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Part of Community Engagement Policies relating to Staff

Division: Parks and Recreation
Approved by: Parks and Recreation Directors
Date Approved: September 10, 2000
Source: Parks and Recreation
Date Revised: December 13, 2002
Category: Parks, Forestry and Recreation
Sub-cat: Recreation

Staff To Participant Ratios Policy (pdf)

Policy Statement

The following staff to participant ratios are the standard for all programs city wide.  Staff will adhere to these ratios when implementing recreation programs, effective April 1, 2001.

Procedure

• Skiing and aquatics have harmonized ratios according to governing organizations.
• Refer to Aquatic Harmonized Policies and Procedures Manual for ratio policy when around water.0
• Refer to Off-Location and Overnight Trip policy.
• Ratios for adult and senior programs will depend on room size, type of program and recommendations from the recreation co-ordinator in consultation with the instructor.

Volunteers

• Adult volunteers (18 and over)  who are supervised by staff may be included as part of the staff compliment and may therefore be included in staff to participant ratios  (e.g. parent volunteers)
• Support staff  (e.g. working with participants with a disability/special need) volunteers (under the age of 18) and leaders in training (LIT's, CIT's and IFIT's) must always work under the supervision of staff and may be included in staff to participant ratios only at the discretion of the Supervisor of Recreation and Facilities.
• Adult volunteers who are trained and qualified can run and operate programs provided ratios stated in this policy are followed as well as: Placement Students must always work where there is a Parks and Recreation staff on-site
• Coaches must always work with another volunteer, where possible Refer to the Volunteer Policy Manual

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