Sports Official - PT

City of Moab; Moab (UT); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

The City of Moab is seeking a part-time Sports Official for the Moab City Recreation (MCR). The role involves officiating youth league games across multiple sports, enforcing rules, ensuring participant safety, and coordinating with the MCR Sports Manager.

Evening availability is required for this seasonal position. Responsibilities include arriving prepared, starting games on time, and reporting incidents.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of sports and how the game is played; ability to enforce league rules.
• Must be able to communicate clearly and enforce regulations under pressure.
• Experience in officiating or working with children is advantageous but not mandatory; training provided.

Responsibilities

• Officiating youth sports events (soccer, football, basketball, softball, baseball, volleyball).
• Arrive 15 minutes before game time in uniform with equipment; start games on time.
• Explain calls and discuss problems with players/coaches; inspect fields and equipment for safety.
• Attend referee clinics and communicate with MCR Sports Manager as needed.
• Document incidents, accidents, or injuries and report promptly.

Skills

Sports officiating

Rule enforcement

Safety awareness

Verbal communication

Team collaboration

Job description

• The Moab City Sports and Recreation (MCR) Sports Official officiates youth league games. Key responsibilities include enforcing game rules, ensuring participant safety, resolving conflicts, maintaining scoreboards, and managing facility setup. This is a part‑time or seasonal position that requires evening availability.

General Purpose

The Moab City Sports and Recreation (MCR) Sports Official officiates youth league games. Key responsibilities include enforcing game rules, ensuring participant safety, resolving conflicts, maintaining scoreboards, and managing facility setup. This is a part‑time or seasonal position that requires evening availability.

Reporting Relationships

Supervision Received: The Sports Official works under the general supervision of the MCR Department Sports Manager.

Supervision Exercised: None.

Essential Functions

• Officiating at Moab City Recreation youth sports events including soccer, tackle football, basketball, softball, baseball and volleyball.
• Proficiency in at least one of the specified sports is required, though competency in multiple is preferred, along with a readiness to acquire skills in officiating additional sports.
• Attends referee clinics.
• Arrives 15 minutes prior to scheduled game time dressed, all necessary officiating equipment and ready to start the game.
• Start all games on time.
• Communicating with the MCR Sports Manager by telephone, e‑mail, or in‑person to provide information and discuss problems.
• Inspecting playing surfaces or fields to ensure that they meet the regulations of the sanctioning body and are safe for the players.
• Inspecting sporting equipment and/or examining participants to ensure compliance with event and safety regulations.
• Signaling participants or other officials to make them aware of infractions or to otherwise regulate play.
• Explaining disputed calls to players (when appropriate).
• Document and report incidents, accidents, ejections and injuries with players, coaches or spectators to MCR Sports Manager in a timely manner.
• Punctuality and proactive communication ahead of all scheduled shifts.
• This position performs other related duties as required.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Working knowledge of sports and how the game is played. Knowledge of principles, practices, and techniques used in recreational sporting events.
• It is important that officials understand and learn the rules and have the ability to make consistent calls.
• Ability to work in a potentially stressful environment.
• Candidates must possess strong verbal communication skills to effectively enforce league regulations, promote sportsmanship, and foster positive relationships with both colleagues and the general public.
• Ability to work collaboratively with co‑officials or independently to manage assigned games successfully.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience

Must be 14 years old or older, general sport knowledge gained by playing, officiating or coaching preferred, training will be provided.

Prior experience in officiating or working with children is advantageous but not mandatory for all positions.

Working Conditions

• Subject to extended periods of standing, sitting, bending, reaching, kneeling and lifting (up to 25 pounds). Speaking, hearing, and seeing are essential to the effective performance of position tasks. Availability during weeknights and some weekends.

Selection Guidelines

Applicants must pass a pre‑employment drug test and background check and upon employment, must possess a valid Utah driver’s license.

This job description summarizes the position’s general nature and level of work and is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities. Other related duties may be assigned as needed.