Adult League Official – Volleyball Referee (Part-Time Seasonal)

Job Details

Description

Adult League Official- Volleyball Referee (Part time/Seasonal)

Details

• Part Time (Part-time/Temporary/Seasonal Status), Non-Exempt
• Starts at $26.00-$28.00 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications
• Reports to Recreation Supervisor- Athletics
• Located at Eden Prairie High School, Central Middle School, Eden Prairie Community Center and Riley Lake Park (during sand volleyball season)
• 3-12 hours per week, evenings as early as 5:45 pm to as late as 10:30 pm. League play occurs on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays.
  
  

Responsibilities

The Adult League Official – Volleyball Referee officiates for adult recreation sports league games. The primary position responsibilities and areas of impact are:

• Provides quality, safe, and enjoyable leisure opportunities for all participants.
• Demonstrates, facilitates, and enforces local league rules and regulations.
• Promotes fair play, good sportsmanship, and a fun and safe environment for all league participants, players and the general public.
• While these areas are the primary focus of this position, we believe strongly in teamwork and employees will be called upon to perform a variety of duties as a part of their role with the City.
  
  

Requirements

• Prior experience in playing volleyball and basic knowledge of volleyball rules required. On-court training and USA Volleyball Officials certification within 3 months of hire; certification must be maintained. Ability to learn and apply local league rules required.
• Ability to lift/pull/push/carry up to 30 lbs. Sits, stands, bends, stoops, reaches, runs and walks intermittently. Ability to reach, stand, stoop, kneel, and/or crouch, stop and start running for extended periods of time and avoid obstacles such as hit or thrown balls and players. Close and distant vision, peripheral visions and depth perception. Ability to work at least 4 hours in succession in a standing position.
• Matches are played indoors or outdoors depending on the season; may require working in adverse weather conditions during the outdoor season.
• Prior volleyball officiating experience preferred. Ability to officiate adults at the AA, A or Gold levels preferred. Extensive knowledge and understanding of USA Volleyball rules, terminology, and hand signals preferred. CPR and First Aid certifications preferred.
• Candidates must successfully complete and pass the City’s evaluation of the pre-employment process prior to their first day of employment. Pre-employment processes for this position includes professional reference checks, background check, work verification and education verification if applicable.
  
  

Skills

• Able to convey a message to get a point across; communicates in a clear and concise manner; able to write clearly and succinctly; tailors message to a variety of communication settings and styles.
• Ability to perform and/or coordinate several activities, responsibilities, and tasks simultaneously in a polite and professional manner; prioritizes what needs to get done; keeps things neat and orderly; utilizes tools for efficiency; factors several considerations when planning; establishes methods to ensure routine tasks are completed.
• Ability to tackle a problem by using logical, systematic, sequential approach; makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternatives; notices discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; identifies a set of features, parameters or considerations to take into account in analyzing a situation or making a decision.
  
  

City of Eden Prairie Values

We are a service organization. We take pride in what we do. We cultivate a supportive, encouraging and productive culture with a strong customer focus. We promote wellness and plan work/life balance into our goals. We value differences and foster inclusion. We achieve success by exhibiting our core values: collaboration, innovation, integrity, performance and relationships.

Application Process

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