Leisure instructors work with people of all ages in connection with leisure activities. The job involves assessing people’s needs when planning tasks and helping them achieve their goals. In leisure activities in general, the aim is to promote increased maturity and to strengthen social skills and enforce a positive self-image by emphasizing the independence, responsibility and activity of the participants.

In your work as a leisure instructor, you could for example work in after-school programs, community centers or social work for the elderly, often in collaboration with schools, sports clubs and other institutions.