Possible Career Paths Research Assignment & Philosophy of R & L
Christie Curry-Connors
100330251
Why I chose Recreation and Leisure Services:
Ever since I was little I’ve always had the desire to work with people, but never really knew exactly what I wanted to do. Over the years I realized things I’ve liked and disliked which has given me ideas of different routes I should be looking for a career in. I’ve always loved the elderly and with visiting my Great Grandmother who was in a home I had the urge to want to work at a retirement home at the age of 14. At the age of 17 after planning and running a Relay for Life for the Canadian Cancer Society, it gave me the idea of wanting to work for a non-profit organization like the Canadian …show more content…
This department is responsible for the delivery of recreation, leisure and cultural opportunities that create healthy communities and engaged citizens (“Recreation & Culture Services, n.d.). There are four different divisions in this department they are: Programs and Facilities, Facility Operations, Centralized Recreation Services and Culture. Each division is responsible for something, the program and facilities is responsible for management of fitness and leisure programs at City of Oshawa recreation facilities, facility operations is responsible for physical operation of all recreation facilities, centralized recreation services is responsible for the promotion and coordination of special events, engagement, any volunteer management and community outreach, and culture is responsible for leading the implementation of the culture counts which include Oshawa Art’s and Culture and Heritage Plan (“Recreation & Culture Services, n.d.). Important impacts to consider when deciding this as a career choice would be the variety of settings this career would have you in, all settings would be in Durham Region but no events setting would be the same, working for the City of Oshawa is also close to home which is an important impact to consider. Also something to think about is, this job will have many challenges like all planning careers do, things will never go perfectly and there will always be some problem that may arise, making sure this is a job I can handle is important so I don’t burnout. This job will constantly have changes no event will be the same which is a benefit because with a continual change it keeps professionals more alert and excited for the next job. There are many responsibilities a professional would have to take on in this career being in charge recreation facilities and running events is another impact to consider this as a career
Christie Curry-Connors
100330251
Why I chose Recreation and Leisure Services:
Ever since I was little I’ve always had the desire to work with people, but never really knew exactly what I wanted to do. Over the years I realized things I’ve liked and disliked which has given me ideas of different routes I should be looking for a career in. I’ve always loved the elderly and with visiting my Great Grandmother who was in a home I had the urge to want to work at a retirement home at the age of 14. At the age of 17 after planning and running a Relay for Life for the Canadian Cancer Society, it gave me the idea of wanting to work for a non-profit organization like the Canadian …show more content…
This department is responsible for the delivery of recreation, leisure and cultural opportunities that create healthy communities and engaged citizens (“Recreation & Culture Services, n.d.). There are four different divisions in this department they are: Programs and Facilities, Facility Operations, Centralized Recreation Services and Culture. Each division is responsible for something, the program and facilities is responsible for management of fitness and leisure programs at City of Oshawa recreation facilities, facility operations is responsible for physical operation of all recreation facilities, centralized recreation services is responsible for the promotion and coordination of special events, engagement, any volunteer management and community outreach, and culture is responsible for leading the implementation of the culture counts which include Oshawa Art’s and Culture and Heritage Plan (“Recreation & Culture Services, n.d.). Important impacts to consider when deciding this as a career choice would be the variety of settings this career would have you in, all settings would be in Durham Region but no events setting would be the same, working for the City of Oshawa is also close to home which is an important impact to consider. Also something to think about is, this job will have many challenges like all planning careers do, things will never go perfectly and there will always be some problem that may arise, making sure this is a job I can handle is important so I don’t burnout. This job will constantly have changes no event will be the same which is a benefit because with a continual change it keeps professionals more alert and excited for the next job. There are many responsibilities a professional would have to take on in this career being in charge recreation facilities and running events is another impact to consider this as a career