Sports Official - Recreation Part-Time Position

Overview

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

Region: Colorado

Location: Aspen

Added to system: 1/30/26 11:51 AM

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.

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.

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

Note: This position includes a job-related swimming assessment. Assessment components may include endurance swimming, treading water, and object retrieval.

• Intermittent:
  Hours and days vary…