bastions of totalitarianism and interestingly, this is reflected in the levels of job satisfaction enjoyed by musicians in an orchestra. Far from my idea of Scouting! However quartets come out high up the ladder of job satisfaction, (working in small groups) clearly job satisfaction is related to the degree of participation and engagement felt by individuals in the overall task.... This is my vision of a Corporate Scouting Mind........ where we take on board the best ideas that come from within all the membership of our orchestra and quartets all across the island of Ireland.
It is important not to lose sight of the original motivation, that primary spark, as to why we all decided to get involved in Scouting. Working with and supporting young people to develop dare I say it the S.P.I.C.E.S.
Let's say you all had to write a letter to the Chief Scout outlining why you're Section /Group was going to be the best it could be at the end of the year (I PROMISE TO DO MY BEST). In that letter Describe what your Group could be and would be and if we in Scouting Ireland had a support group to help you to become that Group in the letter we could make great strides and changes for the better in Scouting Ireland.
I say to you today that we have those support groups...... but it is about firstly writing that letter and secondly asking for the support to become what you want in the letter. We put undue emphases on avoiding being wrong and on avoiding telling people our aspirations for what we would like to achieve in Scouting both for ourselves as individuals and for the youth members under our care. (Scout is Helpful) Lets not take a negative view on this lets look to the positive the change that will bring results for the better. Let's look for the "art of possibility "a life changing event,......... why can't this happen scouting and why not in Scouting Ireland! Let us awaken the possibility in the youth under our care and in our fellow Scouters too, lets develop visions for ourselves and for Scouting Ireland without boundaries, you will have an opportunity to do that through the Strategy towards 2012............
WE CAN BUILD ON THIS POSITIVE MOMENTUM THAT HAS HAPPENED IN Scouting in Ireland over the past few years and together we can lead this great movement to that level we all know that we can reach.......
I too have written a letter and I am asking you to support me in delivering the contents of my letter, as to where I see scouting Ireland in three years time.
( I ask for your Loyalty)
Dear fellow scouts.
I write this letter to you to tell you where scouting Ireland could and where I would like it to be in 2012.
. That all the support mechanisms we have to support Groups at local level are operating and doing their best
. That we have developed further the concept of G.S.F. WITH
MORE AT Provincial level. That we have supported to our
best the implementation of the New Programme.
. That we have carried out a continuous review of our
STRATEGY and done our best to support it.
. That we have taken on board a Gaisce Franchise to support
and facilitate our youth member's development
. That All Provinces are structured to deliver as they should
with best practice across all six.
. That all national committees are subject to performance on
a set of actions from the Strategy.
. That we ensure that the best resources are available to
both Chief Commissioners to support both youth and adult
membership.
. To develop a financial strategy that will support both
organic
growth and new alike.
. That the staff will be trained to deliver on our expectations
of them and are resourced to do so.
. That Training is accredited and that we deliver on both wood badge and skills.
. That a team is ready to deliver a Jamboree in 2013.
.Castlesaunderson will have had its "Peace and Reconciliation" Jamboree style camp.
. That "together we lead this movement".....and at that time S.I. is ready for another step forward.
. If S.I. is as good as we all know it is then why are we keeping it a secret lets tell the Youth of Ireland and "be prepared" for them.
Yours in Scouting Ireland
Chief Scout
Michael John Shinnick
A SCOUT IS Loyal
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