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Outdoor recreation management what is it exactly? Outdoor recreation management is a field of learning that leads to many diverse careers ranging from Camp Directors , Tourism Researchers , and even a Naturalist.Today ill be mostly covering a camp director . |
What Responsibilities does this occupation involve?A camp director is the head leader/administrator of recreational camp programs .They plan out the events, and sometimes take part in them. Camp directors are also in charge of the other employees, so they must judge the quality of their work and help improve it to reach his standards. |
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The responsibilities of being a camp director are ,lay out camp goals ,oversee the safety of all others ,promote the camp in forms of media and events or the promotional activities, Conduct the training of all staff before their given event
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Prepare and create a crisis procedure. Plan out specific plans for the staff to follow. Plan out inventory for the season |
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What kind of education/training is required for this occupation? 4 years at least of post-secondary education A degree in recreation , management , physical education or anything similar
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Something that can help you be more successful during your actual work years are . A variety of experiences in recreational leadership Engagement of self in recreational activities that may be used at your camp Experiences in management |
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The average salary for a camp director is $47,000 but it highly depends on the organization you are with. |
Geographic skills required for this career are : Field work skills , * being able to gather information from the field using a variety of techniques such as surveying, field sketching, measuring, photographing, and observing. |
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Geographic resource interpretation skills being able to represent your information in graphs and maps and such and also being able to read/interpret them for your use.
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To be a camp director you need great verbal communication , problem solving , social awareness and, responsibility and accountability people need to be able to rely on you your staff and campers. |
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Creative thinking Interests in outdoor recreation Organization skills ,leadership skills A strong planner Open minded and up for a change Strong morale If these words describe you than this is the career path meant for you |
In conclusion an outdoor recreation management degree can lead to many wonderful careers one such as a camp director but if that doesn't fit you maybe other career paths in outdoor recreation will. |
