Entry Level Sports Programming Jobs (NOW HIRING)

The City of Aspen is hiring the following Aspen Recreation Center position:

Job Title: Sports Official

Department: Aspen Recreation Center

Classification: Non-Exempt, Intermittent

Pay Range: $25.00-$50.00/hour - Offer dependent on experience

Position Summary: Officiates youth and adult sports programs by ensuring safe play, enforcing rules, managing participants, maintaining facilities, and reporting game results and incidents.

Supervision Exercised and Received: This position works under the direct supervision of the Recreation Programs Supervisor.

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Essential Job Functions

Game/Player Management

• Responsible for ensuring the safety of players and participants by calling penalties and violations in accordance with imposed Rules & By-Laws within the Aspen Recreation youth and adult sports programming.
• Responsible for monitoring behavior, play and actions of participants while on-site and within the confinements of the programmed event. Must intercede in any disputes and activities on or off the field of play in a professional manner.

• Safety
  Visually inspects field/court of play and any uses of equipment in the surrounding area to ensure a safe playing environment for players.

Facility Responsibility

• Sets up and tears down equipment as directed by the Athletic Coordinator for each game.
• Conducts pre- and post-game walkthroughs to maintain cleanliness and ensure the facility is free of trash.

League Management

• Follows mandated protocol for reporting Game Results, Injuries/Incident Reports, Rosters, and any notable events to the Athletic Coordinator.

Customer Service

• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

City Organizational Values

• Supports and models the City of Aspen organizational values: Service, Partnership, Stewardship, and Innovation.Organizational values are shared principles that guide behavior across the organization. This position is responsible for upholding and applying these values while performing daily work functions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Core Competencies: Displays the following key competencies and behaviors in the overall job performance to include knowledge, skills and abilities:

Service: Provides service with excellence, humility, integrity, and respect in daily work, builds trust by listening, treats people with respect, acknowledges opportunities for improvement, and follows through with commitments.

Partnership: Actively creates strong, supportive internal and external relationships to attain a common goal and achieve greater impact together.

Stewardship: Balances social, environmental, and financial responsibilities, evaluating the impact of decision making on a thriving future for all.

Innovation: Develops technical expertise to pursue new ideas and creative outcomes, grounded in Aspen's unique culture, opportunities and challenges.

Communication: Demonstrates effective oral, written, visual, and non-verbal communication skills.

Interpersonal: Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with diverse groups both within and outside the organization. Builds positive relationships through understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, and professionalism. Relates well to individuals from varied backgrounds.

Technology: Demonstrates technology skills sufficient for the nature and level of position. Demonstrates a willingness to learn new technologies and transition job duties accordingly to support technological advances and innovation.

Problem Solving: Ability to recognize problems and effectively work independently or with others to reach a viable solution.

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Minimum Requirements:

Education: High School Diploma or GED equivalent. Applicants must meet minimum age requirements for employment. Assignment to adult leagues requires employees to be 18 years of age or older.

Experience: No prior officiating experience required. Training will be provided by Aspen Recreation staff for individuals seeking to officiate sports programs.

Desirable Qualifications: Experience officiating youth or adult sports, ranging from entry-level to advanced.

Licenses & Certifications:

• Must possess a valid Colorado Driver's License or be able to obtain one within 30 days of start date.
• American Red Cross - CPR 2-Year Certification: Certification must be completed within first year of employment.
• American Red Cross - First Aid, Health & Safety Certification: Certification must be completed within first year of employment.
  

NOTE: Any combination of experience and education that would likely provide the required abilities, knowledge, and skills as determined by the City of Aspen may be substituted for the requirements above.

NOTE: This position requires a Criminal Background Check upon hire. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a Criminal Background Check.

Position Type and Work Hours:

• Intermittent: Hours and days vary depending on scheduled games, events, and league programming within the Aspen Recreation youth and adult sports programs.

Work Environment:

• Indoors: Aspen Recreation facilities, including areas used for games and activities.
• Outdoors/Off-Site: Fields or courts of play and surrounding areas, as required by Aspen Recreation programs. Meetings, trainings, and conferences at a variety of city facilities and areas.
  

Physical Demands:

Visual Acuity: Ability to bring objects into focus.
Balancing: Maintaining equilibrium.
Bending: Bending or position oneself to move an object from one level to another.
Carrying: Occasionally up to 20 lbs. unassisted.
Crouching: Bending body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
Climbing: Ascending or descending stationary objects.
Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination: Performing work through using two or more body parts or other devices.
Gripping/Grasping: Ability to apply pressure with fingers and palm.
Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, through use of hands, fingers, or other means.
Hearing: Perceiving and comprehending the nature and direction of sounds.
Kneeling: Bending legs at knees to come to rest on knee or knees
Lifting: Occasionally up to 20 lbs. unassisted.
Pushing/Pulling: Ability to use upper extremities to exert force in order to press, draw, drag or haul objects in a sustained motion.
Reaching: Extending the hands and arms or other device in any direction.
Repetitive motions: Making frequent or continuous movements.
Sitting: Remaining in a stationary position.
Standing: Ability to sustain position for a period of time.
Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
Talking: Communicating ideas or exchanging information.
Walking: Ability to move to traverse from one location to another.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job description is designed to indicate the general nature and level of work. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.

The City of Aspen is an Equal Opportunity Employer