Part Time Sports Official

City of Enid•Enid, OK

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

To officiate and referee sport programs for the City of Enid. This role involves officiating sports and athletic events for a variety of youth and adult sports, reviewing and interpreting program and sports rules, and maintaining order and safety during sporting events. The position also ensures that game courts, fields, and equipment are in proper condition, operates scoreboards, keeps accurate game records, and submits necessary paperwork. Additionally, the Sports Official is expected to exercise sound judgment, provide quality customer service, and report any issues to their supervisor.

Requirements

Must be at least sixteen (16) years of age.
Subject to post offer, pre-employment drug screen.
Subject to a pre-employment criminal background check for those eighteen (18) years of age and older.
Knowledge of Rules of Play standards to various sports and as modified by the City; recreation and sports event rules and regulations assigned to sports; officiating techniques and methods of refereeing disputes and game rules in a variety of sports.
Ability to learn and adhere to City rules, policies, and program requirements.
Review and interpret sports events rules and regulations.
Establish and effective, cooperative, and productive working relationships with other participants including officials, coaches, players, supervisors, and staff.
Attend staff meetings and training sessions as required.
Manual dexterity sufficient to operate scoreboard and scoring records.
Ability to see play with sufficient clarity to officiate games proficiently and maintain accurate scoring records.
Lift/carry up to 50 pounds occasionally; frequent use of arms, hands, and fingers to reach, touch and feel; occasional kneel, crouch, stoop, crawl, and climb.
Ability to stand, walk, and run at variable lengths of time.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as rules of play and safety regulations.
Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, follow written and oral instructions and posted schedules.
Ability to interpret, monitor, and review sports plays, rules, and regulations.
Ability to perform very basic math skills including adding and subtracting two-digit numbers in metric units such as feet, yards, etc.

Nice To Haves

Related experience in league sports and recreation is desirable.
Certifications in various sports preferred but not required.
CPR and First Aid certification desirable.
Prior scorekeeping experience and training in scorekeeping is desirable.

Responsibilities

Officiates sports and athletic events for a variety of youth and adult sports for the City of Enid.
Reviews and interprets program and sports rules and regulations.
Maintains order, enforces rules and regulations, and strict adherence to safety procedures for both participants and spectators during sporting events.
Ensures that game courts, fields, and equipment are in proper and safe playing conditions.
Set up and take down equipment.
Ensure equipment is placed according to regulations and properly stored when not in use.
Operates a scoreboard in an accurate and efficient manner and fills out a scorebook statistic sheet.
Keeps accurate records of the game such as scoring, time-outs, fouls, time, etc.
Watches play with sufficient clarity to maintain accurate scoring records.
Submits paperwork and game results to the supervisor or assigned staff.
Exercise sound judgement, quality customer service and support, and sportsmanship.
Report any issues with players, guardians, and facilities to supervisor.
Perform other duties as assigned.