Join Dr. Mandi Baker in this online workshop series that address the unique aspects of recreation staff burnout. Drawing on her extensive research on seasonal camp counsellors and year-round outdoor recreation leaders, Mandi will offer insights to the specific pressures and supports that can sustain your workforce. Mandi will guide you through a handful of activities, so you feel equipped to and keep well through program delivery.
Recreation program providers are already masters at providing enriching, rejuvenating and personal development experiences to others. However, these same leaders are often not well-equipped with the skills and strategies required for nurturing and managing their own (super awesome) reserves. These same people are also inundated with many responsibilities and stakeholder demands. Some of which these same managers may not yet recognize as draining or problematic. This workshop series uses evidence-based knowledge (yay for science!) and experiential education to set you up to administer care-filled child and youth programming without burning out.
Series Aim
The aim of this workshop series is to inform and equip directors, managers, experienced programmers and leaders about how burnout happens and how manage it. This workshop series draws on research across many fields of studies including health, sociology, leisure and youth development. It has been tailored specifically for leaders in recreation program provision. While initially developed for youth development programs like camp, the knowledge is transferable to any leisure provision where the program centres on participant experiences.
Format
This is a four-part mini-series on burnout for leisure and recreation service providers. Each workshop is 1.5 hours and will include foundational knowledge and activities. Each workshop will explore a different ‘layer’ of how burnout occurs, how it can be managed, and how wellness (mental, physical, social and emotional) can be promoted.
Benefit to You and Your Organization
The reduction of burnout causes and improvement of work conditions has been shown to not only improves the functioning, efficacy and effectiveness of staff but also support and improve their (holistic) wellbeing by increasing their resilience in and outside of the immediate work context. Proactive approaches to employee wellbeing have also been shown to improve workforce and knowledge retention.
Create a legacy of being the place to work because you, and your leadership team, knowhow to infuse (radical) care in all ‘layers’ of the work experience for your staff (and you).
Cultivate a culture of care, service and flourishing for all that ‘step into’ your space
This course is designed to help prepare students to successfully pass the Province of Manitoba Power Engineer Refrigeration Class exam.
The course follows the SOPEEC (The Standardization of Power Engineer Examinations Committee) Syllabus. The Student Syllabus provides more detail on the course material and includes a copy of the daily schedule.
The following items will be referenced throughout the course:
Organizations are encouraged to purchase a copy of Pan Global's Academic Supplement 2.0 and CSA Standards B51/B52 for their facility and should be provided to your staff attending this course. A limited number are available for loan during courses but must be reserved upon registration.
Pre-requisite Recommended:
Instructor: Marcello D'Ottavio and Shelley-Marie Olivier
Venue: Winnipeg
Join Hannah as she shares key findings from her first PhD study exploring disability inclusion in Canadian park workplaces. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 17 people with disabilities—both current employees in national, provincial, and territorial parks and individuals aspiring to work in these spaces—this webinar highlights what inclusion and accessibility can look like in practice.
Hannah will unpack several core themes from her research that point to meaningful pathways toward more inclusive park workplaces, grounded in the lived experiences of disabled people themselves. The session will offer practical insights, spark reflection, and encourage conversation about how parks and similar organizations can better support diverse ways of working.
Participants are warmly invited to engage, ask questions, and share their own perspectives on building more inclusive and accessible workplaces.
Attendees will be sent the MS Teams Link to join the webinar in their registration confirmation email.
This 3-day certificate course will provide a comprehensive and rigorous in-class experience of those involved in aquatic facility operations.
Areas Covered by the Course
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