Intramural Official

Position Title: Intramural Official

Organization: Division of Student Affairs

Department: Campus Recreation

Hourly Wage: $10.25

Average Hours/Week: 10, additional hours scheduled as needed

Supervisor: Campus Recreation Director

General Purpose:

The Official is a customer service position with responsibilities at Intramurals Sports events. The role of the Official is to supervise and officiate intramural games, while being responsible for enforcing rules for games, while being impartial to participants.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Officiate various intramural sports and event. 
• Control each game by utilizing sport specific rules and knowledge to ensure proper administration of the rules and policies. 
• Arrive at least five minutes prior to scheduled shift. 
• Responsible for the set-up and tear down of the Intramural Sports events. 
• Dress and appearance are consistent with CREC standards. 
• Act in a professional manner by upholding CREC policy when involved in conflict management with patrons, students and staff. 
• Act as the first contact in the resolution of protests and conflicts that may arise during game play. 
• Ensure sportsmanlike conduct and provide written reports on all incidents and ejections witnessed. 
• Sign off on each score sheet after each game worked 
• Ensure playing area is always safe for competition. 
• Ensure participants and spectators are safe, in their designated areas, and acting appropriately

Qualifications: 

• Candidates who have previous experience in high school or college athletics, coaching, or officiating 
• Candidates must display an eagerness to learn and work with others 
• Customer service background preferred; able to interact in a positive and professional way with members and co-workers, exceeding the member's expectations 
• Upbeat and positive attitude 
• Punctuality and reliability are a must 
• Must be a current IUI student

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Gained in this Role:

As a result of employment, the team member will be able to demonstrate each of the IUI Profiles of Learning for Undergraduate Success (IUI+). Below are specific sample learning outcomes based on the IUI+.

Profile 1: Communicator

The IUI Student conveys ideas effective and ethically in oral, written, and visual forms across public, private, interpersonal, and team settings, using face-to-face and mediated channels. Communicators are mindful of themselves and others, listen, observe, and read thoughtfully, ask questions, evaluate information critically, create messages that demonstrate awareness of diverse audiences, and collaborate with others and across cultures to build relationships. Intramural official displays qualities of a Communicator by/though: 

• Articulating decision on the field of play to participants 
• Answering questions that participants may have

Profile 2: Problem Solver

The IUI Student works individually and with others to collect, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information to implement innovative solutions to challenging local and global problems. Intramural official displays qualities of a Problem Solver by/through: 

• How to enforce rules/policies on field 
• Able to efficiently run a game or event in the time frame given 
• Work with participants to provide a successful outcome

Profile 3: Innovator

The IUI Student builds on experiences and disciplinary expertise to approach new situations and circumstances in original ways, is willing to take risks with ideas, and pose solutions. Innovators are original in their thoughts and ask others to view a situation or practice in a new way. Innovators are good decision makers, can create a plan to achieve their goals, and can carry out that plan to its completion. Innovators use their knowledge and skills to address complex problems in order to make a difference in the civic life of communities, and to address the world’s most pressing and enduring issues. Intramural official demonstrates qualities of an Innovator by/through: 

• Adapt to new situations that are presented daily 
• Use knowledge and skills learned to create an ideal environment for all parties

Profile 4: Community Contributor

The IUI Student is an active and valued contributor on the campus and in communities locally and globally. They are personally responsible, self-aware, civically engaged, and they look outward to understand the needs of the society and their environment. They are socially responsible, ethically oriented, and actively engaged in the work of building strong and inclusive communities, both local and global. Intramural official displays qualities of a Community Contributor by/through: 

• Accept constructive feedback to build professional experience