Sports Official, Rankin YMCA

YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City; Edmond (OK); On-site; USD 13,776; Part time

Job summary

A community service organization in Oklahoma seeks a part-time official or gym monitor for Youth Sports. The role involves ensuring program quality, monitoring facilities, enforcing YMCA rules, and fostering a positive and fun environment for participants. Candidates must hold up-to-date CPR certification, have knowledge of the sport, and be able to communicate effectively with participants and their families. This role requires availability on weeknights and Saturdays.

Qualifications

• Must stay current in CPR/AED/O2 and First Aid, renewed annually.
• Must complete officials training.
• Incumbent must have a working knowledge of the sport to be supervised.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain facilities and equipment.
• Ensure the YMCA Pledge is recited before games.
• Communicate issues to the program director.

Skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Ability to enforce rules impartially

Ability to relate to program participants

Job description

Description

With a job in Youth Sports, you can help young athletes grow as players and individuals. Your part-time role at the Y can make a lifelong impact on the children in your community! We’re looking for officials and gym monitors who can help us keep our seasonal sports programs running smoothly, putting the development of players at the forefront of all we do.

Job Type

Part-time

Position Description

• To help ensure a quality program by monitoring and maintaining facilities and equipment used by the YMCA to carry out the program at the highest level possible.
• Must act as an extension of the Program Director in charge of sports by addressing any questions and concerns brought by coaches or program participants.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Arrive prior to start of scheduled games and stay late as needed
• Ensure that the YMCA Pledge is being said prior to the start of each game
• Communicate problems and concerns following the chain of command, shared by the participants to program director in charge of sports
• Must be able to relate to all program participants in a courteous, respectful and professional manner
• Have confidence needed to enforce YMCA rules utilized to carry out the program
• Ability to address and respond to any actions that are not in line with the YMCA mission or philosophy
• Must provide the safest possible environment by helping to organize and maintain the program area including any and all YMCA equipment used by program participants
• Report any and all incidents to supervisor
• Responsible for carrying out approved emergency action plans in the event of an emergency
• Be impartial and fair in your duties as an official
• Keep the sport fun for participants
• As appropriate, help players learn the game
• Set up and canvas playing surfaces prior to game to help in the overall safe experience for the players
• Communicate effectively with parents, coaches, participants and volunteers
• Accept responsibility of association wide sports program as needed
• Develop meaningful and sustainable relationships with members, donors and volunteers
• Must be available to work on weeknights and/or Saturday.

Effect On End Result

Results are positive when participants are having fun by, improving and learning new skills, sharing time with current and new friends, exercising and competing.

Requirements

• Must stay current in CPR/AED/O2 and First Aid, renewed annually. (Training provided by the Y, if needed)
• Must complete officials training.
• Must complete all required Annual Compliance Trainings within 30 days of hire and renewed annually.
• Incumbent must have a working knowledge of the sport to be supervised with an understanding of the Y mission in sports and how that mission is carried out using the Y’s Core Values.
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Incumbent must have the ability to walk or stand for long periods of time, lifting up to 75 lbs.

Salary Description

$10.00 per hour