Recreation Official - Adult Softball Umpire; Temporary​/Part-Time

Overview

Join the Eureka Community Services team as a softball umpire this season. Games start in early June and run through mid-September. Games are played Monday-Thursday nights at 6:30PM, 7:45PM, and 9:00PM. Games take place at Kennedy & Hartman Fields in Eureka. Men’s and Coed leagues are available. Staff work 3 games per night. Paper applications may also be obtained in-person from the Adorni Center at 1011 Waterfront Drive in Eureka.

• Officiate and supervise sports games, direct players and coaches, enforce all game rules, and assist in completing accident/incident reports and other necessary forms.
• Communicate with participants concerning rules and sportsmanship.
• Ensure participants are registered for respective teams; keep official score of games, if applicable.
• Open and close assigned recreational facility; secure, maintain and clean facility; prepare program sites for various programs and activities, including setting up and taking down equipment.
• Complete ongoing maintenance tasks such as ensuring equipment is in good working order and maintaining stock of bathrooms as necessary.
• Assist in compliance with relevant health and safety laws and guidelines.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge of:

• Sports assigned to officiate; including scorekeeping and rules.
• Safety principles and practices, including basic First Aid and CPR.
• Basic principles of record keeping for sports programs.
• English usage, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, and punctuation.
• Techniques for providing a high level of in-person customer service.

Ability to:

• Maintain recreational facilities and equipment in a clean, safe and secure manner.
• Maintain composure in sometimes stressful environments.
• Respond to medical emergencies and injuries in a calm and effective manner, including providing basic First Aid and/or CPR.
• Maintain and update record keeping as it applies to games.
• Compose correspondence and reports from brief instructions.
• Understand and carry out both oral and written instructions independently and in a timely manner.
• Use English effectively to communicate in person, over the telephone and in writing.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of the work.
• Multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Meet physical demands of prolonged standing, running, bending.
• Adhere to department policies and procedures concerning safety, accident/incident reporting, and behavior policies.

Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

• Work experience officiating various sports programs or closely related programs
• Participation in similar programming through school or community programs
• Volunteer service in related programs
• Experience providing responsible customer service is preferred.

• Must successfully pass DOJ background test if working with youth.
• Must present negative TB test if working with youth.
• Obtain CPR and First Aid certification within 2 months of hire.
• Valid California class C driver’s license may be required.

Positions frequently involve bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching, climbing, and walking on uneven surfaces to participate in recreational activities and basic facility maintenance. Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects necessary to perform job functions.

Employees work primarily in indoor and outdoor recreational facility environments with moderate to high noise levels, differing temperature conditions and possible exposure to hazardous materials. Incumbents may be exposed to blood and body fluids during First Aid and CPR and are required to wear appropriate attire for the recreation activity to which they are assigned. Employees may interact with upset staff and/or public and private representatives in interpreting and enforcing departmental policies and procedures.

Is required to work various day, evening and weekend shifts, as assigned.

Applications will be reviewed as received.