Sports Official, PT; Continuous

Overview

Continuous Recruitment – Recruitment may close at any time. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply immediately.

2026 OAKLAND PARKS, RECREATION & YOUTH DEVELOPMENT – PART‑TIME EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

The City of Oakland is an equal opportunity employer that values workforce diversity, inclusion, and equity. Oakland has a long history of activism around issues of justice and equity. Both oppression and this resistance to oppression have shaped the city’s historical roots and the lives of its residents to this day. As public servants in one of the most diverse cities in the nation, we strive to develop employees who understand the harm and impacts of systemic inequity to create lasting, meaningful outcomes for everyone.

Oakland strives to establish an environment that embraces the richness of culture, community, and individualism of employees.

With an emphasis on Oakland’s youth, Oakland Parks, Recreation & Youth Development, and its partners will provide best‑in‑class, relevant, and equitable programs and services, while meeting the specific needs of people and communities both at the neighborhood level and regionally throughout the City of Oakland. We achieve this mission through intentional engagement and by removing the barriers that prohibit equitable opportunities for all.

Oakland’s Parks, Recreation, and Youth Development (OPRYD) Department believes that communities thrive when they play with a purpose. Our purpose is to Expose, Enlighten, Empower, and Encourage Educational Excellence through recreational experiences.

We are currently recruiting to fill multiple vacancies throughout all our OPRYD Recreation Centers.

For a list of all OPRYD Recreation Centers .

• A team player
• Enthusiastic
• Excited to play an active role in the Oakland community

• Officiating at City sports and athletic events.
• Determining methods of play and interpreting and enforcing game rules.
• Maintaining knowledge of recreation and sports events rules and regulations.
• Maintaining order and enforcing safety procedures for both participants and spectators during sporting events.
• Ensuring that courts, fields, and equipment are in proper and safe playing condition.
• Resolving scoring and player disputes.
• Recording game scores and reporting game wins and losses.

• You will be part of a fun team working with Oakland’s youth.
• You can make a difference in the community.
• Your work will result in real‑life impacts.

• You will resolve scoring and player disputes.
• You will determine methods of play and interpret and enforce game rules.
• You will maintain order and enforce safety procedures for both participants and spectators during sporting events.

• Professional & Technical Expertise: Applying technical subject matter to the job
• Displaying Ownership and Accountability: Holding self and others accountable for measurable high‑quality, timely, and cost‑effective results.
• Listening: Fully comprehending spoken communication
• Oral Communication: Engaging effectively in dialogue
• Building and Maintaining Relationships: Establishing rapport and maintaining mutually productive relationships
• General Physical Ability: Using strength, endurance, flexibility, balance, and coordination

This is a public contact position. The City highly encourages all bilingual candidates to apply! Some positions may require bilingual skills in Spanish, Cantonese, or Mandarin. Under the authority of Civil Service Rules Section 5.03, if a position requires bilingual language skills, only those candidates who have indicated they are bilingual in the required language(s) will be referred. Bilingual candidates will be required to successfully pass a language proficiency test if selected for hire.

Education: Successful completion of the eighth grade.

Experience: One (1) year of experience officiating or playing in an assigned sport.

Candidates must be at least sixteen (16) years of age or older at the time of application.

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