RECREATION: SYBL Sports Official

Job Description:

RECREATION: SYBL Sports Official

Description

Description

CASUAL SPORTS OFFICIAL

(Youth Basketball League Official)

(Sports Official-Job code 9426)

Note: Casual non-benefited employees are limited to working no more than twenty-five (25) hours per week and no more than 900 hours in a fiscal year (July 1-June 30). *Seasonal non-benefited employees are limited to working no more than six (8) consecutive months and no more than 900 hours in a fiscal year (July 1-June 30).

Basketball official (referee/scorekeeper) positions are available for the Sunnyvale Youth Basketball League. This program serves kindergarten through eighth-grade boys and girls. Basketball league games begin on Saturday, January 18, and end on Saturday, March 8; shifts are available between 7:15 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at various Sunnyvale school and city facilities. Training dates are January 4 and 11 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; attendance is required. The program is a non-competitive league that encourages everyone to play and learn the game.

Essential Job Functions

• Basic knowledge of high school basketball rules and understanding of skills necessary to play basketball.
• Can officiate while instructing players on basketball skills and game rules.
• Assist with score-keeping
• Interact and communicate effectively with children, parents, coaches and City staff
• Ensure the safety and well-being of program participants

WORKING CONDITIONS
Position requires ability to perform moderate physical activity that may include standing, walking, running, crouching, kneeling, bending, twisting and reaching in the performance of daily activities. Additionally, the position requires ability to see and read printed material with or without vision aids; ability to hear and understand speech at normal levels and speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly. The need to lift, drag and push objects weighing up to 10 pounds is also required. Some of these requirements may be accommodated for otherwise qualified individuals requiring and requesting such accommodation.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum age: 16 years old
• Ability to work with and effectively communicate to parents and coaches is highly desirable.
• Ability to develop and maintain a high standard of professional conduct and civil responsibility.

Licenses/Certificates:
Possession and continued maintenance of a valid class C California driver's license and a safe driving record, or the ability to provide alternative transportation as approved by the appointing authority.

Application and Selection Process

APPLICATION PROCESS
If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit a City of Sunnyvale employment application, and complete answers to the required supplemental questions.

City application forms, completed in full, are required, as well as responses to the required supplemental questions . Electronic applications may be submitted on-line through the City's employment page, go to Sunnyvale.ca.gov, Search: Jobs. Candidates are asked to fully describe any training, education, experience and/or skills relevant to this position. Resumes are optional and are not accepted in lieu of the application.

SELECTION PROCESS
Applications will be competitively screened based on the minimum qualifications of this position. Based upon a review of the application materials, the most qualified candidates will be invited to participate in further screening. The initial review will be on September 16, 2024, with interviews and staff selection occurring from September through November. Applications will continue to be accepted, and positions offered, on an as-needed basis after December 13, 2024. There are a limited number of positions and this job posting may close without notice.

Any candidate that the hiring department selects will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment process, which may consist of a background history check, as well as medical exam(s) administered by a City-selected physician(s) before hire. Prior to starting work, all newly hired employees will be fingerprinted to check conviction history. A conviction history will not necessarily disqualify an applicant from appointment; however, failure to disclose conviction history will result in refusal of employment or termination. Positions that are covered by the Department of Transportation regulations are required to submit to a pre-employment drug test and to random drug and alcohol testing.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For more information regarding this employment opportunity, contact Veronica Torrez at (408) 730-7376 or email : vtorrez@sunnyvale.ca.gov . For information relating to the application process contact Faye Brand, Human Resources Technician at (408) 730-3015 or email: fbrand@sunnyvale.ca.gov .

The information contained within this announcement may be modified or revoked without notice and does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract.

The City of Sunnyvale is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of the City of Sunnyvale not to discriminate against all qualified applicants or employees on the basis of actual or perceived race, religion (including religious dress or grooming practice), color, sex (includes gender, pregnancy, childbirth, medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth, breastfeeding or medical conditions related to breastfeeding), gender identity and/or gender expression, sexual orientation (including heterosexuality, homosexuality and bisexuality), ethnic or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, uniformed service member status, marital status, family relationship, age, cancer or HIV/AIDS related medical condition, genetic characteristics and/or genetic information, and physical or mental disability. Applicants needing special accommodations for testing should submit a request to the Department of Human Resources at time of application.

No City benefits are offered with this Temporary Position.

Closing Date/Time: Continuous

Salary:

$18.55 - $20.78 Hourly