Sports Official

SUMMARY

Referee/Umpire for sports programs of Parks and Recreation Department

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Enforce rules of play of sports leagues run by the Parks and Recreation Department

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

TSSAA certification desired, but not necessary.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to communicate clearly the rules of play for the sport being refereed/umpired including the appropriate hand signals.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

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.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 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.

• Must be able to stand and/or sit for long periods of time.
• Must be able to reach and/or lift objects above head level.
• The employee will operate light duty vehicles.
• Must be able to routinely lift 50 pounds.
• Intermittently sitting, standing, stopping, kneeling, and walking is required.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Will have to work and/or communicate with the public in a polite, courteous, professional, and reasoned manner.
• Maybe exposed to infectious diseases and/or blood-borne pathogens.
• Evening, weekend, and holiday hours may be required.
• Handle possible accidents and injuries related to athletic activities.
• Ability to work in hot and cold weather conditions.