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Recreation Workers

Also called: Activities Director, Activity Aide, Activity Director, Recreation Supervisor

What they do:

Conduct recreation activities with groups in public, private, or volunteer agencies or recreation facilities. Organize and promote activities, such as arts and crafts, sports, games, music, dramatics, social recreation, camping, and hobbies, taking into account the needs and interests of individual members.

On the job, you would:
  • Enforce rules and regulations of recreational facilities to maintain discipline and ensure safety.
  • Organize, lead, and promote interest in recreational activities, such as arts, crafts, sports, games, camping, and hobbies.
  • Assess the needs and interests of individuals and groups and plan activities accordingly, given the available equipment or facilities.
On the job, you'll need:

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Safety and Government

  • public safety and security
  • law and government

Business

  • customer service
  • administrative services

Education and Training

  • teaching and course design

Basic Skills

  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • talking to others

Social

  • changing what is done based on other people's actions
  • looking for ways to help people

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

  • notice when problems happen
  • use rules to solve problems

Attention

  • do two or more things at the same time
  • pay attention to something without being distracted

Social

People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.

  • Self Control
  • Cooperation
  • Integrity
  • Concern for Others
  • Dependability
  • Leadership

Office suite software

  • Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
  • Microsoft Office software

Computer based training software

  • Appletree

Data base user interface and query software

  • Database software
  • Recordkeeping software

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Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Bright.

New job opportunities are very likely in the future. This career will grow rapidly in the next few years.

Median Annual Salary: $31,680

Education

Bachelor's degree or high school diploma/GED is usually needed.

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