Referee, Adult Leagues

Req ID: 25734
Vacancy Type: Part-Time
Number of Positions: 5
Closing Date: 11/19/2024

Knowledgeable and familiar with the playing rules of the specified sport required and possess strong communication and organizational skills.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Communicate with other league officials, provide direction to time keepers, and communicate throughout the game including use of hand signals to communicate official calls to players, staff, and spectators.
• Impart knowledge of the game to players and other league officials.
• Attend discipline hearings as required and provide all the required documentation (i.e. penalty reports, reports to insurance providers, accident/incident reports, etc.).
• Understand the technical rules of the sport and enforce them.
• Make confident calls during league play and address player concerns.
• Communicate effectively with other league officials, time keeper, and convener.
• Provide clear and concise instructions to time keeper and feedback to participants.
• Keep games on time.
• Enforce sport-specific rules and disciplinary action for players, coaches, and fans.
• Communicate with players throughout the game and ensure and promote fair play.
• Provide quality customer service to league participants – answer questions, provide rationale, accept feedback.
• Ensure the safety of league participants and complete safety checks of the league playing area.
• Enforce league rules and maintain consistency by calling appropriate sport-specific penalties.
• Respond professionally to irate players and potentially volatile situations and diffuse verbal and physical altercations.
• Deescalate heated situations by utilizing game management and redirect players throughout the game.

Skills and Qualifications

• 3-5 years of officiating, administration, or playing experience in an Adult Sport League environment.
• Primarily community centre environment.
• Referee’s certification in the specific sport is an asset.
• Shift work, including days, evenings, and weekends.

Hourly Rate/Salary: $32.24 - $42.99
Hours of Work: 10
Work Location: Paramount Fine Foods Centre - Fieldhouse
Department/Division/Section: CMS/Community Services Dept, CMS/Recreation & Culture Division, Sport & Community Development
Non-Union/Union: Non Union

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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
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Accommodations
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