Basketball Scorekeeper
6 months ago
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- Deliver What You Promise
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- Get Shit Done
- Treat Everyone Like Your Best Friend
- Find a Better Way
**JOB DESCRIPTION**
Our Basketball Scorekeepers are an essential ingredient to the success of our leagues. We are currently looking for responsible, reliable, and outgoing individuals to act as Basketball Scorekeepers for JAM Sports.
JAM Sports Ambassadors are responsible for:
- Engaging with members each and every shift to ensure they are having the best possible experience before, during, and after games
- Establishing a relationship with vendors, facilities, and the community to support our growing brand
- Arriving at the venue location prior to game times to meet with the facility caretaker and/or venue staff
- Setting up scorekeeping equipment
- Managing the venue throughout the course of the night to ensure that our members enter & exit the building at the appropriate times and through the appropriate doors
- Ensuring that all games start and end at the correct times
- Working with officials to enforce league rules and sportsmanship to create safe play during games
- Assisting with any incidents and injuries as appropriate
- Cleaning up the facility and packing up all equipment at the end of the night
- Submitting a shift report through our online system after each shift
**QUALIFICATIONS**
**High Energy**
- Extremely upbeat and positive, with their own flair and personality
- Willingness to approach and chat with members and maintain this positive relationship over the course of the season.
**Details, Details, Details**
- Taking care of the little details first makes putting on a big show easy
- Must have incredible attention to detail and be a quick learner
**Go Getter**
- Be confident and motivated to call on and/or meet/work/deal with members, head office staff, and facility staff.
- Hardworking attitude. You are known for taking initiative.
**Think Outside the Box Mentality**
- We’re not looking for mediocre and old-school here. We want someone who has fresh ideas, can work on their own without being micromanaged, and is good at developing and maintaining relationships.
**Perfectly Seasoned**
- We are looking for someone who has prior experience scorekeeping basketball and a strong knowledge of the game of basketball
**Well Spoken & Written**
- It goes without saying, but we’ll say it anyway. You’ll need to have strong self-monitoring skills and strong public speaking skills.
- You will need to be able to clearly articulate and summarize your shifts in writing through a shift report that is expected to be submitted online after each and every shift.
- Knowledge of a wide variety of sports rules and formats is an asset
**Quick On Your Feet**
- Confidence in your ability to take control of a situation with a flair for being resourceful.
- Strengths in planning, decision making, and creative problem solving.
**EXPECTED HOURS**
- Shift times are typically between 3 to 6 hours long depending on the venue and will take place in the evening.
- We currently are operating at several locations across Toronto.
- Hours will vary depending on your availability, but preferences will be given to those who are committed to working consistent shifts on multiple evenings.
- Responsibilities/times/locations all vary depending on your availability.
**COMPENSATION**
- All of our League Ambassadors earn $16 CAD per hour to start. We have created a very clear hourly increase plan that showcases how you can achieve future hourly rate increases based on the number of shifts you have worked. The increases will be reflected starting the pay period after you hit the specific shift milestone.
- Base Rate = $16 CAD
- After 50 Shifts = $17 CAD
- 100 Shifts = $18 CAD
- After 200 Shifts = $19 CAD
- After 300 Shifts = $20 CAD
- League Ambassadors have the opportunity to participate in all of our tournaments at no charge (please note: that to be eligible to play in a tournament for free you must have a regular shift in the current season).
- JAM Is For Everyone._