Specialised outdoor animator jobs in Finland
Specialised outdoor animators plan, organise, and safely deliver outdoor animator activities. They may also support one or more assistant outdoor animators, and be involved in aspects of administration, front office tasks and tasks related to activity base and equipment maintenance. They work with demanding clients, in terms of either their particular needs, abilities or disabilities or at the higher levels of skill and hazardous environments or conditions. The workplace of a specialised outdoor animator is mostly “in the field” and with the participants/clients, but, in some specific situations/activities, it can also be indoors.
Specialised outdoor animator - Which skills are essential?
Identify the outdoor activities permitted or suited in an outdoor setting based on the group's needs.
Provide feedback to others. Evaluate and respond constructively and professionally to critical communication from colleagues and customers.
Conduct outdoor sessions in a dynamic and active way
Identify and report problems and incidents according to outdoor programme safety national and local regulations.
Describe and interpret the culture, history, natural and geography of the working place. Describe and interpret international designations such as specific areas of conservation. Identify and locate information about activity equipment.
Elaborate and accomplish risk analysis.
Detect and respond to the environment changing conditions and their effect on human psychology and behaviour.
Independently animate groups in the outdoors, adapting your practice to keep the group animated and motivated.
Communicate with participants in more than one language of the European Union; handle a crisis following guidelines and recognise the importance of proper behaviour in crisis situations.
Monitor the use of equipment. Recognise and remedy inadequate or unsafe use of equipment.
Recognise and relate meteorology to topography; apply the principal of ‘Leave no trace'.
Organise information using systematic methods such as mental models and according to given standards in order to facilitate user information processing and understanding with respect to the specific requirements and characteristics of the output media.
Devise and demonstrate the application of responsible and safe practices for the outdoor sector.
Monitor, demonstrate and explain the use of equipment according to the operational guidelines issued by manufacturers.
Respond appropriately to changing circumstances in an activity session.
Identify the necessary tasks and prioritise them in order to develop an individual schedule and perform the work in an autonomous way, ensuring that the requirements are met.