Sports and Recreation Program Leaders
Job description
These individuals lead, evaluate, and train individuals in sports, recreation, and athletics programs, etc. They provide fitness counselling services.
Main tasks
- Plan, implement, and monitor recreation, athletics, fitness, and sports activities.
- Set up, maintain, and repair devices and equipment for sports and games.
- Teach sports, arts, crafts, and other similar activities.
- Attend to special needs clients.
- Carry out therapeutic sports or athletic activities.
- Ensure that safety procedures are followed and provide first aid or emergency care when needed.
- Assist in coordinating special events.
- Train and supervise staff as required.
- Maintain up-to-date records and logs.
- Draft reports.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2019 to 2021.- Minimum
- $14.25
- Median
- $15.00
- Maximum
- $26.00
Job prospects for 2022-2026
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Job prospects for 2022-2026
Job prospects
All of Québec
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2021
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 61.1% Female
- 38.9% Male
- 61.1% Female
- 38.9% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2015
All of Québec
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- None
All of Québec
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
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NAICS 7141% of jobs
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NAICS 6125% of jobs
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NAICS 9114% of jobs
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NAICS 816% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 6235% of jobs
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Others9% of jobs
All of Québec
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NAICS 7141% of jobs
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NAICS 6125% of jobs
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NAICS 9114% of jobs
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NAICS 816% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 6235% of jobs
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Others9% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
College
DCS in community Recreation Leadership Training 
Placement rate: 63.1%
33% of graduates pursue further studies
University
Exercise science
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 49.7%
42.5% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 64.2%
29.9% of graduates pursue further studies
Recreology
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 80%
10.6% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 60%
20% of graduates pursue further studies
Also required
- Demonstrated ability in a particular sport, recreation, or fitness discipline.
Sometimes required
- Certification in a field of endeavour, sport, or fitness (e.g. ski instructor certification) is usually required.
- First aid and CPR training are usually required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Teaching
- Service oriented
- Data collection
- Oral expression
- Social perception
- Active listening
- Result evaluation
- Coordination
- Time management
- Judgment and decision-making
- Critical thought
Abilities
- Overall coordination of the body
- Endurance
- Core strength
- Verbal skills
- Physical flexibility in extension
- Speech clarity
- Dynamic strength
- Oral comprehension
- Limb coordination
- Static muscle power
- Speech recognition
- Awareness of issues
- Distance vision
- Selective attention
- Manual dexterity
- Overall balance of the body
- Information organization
- Originality
- Deductive reasoning
- Inductive reasoning
- Dynamic physical flexibility
- Near vision
Knowledge and attributes
- Autonomy
- Spoken and written bilingualism (French and English)
- Knowledge of customer and personalized services
- Capacity to work in a team
- Vitality
- Creativity
- Friendliness
- Respect others
- Pedagogical knowledge
- Capacity to facilitate a group
Interests
- Draft, communicate, and inform
- Work in the arts, culture, music, or leisure
- Exercer une activité sportive ou physique
- Work outdoors
- Teach or educate
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
Note about CNP
Occupational information is provided based on the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016. The 5-digit code of the NOC 2021 is shown in parentheses for information purposes only for occupations that correspond to those of NOC 2016.
Official name of the NOC 5254 (54100)
Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness
Job titles
- Activities leader - seniors
- Day camp leader
- Lifeguard
- Recreation technician
- Fishing seminar leader
- Playground leader
- Recreation leader
- Sports leader
- Sports and recreation leader
- Camp counsellor
- Day camp counsellor - recreation
- Vacation camp counsellor
- Camp co-ordinator
- Life enrichment co-ordinator - recreation and fitness
- Pool co-ordinator - recreation
- Fitness leader
- Certified personal trainer
- Personal trainer
- Certified fitness appraiser
- Fitness appraiser
- Professional golf instructor
- Professional tennis instructor
- Aerobics instructor
- Martial arts instructor
- Athletics instructor
- Bridge instructor
- Fitness instructor
- Fitness leader - aerobic fitness
- Physical training instructor
- Golf instructor
- Swimming instructor - sports
- Rollerblading instructor
- Roller-skating instructor
- Pilates instructor
- Snowboarding instructor
- Skateboarding instructor
- Windsurfing instructor
- Weightlifting instructor
- Tennis instructor - sports
- Yoga instructor
- Chess instructor
- Riding instructor
- Arts and crafts instructor
- Callisthenics instructor
- Dressage instructor
- Recreation instructor
- Sports instructor
- Search and rescue crew member - sports and recreation
- Cultural activities leader
- Camp leader
- Vacation camp leader
- Fitness leader - aquatic fitness
- Fitness leader - fitness for older adults
- Fitness leader - strength and conditioning
- Physical training leader
- Gymnastics instructor
- Jujitsu instructor
- Judo instructor
- Karate instructor
- Swimming instructor - recreation
- Ice-skating instructor
- Recreation program leader
- Bowling instructor
- Ski instructor
- Ski instructor - sports and recreation
- Tai-chi instructor
- Tennis instructor - recreation
- Playground worker
- Riding master
- Fencing instructor
- Arts and crafts leader
- Arts and crafts leader - sports and recreation
- Arts and recreation leader
- Ski patroller
- Bridge teacher
- Gymnastics teacher
- Fitness supervisor
- Pool lifeguard
- Beach lifeguard
- Animateurs/animatrices d'activités en gériatrie
Skill type
Art, culture, recreation and sport
Last update: March 27, 2023
