What are the responsibilities and job description for the Basketball Referees - Recreation Leaders - Supplemental position at City of Renton?
The City of Renton is hiring Basketball Referees for our youth basketball season. Shifts are generally on Friday evenings between 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM and Saturdays between 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM from January through Mid-March. Recreation Leaders will be responsible for refereeing and scorekeeping basketball games ranging in age divisions from kindergarten - 8th Grade. At the conclusion of the basketball season, shift availability and sport focus will adjust to meet the seasonal programming needs.
Desired Qualifications:
* Lead, instruct, and teach participants using excellent citizenship, sportsmanship, and inclusivity.
* Provide each participant the opportunity to succeed and grow their social skills through recreational opportunities.
* Understand, explain and up-hold program and facility expectations.
* Ensure program/facility rules, policies and procedures are followed; maintain and enforce safety standards.
* Responsible for reporting all participant behavioral problems and incidents to appropriate staff and supervisor.
* Provide attendance and facility reports as required.
* Attend and supervise program participants during field trips and special events.
* Provide a positive attitude toward program participants and staff; encourage and serve as a positive role model for program participants.
* Understand, explain, and enforce facility rules.
* Keep area tidy, organized, and welcoming to patrons.
* Assist in coordination of seasonal staff and volunteer schedules.
* Depending on position, may be responsible for overall program supervision, facilitating activities, site rentals, and field use.
* Depending on position, may provide direction to other supplemental staff.
* Assist in defining and recommending program goals and objectives.
* Ensure proper use, care, and storage of program equipment.
* Maintain communication with staff, participants, parents/guardian as needed.
* Responsible for the designated site location to ensure proper program set-up, security measures and the general cleaning of the facility.
* May work in more than one assignment in the department.
* Administer first aid as needed.
SUPERVISION:
Reports To: Recreation Coordinator and/or Designee
Supervises: none
* Must be able to successfully pass a required background check.
* Volunteer experience related to recreation preferred.
* 2 – 4 years of previous work, or volunteer, experience related to the designated or assigned recreation program required.
* Valid Driver's License.
* Some positions may require successful passing of a required driving record check.
* Successful passing a required background check.
* 4 – 8 years of previous work, or volunteer, experience related to the designated or assigned recreation program required.
* Valid Driver's License.
* Some positions may require successful passing of a required driving record check.
* Successful passing a required background check.
* Demonstrate knowledge of safety guidelines and practices.
* Skill in overseeing and leading the work of others.
* Ability to handle conflict and solve problems using tact, patience, and courtesy.
* Ability to navigate emergency situations.
* Work with diverse groups of people in a tactful, effective, and respectful manner.
* Establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, the community and program participants.
* Follow instructions, both written and verbal.
* Ability to safely perform job tasks in a variety of park and non-park settings.
* Lift or move items weighing up to 50 pounds on occasion.
* Noise level is moderately loud.
* Work various schedules including mornings, afternoons, evenings, and weekends.
Desired Qualifications:
* Knowledge of basketball rules and gameplay
* Ability to work and communicate effectively with children and adults
* General sports knowledge
* Ability to work and communicate effectively with children and adults
* General sports knowledge
Hourly Rates:
Recreation Leader 1: $21.57 per hour
Recreation Leader 2: $23.00 per hour
Recreation Leader 3: $26.00 per hour
Placement at the Recreation Leader 1, 2, or 3 level, is dependent on years of experience and qualifications.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
* Provide support to, and collaborate with, Recreation Coordinator and other city staff as needed to assist with planning, preparing, and implementing recreation programs; specifically, Youth Basketball.* Lead, instruct, and teach participants using excellent citizenship, sportsmanship, and inclusivity.
* Provide each participant the opportunity to succeed and grow their social skills through recreational opportunities.
* Understand, explain and up-hold program and facility expectations.
* Ensure program/facility rules, policies and procedures are followed; maintain and enforce safety standards.
* Responsible for reporting all participant behavioral problems and incidents to appropriate staff and supervisor.
* Provide attendance and facility reports as required.
* Attend and supervise program participants during field trips and special events.
* Provide a positive attitude toward program participants and staff; encourage and serve as a positive role model for program participants.
* Understand, explain, and enforce facility rules.
* Keep area tidy, organized, and welcoming to patrons.
* Assist in coordination of seasonal staff and volunteer schedules.
* Depending on position, may be responsible for overall program supervision, facilitating activities, site rentals, and field use.
* Depending on position, may provide direction to other supplemental staff.
* Assist in defining and recommending program goals and objectives.
* Ensure proper use, care, and storage of program equipment.
* Maintain communication with staff, participants, parents/guardian as needed.
* Responsible for the designated site location to ensure proper program set-up, security measures and the general cleaning of the facility.
* May work in more than one assignment in the department.
* Administer first aid as needed.
SUPERVISION:
Reports To: Recreation Coordinator and/or Designee
Supervises: none
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Recreation Leader 1:
* Must be able to successfully pass a required background check.
* Volunteer experience related to recreation preferred.
Recreation Leader 2:
* At least 18 years of age.* 2 – 4 years of previous work, or volunteer, experience related to the designated or assigned recreation program required.
* Valid Driver's License.
* Some positions may require successful passing of a required driving record check.
* Successful passing a required background check.
Recreation Leader 3:
* At least 18 years of age, some positions may require at least 21 years of age.* 4 – 8 years of previous work, or volunteer, experience related to the designated or assigned recreation program required.
* Valid Driver's License.
* Some positions may require successful passing of a required driving record check.
* Successful passing a required background check.
COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS:
* Demonstrate thorough knowledge of assigned recreation programs, activities, and services.* Demonstrate knowledge of safety guidelines and practices.
* Skill in overseeing and leading the work of others.
* Ability to handle conflict and solve problems using tact, patience, and courtesy.
* Ability to navigate emergency situations.
* Work with diverse groups of people in a tactful, effective, and respectful manner.
* Establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, the community and program participants.
* Follow instructions, both written and verbal.
* Ability to safely perform job tasks in a variety of park and non-park settings.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
* Lift or move items weighing up to 50 pounds on occasion.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
* Noise level is moderately loud.
* Work various schedules including mornings, afternoons, evenings, and weekends.
Approved reasonable accommodation requests will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
Salary : $22 - $26