Recreation / Activities Workers
A Recreation or Activities Worker leads tours and vacation trips in outdoor or wilderness areas. Leads hiking, rafting, canoeing, climbing or diving activities for a group. Provides specialized knowledge about the history, terrain, ecology or wildlife for the tour. Manages transportation, equipment and provisions and assists with cooking.
About this Career
Average Salary
£18,567New workers start at around £7,335. Normal pay is £18,567 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £29,079
Annual Openings
72Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons in London, and do not distinguish between full and part-time jobs
Daily Tasks
- Provides support in production and broadcasting operations, such as helping set up and maintain the set, running errands, moving equipment, looking after guests, and transporting crew and cast between locations.
- Controls the progress of games of cards, roulette and other gambling activities according to established rules.
- Assesses likely outcome of an event and establishes odds, accepts and records bets, issues receipts and pays out on winning bets.
- Announces acts, makes introductions, proposes toasts and maintains the continuity of entertainment events and social functions.
- Carries clubs for golfers, advises on the layout and distance of golf courses and appropriate choice of golf club.
- Maintains hygienic operation of swimming pools and associated facilities such as hot tubs, showers and changing areas.
- Work in teams patrolling popular stretches of the coast, advising people when and where they can swim safely and making rescues when necessary.
- Supervises the use of swimming pools, gymnasium apparatus, fitness machines and other recreational equipment.
- Maintains sports and leisure equipment and prepares equipment for use.
Skills Employers are looking for
| Skills | Importance |
|---|---|
| Monitoring | 65% |
| Active Listening | 60% |
| Active Learning | 57% |
| Critical Thinking | 57% |
| Reading Comprehension | 56% |
| Learning Strategies | 55% |
| Speaking | 55% |
| Mathematics | 50% |
| Writing | 48% |
| Science | 33% |