Elements and Performance Criteria
- Collect information to plan activities
- Gather relevant information from a range of sources to plan a program of activities
- Ensure information is as up to date, accurate and comprehensive as available sources allow
- Seek information politely and sensitively and respect participants' and organisations' rights to confidentiality
- Treat views of participants with respect and give consideration to individual participant needs as well as the group as a whole
- Discuss and agree on identified needs with participants
- Consider where relevant the level of interaction between participants and/or the stage of group development
- Advise individual participants of any obvious reasons why they should not participate in a given activity or program of activities
- Inform participants when their needs cannot be met, and give them information about other possible providers
- Produce a plan for a program of recreation sessions
- Ensure the program plan contains clear aims and objectives which can meet identified needs and makes the best use of available time and resources
- Ensure the program plan provides a framework which is sufficiently flexible to allow alterations and to cope with unforeseen changes in circumstance
- Encourage participants or their representatives to contribute to program design
- Ensure the program plan conforms to legislation, health and safety requirements and accepted good practice
- Ensure the program plan is consistent with strategies to overcome discrimination and stereotyping
- Ensure the sequence of sessions within the program is designed to enhance participation and participants motivation
- Ensure where relevant, the plan is agreed with staff, participants and organisations
- Complete all documentation correctly
- Coordinate and allocate program resources
- Arrange a venue appropriate for the program, the participants and their abilities
- Arrange equipment and resources appropriate for the program and participants
- Take steps to ensure that selected staff have the necessary skills/qualifications and the ability to work sympathetically with the participants to achieve positive interaction and a supportive atmosphere
- Select staff with adequate skills to engender confidence in the participants and enhance motivation throughout the program
- Safely modify and/or condition equipment for use by different participant groups in a variety of contexts
- Check resources for availability and safety
- Arrange where relevant, financial resources necessary for the program
- Ensure arrangements support the planned sequencing and coordination of sessions
- Confirm arrangements and resources with the appropriate staff, organisations and participants
- Provide clear, accurate and concise information and advice to participants on physical resource requirements for the activity
- Brief, assisting personnel as to the extent and limitations of responsibilities, special requirements of participants and expectations regarding attitudes to participants