From activity leader to outdoor animator
11 of the 17 essential skills of a outdoor animator are already essential for a activity leader — about 65% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from activity leader in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 11
- skills carry over
- 6
- would be new
- 65%
- of the target job covered
- 17
- essential skills of a outdoor animator
What a outdoor animator does
Outdoor animators are responsible for planning and organising outdoor activities. They may at times be involved in aspects of administration, front office tasks and tasks related to the activity base and maintenance of equipment. The workplace of an outdoor animator is mostly “in the field”, but can also take place indoors.
What carries over
11 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- animate in the outdoors
- assess risk in the outdoors
- communicate in an outdoor setting
- evaluate outdoor activities
- give feedback on changing circumstances
- implement risk management for outdoors
- manage feedback
- manage groups outdoors
- manage outdoor resources
- plan schedule
- react acordingly to unexpected events outdoors
What would be new
6 skillsEssential for a outdoor animator and not for a activity leader. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from activity leader
2 roles- specialised outdoor animator11 skills in common
- assistant outdoor animator11 skills in common
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How far are you from being a outdoor animator?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.