Appendix: Expanded Examples of the 4 Areas
Active Living
Health, Wellness and Fitness Organizations that offer services focused on improving and maintaining healthy living.
| Types of Organizations | Examples in London and Ontario | Examples of Job titles |
|---|---|---|
| Community service organizations | Boys and Girls Club London | Recreation programmer |
| Youth Opportunities Unlimited | Recreationist | |
| Growing Chefs! Ontario | Recreation coordinator | |
| NAmerind (London) Friendship Centre | Equipment operator | |
| Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health (SJHC) | Facility manager | |
| Camp Leaders | ||
| Recreation leader | ||
| Director Leisure programs | ||
| Health related organizations | Canadian Mental Health Assoc (CMHA) | Recreation therapist |
| Alzheimer Society Southwest Partners | Recreation therapist aide | |
| Parkwood Institute (SJHC) | Music Therapist | |
| Art Therapist | ||
| Volunteer coordinator | ||
| Educational organizations | Fanshawe College | Recreation Attendant |
| Western University | Events coordinator | |
| Therapeutic Recreation Ontario (TRO) | Recreation facilitator | |
| Program Coordinator | ||
| Corporate fitness services, and facilities | Fitness Forum | Fitness Advisor |
| GoodLife Fitness | Club Attendant | |
| Movati Athletic | Fitness Leader | |
| Long Term Care and Retirement Residences | McCormick Home | Active Living manager |
| Kensington Village | Activity aide, | |
| Oneida Long Term Care Centre | Life enrichment aide | |
| Recreation aide | ||
| Retail, and wholesale trade related to active living (e.g. swimming pools, home-based exercise equipment, active apparel etc.). | Mountain Equipment Company (MEC) | Salesclerk |
| Sport Chek | Retail Customer Advisor | |
| Hollandia Pools and Spas | Customer Service |
Sport and Leisure
Organizations that offer sporting and leisure activities, excluding professional athletes, musicians, artists etc.
| Types of Organizations | Examples in London and Ontario | Examples of Job Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Community and Provincial sport organizations | EMSA (Elgin and Middlesex Soccer Association) | Coach |
| West London Minor Hockey Association | Manager | |
| Athletics Ontario | Sport Administrator | |
| Sports Director | ||
| Sport Information Officer | ||
| Community and Provincial leisure organizations | Ontario Field Ornithologists | Program Leader |
| London Community Orchestra | Community Arts programmer | |
| London Camera Club | Administrator | |
| Gateway Casinos London | ||
| Non-profit and Commercial offering access to sport and physical recreation to the public | BMO Centre | Instructor |
| Sunningdale Golf & Country Club | Administrator | |
| Boler Mountain | Engagement Officer | |
| Facilities Worker | ||
| Community and Provincial cultural organizations (museums, heritage sites, community theatres, community orchestra and music organizations) | Grand Theatre | Guide |
| Museum London | Interpreter | |
| Aeolian Hall | Events Planner | |
| Museum of Ontario Archaeology | Volunteer Coordinator | |
| Fanshawe Pioneer Village | Supervisor Visitor Experience | |
| Retail, and wholesale trade related to amateur sport and leisure pursuits (e.g. equipment manufacture, sales, rentals, etc.). | Herm’s Sport Exchange | Salesclerk |
| London’s Source for Sports | Retail Customer Advisor | |
| Customer Service |
Outdoor Recreation and Parks
Organizations that provide outdoor spaces, and activity opportunities in outdoor spaces.
| Types of Organizations | Examples in London and Ontario | Examples of Job Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Public, voluntary, and commercial parks, open spaces, and facilities for individual and group involvement in active and passive outdoor pursuits (e.g., picnics, hiking, camping, climbing, rafting, etc.). | Pinery Provincial Park | Park Communicator |
| Upper Thames River Conservation Authority | Park Resource Officer | |
| Springbank Park | Parks Maintenance | |
| Parks Crew | ||
| Conservation Area Technician | ||
| Forestry Technician | ||
| Park Administrative Supervisor | ||
| Trails Supervisor | ||
| Trail Technician | ||
| Guides and outfitters | Thames Valley Trail Association | Information Officer |
| Hike Ontario | Outdoor Educator | |
| Reelpro Fishing Charters | Park Interpreter | |
| Outdoor Educator | ||
| Wilderness Instructor | ||
| Provincial Recreation Associations | Ontario Parks Association | Program Leader |
| Ontario Camping Association | Administrator | |
| Ontario Recreational Canoeing and Kayaking Association | Instructor | |
| Tourism-related organizations around outdoor recreation & parks | Grand River Rafting Co | Adventure Course Guide |
| Cotton Co ATV Snowmobile Tours, Burlington | Outdoor Programming Leader | |
| Backcountry Tours, Muskoka | Campground Manager | |
| Algonquin Outfitters | ||
| Wendigo Lake Expeditions | ||
| Retail, and wholesale trade related to outdoor recreation and parks (e.g., camping equipment, recreational vehicle trade - snowmobiles, RVs, etc.). | Nova Craft Canoe | Salesclerk |
| London’s Paddle Shop | Retail Customer Advisor | |
| Pelee Wings Nature Store | Customer Service |
Community Recreation
Organizations that offer community-based spaces and programming.
| Types of Organizations | Examples in London and Ontario | Examples of Job Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Public and community-based organizations, spaces, and centres that offer active and passive recreation opportunities | Stronach Community Recreation Centre | Program Facilitator |
| Earl Nichols Arena | Recreation Development specialist | |
| YMCA of Southwestern Ontario | Director of Parks and Recreation | |
| City of London, Recreation and Sport | Operator – recreation/parks | |
| Facility Manager | ||
| Day Camp Director | ||
| Aquatic Supervisor, | ||
| Aquatic Staff | ||
| Commercial organizations that offer recreational opportunities | East Park London | Facility Clerk |
| The Factory | Recreation Attendant | |
| Western Fair District | Operator | |
| Retail, and wholesale trade related to community recreation (e.g., suppliers of playground equipment, etc.). | Little Tikes Playground Equipment | Salesclerk |
| Retail Customer Advisor | ||
| Customer Service |
