Merit Badge Counselor Application Process

If you would like to apply to be a merit badge counselor, please follow these steps:

1. Complete a BSA Adult Application if you are not currently registered with a unit (Pack, Troop, Team, Crew).
2. Complete BSA Youth Protection Training and save a copy of your training certificate.
3. Complete the Merit Badge Counselor Information form.
4. Email the Merit Badge Counselor Information form, BSA Youth Protection Training certificate, and Adult Application (if needed) to membership@seattlebsa.org and CC both the Mountain District Executive (broberts@seattlebsa.org) and the Alpine District (alpinembcc@gmail.com) or Mt Tahoma District (kelliecarney@outlook.com) Merit Badge Counselor Coordinator.
5. Attend a Merit Badge Counselor Training which is offered at the annual Program Training Conference, by your District Merit Badge Counselor Coordinator at a District training event.

Starting August 1, 2023: The merit badge counselor application fee is $25 which covers the background check. If the applicant is already a registered adult leader, then the background check fee is already paid and completed through that application process and not required for MBC application. Chief Seattle Council Membership is out of the office July 17th through July 28th 2023. So no applications will be proceeded until after Aug 1st.

Once the application is received at the Council’s Registrar’s Office, the applicant will be notified if there are deficiencies in the application. The Council no longer retains applications, so please resubmit all the required information.

Approved applicants will be loaded into Scoutbook. The district counselor list will be updated monthly.

Merit Badge Counselor (MBC) Lists

If you are a parent or scout looking for a Merit Badge Counselor, contact your Scoutmaster or Committee Chair for a list of available counselors.

Scoutbook Instructions for Unit Leaders:

• Merit Badge Counselor Search Tool: Leaders can obtain a list of all available merit badge counselors for a specific merit badge using the Merit Badge Counselor Search tool in Scoutbook. This tool is found here: Scoutbook > Dashboard > Select Troop Unit > Scroll to bottom of Unit Page > click Merit Badge Counselor List.
• Unit Merit Badge Counselor Rosters: Leaders can obtain a list of merit badge counselors also registered in the unit from the Scoutbook Unit Roster Builder feature. Go to the unit page, scroll to the very bottom of the page and click on Print Roster then select merit badge counselor information. Merit badge counselors not registered as unit leaders will not show up on this list. They can be found using the Search Tool.

Making Changes to your Merit Badge Counselor Application

If a current counselor would like to add or delete merit badges, please email a completed Merit Badge Counselor Information form and email the completed form to the Alpine District (alpinembcc@gmail.com) or Mt Tahoma District (kelliecarney@outlook.com) Merit Badge Counselor Coordinator.

If a current counselor would no longer like to serve, please email your request to be dropped to the Alpine District (alpinembcc@gmail.com) or Mt Tahoma District (kelliecarney@outlook.com) Merit Badge Counselor Coordinator and the Mountain District Executive at broberts@seattlebsa.org

If there are any questions on the MBC application process or requesting an undated MBC roster, please email the Alpine District (alpinembcc@gmail.com) or Mt Tahoma District (kelliecarney@outlook.com) Merit Badge Counselor Coordinator.