Sports Official

at  YMCA of Northwest North Carolina

Candidates for the sports official position must have an enthusiastic personality with an ability to develop relationships with participants, parents and other staff. They must have general knowledge of the major sports and a desire to use that knowledge to grow professionally with the YMCA. They should present themselves in a professional, caring manner and have excellent communication skills. They should also learn and understand the YMCAs mission and best practices in order to help foster and ensure all sports practices, games and events at the gymhave a mission driven atmosphere.
Possible hours:Monday through Friday 4:30 pm to 8:00 pm; Saturday 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. Hours will vary, 3 - 8hours per week; weeknights and weekends are required.

Responsibilities include:

• Officiate youth and adult sports games with enthusiastic passion and sound judgment
• Engage and build relationships with coaches, participants and parents
• Assist with projects as needed
• Monitor all activities in the gym or field including proper use of equipment
• Assure a fun, safe and quality experience that is in accordance with Association policies/guidelines. This includes monitoring language and behavior of Y participants.
• Clean the gym or field as needed
• Ensure safety for all participants with a knowledge of rules and precautions
• Understand and enforce all rules for game play set by the Association
• Help coach pre-school participants in our Tiny Tots sports programs
• Assist with sports department marketing
• Ability to provide a high level of customer service
• Possess strong sense of responsibility
• Energetic, devoted, mission driven, confident, respectful, adaptable, team oriented individual
• Punctual
• Working knowledge of rules for basketball, volleyball, flag football, soccer and / or baseball preferred
• Ability to work with children of all ages required
• Ability to accept supervision, critique and guidance required
• Good communication skills with children, coaches and parents required
• Enthusiasm, sense of humor, patience and self-control required
• Willing to officiate at other YMCA of NWNC branches if needed
• Current certification in CPR/First Aid/AED/Oxygen administration or obtain certification within 30 days of hire

• Officiate youth and adult sports games with enthusiastic passion and sound judgment
• Engage and build relationships with coaches, participants and parents
• Assist with projects as needed
• Monitor all activities in the gym or field including proper use of equipment
• Assure a fun, safe and quality experience that is in accordance with Association policies/guidelines. This includes monitoring language and behavior of Y participants.
• Clean the gym or field as needed
• Ensure safety for all participants with a knowledge of rules and precautions
• Understand and enforce all rules for game play set by the Association
• Help coach pre-school participants in our Tiny Tots sports programs
• Assist with sports department marketing
• Ability to provide a high level of customer service
• Possess strong sense of responsibility
• Energetic, devoted, mission driven, confident, respectful, adaptable, team oriented individual
• Punctual
• Working knowledge of rules for basketball, volleyball, flag football, soccer and / or baseball preferred
• Ability to work with children of all ages required
• Ability to accept supervision, critique and guidance required
• Good communication skills with children, coaches and parents required
• Enthusiasm, sense of humor, patience and self-control required
• Willing to officiate at other YMCA of NWNC branches if needed
• Current certification in CPR/First Aid/AED/Oxygen administration or obtain certification within 30 days of hir