Activity leader to child care coordinator
An activity leader already meets 27% of what the child care coordinator role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.
71.2/ 100
1 How much of what a child care coordinator is expected to do is already part of an activity leader’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the child care coordinator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A child care coordinator role treats 5 of its required skills as things an activity leader already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply organisational techniques
- coordinate events
- entertain people
- supervise children
- support children's wellbeing
What stands in the way is 14 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A child care coordinator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an activity leader background worth leading with.
- already held outdoor activities services
- already held play with children assisting and caring
- already held entertain people communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held animate in the outdoors communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held recreation activities services
- already held supervise children assisting and caring
All 9 carried skills, including the 5 the child care coordinator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 24 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn apply person-centred care required
- still to learn contribute to the safeguarding of children required
- still to learn determine child welfare required
- still to learn provide after school care required
- still to learn assist children in developing personal skills required
- still to learn handle children's problems required
- still to learn implement care programmes for children required
- still to learn perform playground surveillance required
- still to learn promote inclusion required
- still to learn monitor children's physical development required
- still to learn monitor event activities required
- still to learn promote the safeguarding of young people required
- optional, not held instruct in outdoor activities optional
- optional, not held promote health and safety optional
- optional, not held maintain relations with children's parents optional
- still to learn coordinate educational programmes required
- optional, not held assist in the organisation of school events optional
- still to learn child protection required
- optional, not held sporting events optional
- optional, not held kindergarten school procedures optional
- optional, not held primary school procedures optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a child care coordinator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply person-centred care practise this
- 02 contribute to the safeguarding of children practise this
- 03 determine child welfare practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 9 skills that carry over
- already held apply organisational techniques skill
- already held coordinate events skill
- already held entertain people skill
- already held supervise children skill
- already held support children's wellbeing skill
- already held animate in the outdoors skill
- already held outdoor activities knowledge
- already held play with children skill
- already held recreation activities knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held counselling methods optional
- optional, not held first aid optional
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held instruct in outdoor activities optional
- optional, not held promote health and safety optional
- optional, not held sporting events optional
- optional, not held assist in the organisation of school events optional
- optional, not held counselling methods optional
- optional, not held first aid optional
- optional, not held kindergarten school procedures optional
- optional, not held maintain relations with children's parents optional
- optional, not held primary school procedures optional
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
33 held skills the child care coordinator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assess risk in the outdoors skill
- not needed by the target role communicate in an outdoor setting skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with youth skill
- not needed by the target role communication knowledge
- not needed by the target role communication principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate community arts activities skill
- not needed by the target role demonstrate games skill
- not needed by the target role develop recreation programmes skill
- not needed by the target role empathise with outdoor groups skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate outdoor activities skill
- not needed by the target role features of sporting equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role geographic areas knowledge
- not needed by the target role geographical areas relevant to tourism knowledge
- not needed by the target role geographical routes knowledge
- not needed by the target role give feedback on changing circumstances skill
- not needed by the target role implement risk management for outdoors skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with colleagues skill
- not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
- not needed by the target role manage feedback skill
- not needed by the target role manage groups outdoors skill
- not needed by the target role manage outdoor resources skill
- not needed by the target role manage visitor flows in natural protected areas skill
- not needed by the target role monitor artistic activities skill
- not needed by the target role organise camp activities skill
- not needed by the target role plan schedule skill
- not needed by the target role plan youth activities skill
- not needed by the target role promote recreation activities skill
- not needed by the target role react acordingly to unexpected events outdoors skill
- not needed by the target role research areas for outdoor activity skill
- not needed by the target role sport games rules knowledge
- not needed by the target role structure information skill
- not needed by the target role table tennis knowledge
7 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn child protection required
- optional, not held sporting events optional
- optional, not held counselling methods optional
- optional, not held first aid optional
- optional, not held kindergarten school procedures optional
- optional, not held primary school procedures optional
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
Common questions about this move
Can an activity leader become a child care coordinator?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An activity leader already covers 27% of what a child care coordinator is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 5 of which the child care coordinator role treats as required.
What skills does an activity leader need to become a child care coordinator?
14 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is apply person-centred care.
How hard is the move from activity leader to child care coordinator?
Its learning distance is 71.2 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.