Deadline: 30-Apr-25
The Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association is accepting applications for the Regional Recreation Practitioner Program to provide support to a service area to employ a full-time Recreation Practitioner position who will be responsible for managing recreation services within a designated geographical area.
The Regional Recreation Practitioner (RRP) program will provide financial assistance to hire a Recreation Practitioner to:
- Develop and enhance the recreation delivery system within a designated geographic area
- Enhance how recreation services are managed
- Improve recreation operations
- Support Site Leadership such as Municipal Councils, Band Councils, Recreation Boards, Board of Directors, etc.
Funding Information
- SPRA will provide $25,000 in year one of the project and $25,000 in year two of the project to offset the salary of the Recreation Practitioner position.
Criteria
- Partnership
- A minimum of two partners are required to be eligible for selection in this program. All partners need to be either an Urban Municipality, Rural Municipality, First Nation or a Regional Park Authority.
- Each partner will be required to provide a letter of support as part of the application and a written verification of a minimum financial contribution of $5,000 per year to the program.
- Eligibility of the Position Service
- Areas looking to hire a Recreation Practitioner for the first time and those looking to add to an already existing staff structure would be eligible to apply.
- Sustainability of the Position
- The program aims to gather lessons in sustainability from the different service areas and track the success of the service area’s sustainability plan. Part of the application process will include an explanation of how the service area plans to approach the long-term sustainability of the position, upon completion of SPRA twoyear funding term.
- Site’s Responsibilities
- Hire a full-time Recreation Practitioner. As per the Saskatchewan Employment Act, a Full-Time Employee is any employee who works 30 hours or more per week. It is recommended that the Recreation Practitioner is a person who has graduated from a post-secondary educational institution with a degree or diploma in a recreation-related field.
- Approve a Job Description.
- Determine and identify one partner that will be the lead financial/fiscal agent. Financial responsibilities for this partnership include, but are not limited to, completing payroll, and providing benefits (employment insurance, Workers Compensation, health, life and dental insurance, paid vacation, vehicle allowance, cell phone allowance).
- Provide adequate and appropriate office space and office equipment, including but not limited to, a computer, internet access and a phone.
- Provide the Recreation Practitioner with access to professional development and networking opportunities within the parks and recreation industry.
- Determine and identify the one individual from one partner that will be the direct supervisor to the Recreation Practitioner.
- Keep records of the activities and outcomes resulting from the Recreation Practitioner’s activities and provide those records to SPRA as per the followup requirements.
For more information, visit SPRA.