Sports Official, Stillwater YMCA

YMC; Stillwater (OK); On-site; USD 14,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Part-time

Flexible schedule

Job summary

YMCA Stillwater in Oklahoma seeks part-time officials and gym monitors to run youth sports programs with safety and fair play at the forefront. The role involves supervising games, enforcing YMCA rules, and supporting coaches and participants.

CPR/AED/First Aid certification and training will be required, with readiness to participate in mandated YMCA officials training. This position offers a chance to make a meaningful community impact with flexible scheduling during evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• Must stay current in CPR/AED/First Aid with annual renewal.
• Attend and complete YMCA officials training if offered.
• Know and enforce the sport rules with authority.
• Able to lift 30 pounds and relate to all age levels.

Responsibilities

• Arrive before games and stay late as needed.
• Enforce YMCA rules and safety standards.
• Communicate issues to the program director.
• Relate courteously and professionally to participants.
• Maintain safe playing areas and equipment.
• Address actions not aligned with YMCA mission.
• Provide an impartial and fair officiating stance.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Impartiality

Rule enforcement

Education

CPR/AED/First Aid certification

YMCA officials training

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.

*Starting at $10.00 per hour

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

Requirements

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Must stay current in CPR/AED/O2 and First Aid, renewed annually. (Training provided by the Y, if needed)
• Must attend and complete YMCA officials training if offered.
• Knowing the Y rules of the particular sport completely with the ability to enforce them with authority.
• An understanding of the YMCA mission in sports and how that mission is carried out using the Y’s Core Values.
• Must be able to effectively communicate and relate to all age levels.
• Must be able to lift 30 pounds.