Basketball Referee

**Position Title**: Basketball Referee

**Location**: Various locations in Surrey and Delta

**Terms**: Part-time, Temporary (0-5 hours per week)

**Shift**: Friday from 4:45pm-9:15pm

**Salary**: $17.40 per hour
- **Start Date**: ASAP
- **Reports To**: Supervisor, Sports Leagues
- **Nature & Scope**:

- The YMCA Youth Basketball League, in partnership with Basketball BC, offers co-ed teams for grades 2-7 in Surrey and Delta. It is a volunteer coach-driven league with no scores or standings kept. It provides children an opportunity to have a fun and rewarding experience while enjoying the game of basketball in a recreational environment.
- **What we are looking for**:

- Love of basketball
- Positive Attitude, we can make any situation better
- Passion, we are passionate about delivering the best service to our participants, coaches, and parents.
- Flexible because if you don't bend, you'll break
- Communicator, we need someone that can explain their calls and the rules
- Calm, cool and collected.
- Professionalism, interacting with players, coaches and spectators.

**Major Responsibilities**:

- Open, supervise, set-up, clean-up and close facility every game night.
- Officiate basketball games in a fair manner according to YMCA rules.
- Interact and communicate with players, coaches, and spectators as well explaining calls and rules
- Have fun and role model positive behaviors
- Ensure safety of all participants, staff, and property
- Read, understand and follow all YMCA requirements and standards
- Behave in a professional manner

**Requirements**:

- Current Standard First Aid and CPR-C & AED certificate required
- Previous Basketball and officiating experience
- Experience working with children and youth in a recreational setting
- At least 16 years of age at the start of employment
- 3 professional references

**Competencies**:

- Commitment to Organization and Values_: Demonstrates and promotes a personal understanding of and appreciation for mission, vision, strategic outcomes and values of the YMCA of Greater Vancouver.
- Service Orientation_: Deliberately identifies needs and wants of members/participants as priority, and creates opportunities to enhance each and every person’s YMCA experience.
- Teamwork:_ Ability to work effectively with others to achieve optimal collective results.
- Communication_**:Ability to speak, write, listen, and secure information in a variety of settings
- Outcomes Oriented_**:Ability to lead, manage, and achieve identified goals.
- **Application Deadline**: Ongoing