Interested in becoming a Move More Leader?
WHO we are looking for:
Community Member(s) or recreation staff who demonstrate the following:
• motivational leadership, through facilitation experience and engaging, effective skills as a speaker
• values physical activity and is a physical activity role model (doesn’t need to be a fitness instructor)
• knowledge of and ability to utilize resources that already exist in the community; knowledgeable of people and their interests within the community
• organized and able to coordinate a workshop, book fitness sessions, etc.
Leaders are trained to lead an 8 week, two hour recreation program for apparently healthy, formerly sedentary adults aged 18 and older.
Upcoming Move More Leader Training Workshops:
•Leader "Refresh" Workshop - March 25, 9:30am-12:30pm |
WHAT you need to do to become a Move More leader:
Attend a one-day Move More 'Train the Trainer' Workshop!
Workshop cost is $50 + tax (RNS members), $75 + tax (non-members).
Upcoming Leader Workshop: DETAILS
Leader "Refresher" Workshops
RNS will be offering two half-day refresher courses for all Move More Leaders. These free courses will provide an overview of the new Move More for Active Aging materials, which specifically target physical activity and older adults. The courses will also include a brief refresh of the Leader Manual.
Dates / times of the half-day refresher courses:
Thursday, March 25: 9:30am – 12:30pm
Wednesday, March 31: 1 – 4 pm
The courses will be presented via the Nova Scotia Telehealth Network (NSTHN). This Network has locations in all hospitals in the province, as well as several community health centres, primary care locations, and justice facilities. This makes it easy for you to attend a refresher course, as you simply need to access the NSTHN location nearest you.
The NSTHN locations currently booked for these sessions are:
Amherst, Antigonish, Bridgewater, Digby, Halifax (IWK), Kentville, Sheet Harbour (March 31 only), Shelburne, Sydney (March 25 only), and Yarmouth
To register, please complete the registration form and RSVP by March 19 for the first course and March 26 for the second course. If you are interested in attending but are unable to make it to one of these sites, please contact Dave Morgan as soon as possible, as it may be possible to find a location closer to you. All Move More Leaders are strongly encouraged to attend these refresher courses.
These updates to the Move More program have been made possible through a NS Department of Seniors grant. The new Move More for Active Aging program includes: updates to the course overheads and handouts; training materials on engaging older adults in physical activity; updated marketing materials; and new resources to access, among others. These revised materials will be distributed to all current and new Move More Leaders, enabling you to lead a Move More workshop for older adults in your community!
Leader Training Workshop in Yarmouth
RNS will be offering a full-day leader training workshop in Yarmouth, for anyone interested in becoming a certified Move More Leader.
Date / Time of the leader training workshop:
Saturday, March 27: 8:30am – 4:30pm
The workshop includes:
o Full-day training
o Overview of the Move More Program Leader Manual (yours to keep after the workshop)
o Walkthrough of the 8 week Move More workshop
o Walkthrough of the Move More for Active Aging workshop for older adults
o Community mapping session of the physical activity opportunities available in the area
o Cost: $50.00 for RNS members, $75.00 for non-members, plus tax (price includes the Program Leader Manual)
If you wish to take advantage of this great opportunity, please complete and send the registration form to RNS by March 25 (Attn: Dave Morgan).
Other Leader Training Workshops
If there is interest in your community in hosting a leader training workshop, please contact RNS.
If you have any questions regarding the leader training workshops or the Move More program, please don’t hesitate to contact Dave Morgan at dmorgan@recreationns.ns.ca or (902) 425-1128.
Move More Train the Leader Workshop Goal & Objectives
Goal:
In a fun and open manner, to introduce the Move More leaders to the core components of the program and to provide interactive opportunities to learn so that they feel confident to deliver the program in their community within 3 months.
Objectives:
1. To familiarize the new leaders with the program manual, CD resource, and program evaluation forms.
2. To provide sources of additional information (literature table) and programs that could be incorporated into Move More
3. To provide leaders with interactive opportunities to learn the core components of the program
4. To observe the leaders presenting a portion of the training
5. To assist the leaders in developing a written program plan
6. To link leader with other leaders to co-facilitate a program, if needed
Already a Move More Leader?
Does RNS have a copy of your CPR certification?
Recreation Nova Scotia requires a copy of a valid Basic Life-Saving CPR certification (Level A or higher) from EVERY Move More leader prior to leading a Move More course.
This includes both new leaders being trained, and those leaders trained by the Heart & Stroke Foundation in 2006/2007.
Only when RNS has received a copy of this certification will a leader be placed on the Move More Leader Network.
Mail or fax a copy of your certification to RNS:
5516 Spring Garden Road, Suite 309, Halifax, NS, B3J 1G6
Fax: (902) 422-8201.
Have you been on the Move More Network?
The Move More Network is an on-line meeting space for leaders and authorized providers to upload pictures from Move More courses, start discussion forums, receive program updates, access the Leader & Provider databases and more! This network will be exclusive to Move More Leaders and Providers.
It will provide an opportunity to network with Leaders and Providers from other regions to generate ideas, get feedback, and see what's happening with Move More in other areas of the province!
Click here to access the Move More Network homepage.
How do I access the network?
Watch your inbox for an email from Gwen WIlliams at the Health Promotion Clearinghouse (HPC). The Move More Network will run through the HPC. The email you receive will confirm your membership to the HPC.
Once this membership is confirmed you will be able to log-in to the Move More Network!
Once inside the network there will be several options available to you:
a) Start a discussion forum
b) Receive program updates
c) Upload photos of Move More programs in your community!
d) Download relevant materials and
e) Access the Leader and Provider databases.
PLEASE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS ONLINE MEETING SPACE!
| Attachment | Size |
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| Leader Registration Form - March Refresh 2010.doc | 269 KB |
| Leader Registration Form - Yarmouth 2010.doc | 267 KB |
