City of Mississauga Looking for Referee, Adult Leagues at Mississauga, ON Full Time

Contract Duration:
Number of Positions: 3

Closing Date: 12/23/2021

Job Summary

Knowledgeable and familiar with the playing rules of the specified sport required and possess strong communication and organizational skills.

Duties and Responsibilities

Communicate with other league officials provide direction to time keepers communicate throughout the game including use of hand signals to communicate official calls to players, staff and spectators

Impart knowledge of the game to players and other league officials

Attend discipline hearings as required and provide all the required documentation. (i.e. penalty reports, reports to insurance providers, accident/incident reports, etc…)

Understand the technical rules of the sport and enforce them

Making confident calls during league play and addressing player concerns

Communicating effectively with other league officials, time keeper, and convener.

Providing clear and concise instructions to time keeper and feedback to participants

Keeping games on time

Enforcing sport specific rules and disciplinary action for players, coaches and fans

Communicate with players throughout the game and ensure and promote fair play

Provide quality customer service to league participants – answer questions, provide them with rationale, accept feedback

Ensure the safety of league participants and complete safety checks of the league playing area

Enforce league rules and maintain consistency by calling appropriate sport specific penalties

Respond professionally to irate players, and potentially volatile situations and diffuse verbal and physical altercations

Deescalate heated situations by utilizing game management and redirect players throughout the game.

Skills and Qualifications

Referee’s certification in the specific sport is an asset

3-5 years of officiating, administration or playing experience in an Adult Sport League environment

Emergency First Aid / CPR “B” certificate

Primarily community centre environment

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Hourly Rate/Salary: 30.46 – 40.61

Hours of Work: up to 20 hours per week

Work Location: Paramount Fine Foods Centre – Fieldhouse

Organization Unit: CMS/Fieldhouse

Department/Division/Section: CMS/Community Services Dept , CMS/Recreation Division , Sport & Community Development

Non-Union/Union: Non Union

COVID-19 Update: As per the City’s Employee and Volunteer COVID-19 Vaccination Policy, all external candidates (including previously employed individuals) must show their Fully Vaccinated Confirmation or apply for and receive confirmation of a creed or medical exemption from the City before their first day.

A Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check (Level 2) or Vulnerable Sector Check (Level 3) will be required of the successful candidate, at their own expense, to verify the absence of a criminal record for which a pardon has not been granted.

We thank all who apply, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. You can also check your application status in your candidate profile online.

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, the City of Mississauga will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.