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About the Role
As a Youth Sports Referee at the Greater Austin YMCA, you will ensure a safe, fair, and fun experience in basketball, soccer, volleyball, and flag football, fostering character, teamwork, and confidence in young athletes. Games are primarily on Saturdays, with weekday evenings available for training and preparation. Enjoy a free YMCA membership as part of your compensation.
Responsibilities
- Officiate games with integrity and consistency, fostering fair play and a positive experience for all participants.
- Promote teamwork and sportsmanship, inspiring players to support one another and grow both on and off the field.
- Communicate with empathy and professionalism, building trust and positive relationships with players, coaches, and families.
- Ensure a safe and enjoyable experience, proactively addressing risks and responding to incidents with care and efficiency.
- Support game-day operations, assisting with equipment setup, takedown, and ensuring a smooth event experience.
- Complete other duties as assigned to support program success.
Requirements
- Minimum age of 16 years old.
- At least one year of experience in officiating, playing sports, or a similar role.
- Willingness to learn new sports.
- CPR and First Aid certification (must be obtained within 30 days of employment).
- Official certification is a plus but not required.
- Strong decision-making skills with the ability to remain calm under pressure.
- A team-oriented mindset with excellent communication and leadership skills.
- Growth mindset: Quickly learn from failure and value feedback for continuous improvement.
- Team player with a positive, service-oriented attitude, capable of working well with others.
- Effective communication: Listen for understanding and meaning; speak and write effectively.
- Customer-focused: Build good customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions.
- Foster a culture of inclusion and belonging: Leverage people's differences as strengths.
- Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, talk.
- Occasionally lift and/or move items including equipment, furniture and/or children.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Skills
- Officiating
- Sports participation
- CPR
- First Aid
- Decision-making
- Communication
- Leadership
- Teamwork
- Customer service
- Inclusion
Location
- Greater Austin
Work Type
- Part-time
- Saturdays
- Weekday evenings
Experience Level
- 1 year experience
Benefits
- Free YMCA membership
About the Company
- At the Greater Austin YMCA, youth sports build character, teamwork, and confidence.