Description
Lead and support group recreation activities in community centers, parks, camps, or care facilities. Plan, organize, and promote arts and crafts, sports, games, music, drama, social events, outings, and hobbies tailored to participants' needs and interests.
- • Enforce facility rules and safety standards.
- • Organize, lead, and promote arts, crafts, sports, games, and hobbies.
- • Explain activity procedures, techniques, and safety; demonstrate equipment use.
- • Greet new participants, explain rules, and encourage involvement.
- • Administer basic first aid and alert emergency services when needed.
- • Assess participant needs and interests to plan appropriate activities.
- • Set up, operate, and put away activity materials, decorations, and equipment.
- • Maintain clean, safe, and accessible recreation areas.
- • Complete attendance, incident, and inventory records.
- • Collect feedback and observe participation to evaluate activity effectiveness.
- • Schedule or reserve rooms, equipment, and spaces for activities.
- • Coordinate with supervisors, instructors, and community partners on program plans.
- • Lead or assist with special events such as aquatics, performances, or tournaments.
- • Encourage peer leadership and facilitate group discussions.
- • Provide individual room visits or bedside activities for residents as assigned.
- • Escort participants on community outings, ensuring supervision and safety.
- • Address participant questions and concerns; refer unresolved issues to management.
- • Assist with orienting and guiding volunteers or seasonal staff during activities.
- • Monitor inventory and request supplies as needed.
- • Support individual service or care plans by documenting participation and behavior.
Related specializations
Interview options
Interview options
Interviewee gender
Interviewee accent
Interview time
Related Pathways
Hospitality, Events & Tourism
View
Source
Tasks & skills:
O*NET occupational data (work activities, skills, knowledge).
Learn more
Sources & Standards:
This site includes information from O*NET by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. Career Clutch has modified some of this information for student readability. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
Last reviewed: Jan 2026
