Description
City of Chicopee | Job Description
Job Title: Youth Basketball Scorekeeper
Department: DPW-Parks Recreation
Grade: Temporary Seasonal Reports to: Recreation Supervisor
Prepared By: Carolyn Porter Prepared Date: 11/12/2015
Revised By: Amanda Vazquez Revision Date: 10/3/2022
Compensation: $14.25 (ages 9-10), $15.25 (ages 11-12), $17.00 (ages 13-14) per hour (Ch. 7 Ord.)
Summary: Vigilantly watch youth basketball games and complete scorebook and operate time clock.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Arrive on site 15 mins before the schedule game start time
2. Greet and introduce self to basketball officials
3. Sit at scorer?s table to keep the scorebook and time clock.
4. Take direction from the basketball official(s) assigned to the game.
5. Monitor play for accuracy in recording all scores, and fouls fairly for both teams.
6. Provide instruction to players at lower divisions as seems appropriate
7. Provide information from scorecard to team managers who may be tracking statistics. Do not however, engage in any conflict over the records. Call over the Basketball official for any disagreements regarding the record of the game.
8. Maintain a positive and professional demeanor in all situations especially when others are becoming agitated. Address remarks to officials rather than fans or coaches.
9. Must provide a report, by phone or in writing if requested, of any player, coach, or spectator that creates a disruption to the game situation to Recreation Supervisor.
10. Completion of job application, interview, and school approved working paper and all requested documentation.
11. Attend mandatory basketball scorekeeper training
Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no supervisory responsibilities over other employees
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience:
1. Experience playing basketball in recreation leagues or trained as a physical education teacher or in a related area sufficiently to be knowledgeable of the rules of basketball at the youth level.
2. Experience engaging children in play or sports in a positive manner.
3. Minimum ages: 15.5 years of age for scorekeepers.
Language Skills: Must be able to communicate effectively in small groups and under pressure. Must be able to read and speak in English. Ability to speak another language is an asset.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to write neatly, push buttons and switches quickly, talk, and hear. Specific vision abilities required in this job include close, distance and peripheral vision as well as the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment: The work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Employees are regularly exposed loud noises and crowded facilities. Employees may also occasionally be exposed to player, coaches or spectator comments that are judgmental and critical.