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SaveWhat Does an Activity Leader Do?
Activity leaders provide recreational services to people and children on vacation. They organise activities such as games for children, sport competitions, cycling tours, shows and museum visits. Recreational animators also advertise their activities, manage the available budget for each event and consult their colleagues.
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Where Do I Start?
Communication
Exchanging and conveying information, ideas, concepts, thoughts, and feelings through the use of a shared system of words, signs, and semiotic rules via a medium.
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Skills You Need to Become an Activity Leader
Essential Skills
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EssentialCommunication knowledge
Exchanging and conveying information, ideas, concepts, thoughts, and feelings through the use of a shared system of words, signs, and semiotic rules via a medium.
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EssentialCommunication Principles knowledge
The set of commonly shared principles in regards with communication such as active listening, establish rapport, adjusting the register, and respecting the intervention of others.
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EssentialApply Organisational Techniques skill
Employ a set of organisational techniques and procedures which facilitate the achievement of the goals set. Use these resources efficiently and sustainably, and show flexibility when required.
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EssentialCommunicate In An Outdoor Setting skill
Communicate with participants in more than one language of the European Union; handle a crisis following guidelines and recognise the importance of proper behaviour in crisis situations.
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EssentialCommunicate With Youth skill
Use verbal and non-verbal communication and communicate through writing, electronic means, or drawing. Adapt your communication to children and young people`s age, needs, characteristics, abilities, preferences, and culture.
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EssentialManage Feedback skill
Provide feedback to others. Evaluate and respond constructively and professionally to critical communication from colleagues and customers.
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EssentialSupervise Children skill
Keep the children under supervision for a certain period of time, ensuring their safety at all times.
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EssentialSupport Children's Wellbeing skill
Provide an environment that supports and values children and helps them to manage their own feelings and relationships with others.
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EssentialAnimate In The Outdoors skill
Independently animate groups in the outdoors, adapting your practice to keep the group animated and motivated.
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EssentialAssess Risk In The Outdoors skill
Elaborate and accomplish risk analysis.
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EssentialDemonstrate Games skill
Explain and demonstrate games and game rules to new players/visitors.
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EssentialEntertain People skill
Provide people with amusement by doing or offering a performance, like a show, a play or an artistic performance.
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EssentialEvaluate Outdoor Activities skill
Identify and report problems and incidents according to outdoor programme safety national and local regulations.
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EssentialGive Feedback On Changing Circumstances skill
Respond appropriately to changing circumstances in an activity session.
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EssentialImplement Risk Management For Outdoors skill
Devise and demonstrate the application of responsible and safe practices for the outdoor sector.
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EssentialManage Groups Outdoors skill
Conduct outdoor sessions in a dynamic and active way
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EssentialManage Outdoor Resources skill
Recognise and relate meteorology to topography; apply the principal of 'Leave no trace'.
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EssentialOrganise Camp Activities skill
Organise various recreational activities for participants (usually youth) at a camp, such as games, day trips, and sport activities.
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EssentialPlan Self-organisation skill
Identify the necessary tasks and prioritise them in order to develop an individual schedule and perform the work in an autonomous way, ensuring that the requirements are met.
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EssentialPlay With Children skill
Engage in activities for enjoyment, tailored to children of a certain age. Be creative and improvise to amuse children with activities such as tinkering, sports or board games.
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EssentialReact Acordingly To Unexpected Events Outdoors skill
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OptionalOutdoor Activities knowledge
Sportive activities performed outdoors, often in nature, such as hiking, climbing, skiing, snowboarding, canoeing, rafting, and rope course climbing.
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OptionalSport Games Rules knowledge
The rules and regulations of sport games such as football, soccer, tennis, and others.
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OptionalFeatures Of Sporting Equipment knowledge
Types of sporting, fitness and recreational equipment and sporting supplies and their characteristics.
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OptionalGeographical Areas Relevant To Tourism knowledge
The field of tourism geography in Europe as well as the rest of the world in order to point out relevant tourism areas and attractions.
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OptionalGeographic Areas knowledge
Know the geographic area in detail; know where different organisations carry out operations.
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OptionalRecreation Activities knowledge
The field and characteristics of recreational activities for customers.
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OptionalGeographical Routes knowledge
The interpretation of geographical information such as locations and distances between them.
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OptionalCooperate With Colleagues skill
Cooperate with colleagues in order to ensure that operations run effectively.
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OptionalCoordinate Events skill
Lead events by managing budget, logistics, event support, security, emergency plans and follow up.
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OptionalDevelop Recreation Programmes skill
Develop plans and policies which aim to provide the desired recreation activities to a target group or in a community.
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OptionalLiaise With Colleagues skill
Liaise with fellow colleagues to ensure common understanding on work related affairs and agree on the necessary compromises the parties might need to face. Negotiate compromises between parties as to …
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OptionalManage Budgets skill
Plan, monitor and report on the budget.
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OptionalPromote Recreation Activities skill
Promote the implementation of recreation programs in a community, as well as recreation services provided by an organisation or institution.
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OptionalStructure Information skill
Organise information using systematic methods such as mental models and according to given standards in order to facilitate user information processing and understanding with respect to the specific requirements and …
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OptionalEmpathise With Outdoor Groups skill
Identify the outdoor activities permitted or suited in an outdoor setting based on the group's needs.
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OptionalMonitor Activities skill
Monitor all the activities of an artistic organisation.
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OptionalResearch Outdoor Activities skill
Describe and interpret the culture, history, natural and geography of the working place. Describe and interpret international designations such as specific areas of conservation. Identify and locate information about activity …
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