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Job Details

Recreation Leader

Employer

Cross Roads Residential Youth Care

Date Posted

January 08, 2025

Languages

English
  • Location Edmonton, AB
  • Earnings $18.00 to $30.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 80 to 100 hours bi-weekly
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 2  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Jan 22, 2025
Job Requirements

Employer

Cross Roads Residential Youth Care

Languages

English

Education

  • Other trades certificate or diploma
  • or equivalent experience

Work setting

Group home

Tasks

  • Demonstrate and instruct athletic, fitness or sports activities and techniques
  • Assist with coordination of recreational, sport and fitness events
  • Lead groups and individuals in recreational or leisure programs
  • Plan and carry out recreational, fitness and sports activities
  • Maintain and repair sports equipment
  • Understand principles of group dynamics
  • Leading/instructing groups
  • Leading/instructing individuals
  • Conduct therapeutic recreational or athletic activities
  • Assist clients/guests with special needs
  • Ensure health and safety regulations are followed
  • Monitor recreational, sports or fitness activities to ensure safety and provide emergency or first aid assistance when required

Supervision

  • 3-4 people
  • 5-10 people

Security and safety

  • Basic security clearance
  • Confidential security clearance
  • Criminal record check
  • Child Abuse Registry check
  • Child welfare check
  • Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence
  • Own transportation
  • Own vehicle
  • Vehicle supplied by employer

Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Interpersonal awareness
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Recreation Leader is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Program Leaders and Instructors in Recreation, Sport and Fitness
METHODICAL

Interest in manipulating and assembling supplies and sports and game equipment; and in monitoring recreational and sports activities to ensure safety and provide emergency and first aid assistance when required

SOCIAL

Interest in instructing groups and individuals in arts, crafts and similar activities; in leading groups and individuals in recreational and leisure programs, and in attending clients with special needs by conducting therapeutic recreational and athletic activities

innovative

Interest in co-ordinating information to plan recreational, athletic, fitness and sports programs

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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