Youth Sports Referee

Job Title: Youth Sports Referee

Department: Youth Sports

Classification: Part-time

Reports to: Youth Sports Director

Pay Rate: starts at $17.50 DOE

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Position Summary

This position supports the work of the Y a leading nonprofit charitable organization committed to strengthening the community through youth development healthy living and social responsibility. Referees are responsible for supervising Y basketball and soccer games and setting the tone of each game. Ensuring all basketball rules/guidelines are followed while also ensuring that youth are having fun. This position works closely with the Youth Sports Director.

Essential Functions

1. Promote sporting ethics and conduct in Y games
2. Ensure a high level of customer service for all program participants coaches and families.
3. Maintain equipment needed for games i.e balls scoreboards whistles tables etc.
4. Knowledge of sports rules.
5. Reliably work assigned shifts.
6. Demonstrate a working knowledge of the YMCA mission values purpose and goals.
7. Address safety concerns for spectators and players.
8. Enforce all YMCA safety and Code of Conduct guidelines.
9. Obtain required and recommended training and certifications and maintain current certifications for duration of employment.
10. Other duties as assigned by the Youth Sports Director.

Minimum Qualifications

• Baseline Knowledge of the rules of the youth sport(s) being officiated at our Y

Preferred Qualifications

• Four or more years of playing sport competitively (high school or college level)
• Set 1 trainings for NFHS website related to sport (list available from Youth Sports Director)
• OSAA Official
• 10 years of OSAA experience

Professional Competencies

• Ability to connect with people of diverse backgrounds.
• Excellent oral communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• The ability to demonstrate a friendly courteous and professional manner while working with members and staff and the ability to understand articulate and enforce YMCA policies and procedures in a positive way.
• Capacity to de-escalate arguments and potential conflict.

Skills

• Communication (written and verbal)
• Teamwork
• Positive Attitude
• Initiative
• Leadership
• Decision Making
• Commitment
• Empathy
• Patience

Relationships

• Participants Families/Guardian
• Coaches and players
• Youth Sports Director
• Program and Clinic Staff
• Referees and Scorekeepers
• Facility Staff

Work Environment & Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be able to run walk stand sit kneel and get back to a standing position.
• The employee frequently is required to sit and reach and must be able to move around the work environment; including the ability to navigate stairs.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• The employee may occasionally deal with confrontational community members or Y members.
• The employee may occasionally respond to assist at unusual hours of the day in order to work with a confrontational member.

Hours/Days

• Saturday 9:00am - 5:00pm (depending on need)
• Additional hours for meeting and trainings may be required

Part-time Employee Benefits & Discounts

• Paid sick time and Floating Time Off
• Employer retirement contribution of 10% of earnings for eligible employees
• Voluntary 403b retirement savings account
• Paid jury duty leave
• Free Facility and Nationwide Membership for employee significant other and dependents under the age of 24 living at same address
• Generous discounts on various Y programming including Health & Wellness Swim Tennis Early Learning & After School programs and Summer Camp!
• Free and/or discounted trainings on certifications including CPR/First Aid
• Free counseling sessions at Bushnell University
• Getting to work with awesome people in a highly collaborative environment!

The Eugene Family YMCA is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

The Eugene Family YMCA is committed to creating an environment of mutual recognition where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race color religion sex pregnancy (including childbirth lactation and related medical conditions) national origin age physical and mental disability marital status sexual orientation gender identity gender expression genetic information (including characteristics and testing) military and veteran status and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. The Y believes that diversity inclusion and a sense of purpose and belonging in the workplace are critical to the achievement of our mission. We seek to recruit develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

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