Intramural Sports Official

Position Title: Intramural Sports Official Department: Student Recreation & Wellness Ctr Advertised Pay: 11.00 Campus Location: Washburn University Position Summary: Intramural officials are responsible for officiating and scorekeeping Intramural contests. Intramural events that require officials are flag football, volleyball, outdoor soccer, basketball, indoor soccer, and softball.

Additionally, this position is responsible for the daily operations of the Rock Wall facilities. Student staff ensures the safety of participants, maintenance of equipment, and records of climbers at the rock wall. About Washburn University: Washburn University is a teaching-focused, student-centered, public institution located in the metropolitan setting of Topeka that has earned national recognition for its high-impact programs for first-generation students.

Washburn has a student body of just over 7,000 students, a significant and growing number of whom are first-generation and Pell-Grant eligible. The University has created educational pathways for all students to be successful and achieve their educational goals. Washburn is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a dynamic faculty, staff, and student body and cultivating a robust learning and working environment and curriculum.

We employ more than one thousand faculty and staff on our campuses throughout Topeka and strive to offer competitive wages, an excellent benefits program, and a supportive culture and a healthy work/life balance. Washburn seeks to create an environment that reflects our core values for creating positive IMPACT: inclusion, modernization, partnership, achievement, community and transformation.

In 2024, Washburn was recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to Great Colleges to Work For® program.

Essential Functions

• Attend all required clinics and training meetings
• Complete and pass with 100% all necessary rules and policies tests
• Assist Intramural Supervisor with the set-up and tear-down of all necessary equipment
• Keep track of all Intramural issued equipment for your designated game area
• Complete all necessary reports (ex: injury reports, accident reports, sportsmanship reports), including sportsmanship ratings for each contest officiated
• While officiating, all officials are expected to hustle, maintain the proper officiating mechanics, take full control of the game and its participants, and take each game as a singular event
• While scorekeeping, mark and verify the paper score sheet prior to posting scores to the scoreboard and ensure that all team members present have checked in and signed both the score sheet and roster sheet
• Review Intramural Policies and individual event rules regularly
• Assist in Rock Wall instruction and operations
• Provide Rock Wall equipment check out and maintenance
• Enforce program area rules and policies
• Maintain understanding of proper emergency procedures
• Create a fun climbing experience for participants
• Perform other duties as assigned Required Qualifications:
• Must be a student at Washburn University that is currently enrolled or pre-registered in classes holding at least part-time status
• Must have a cumulative 2.0 GPA and maintain throughout employment with the SRWC Physical Requirements: Attend all meetings, in-services, and trainings, unless for an academic or military purpose Not work more than 20 hours in a week while classes are in session. (Applies to all positions within campus employment).

Preferred Qualifications

Ability to work in 2 hour time blocks between 8am-3pm Monday-Friday Knowledge and experience in officiating and playing various sports Effective customer service experience. Prior climbing experience. Special Instructions to Applicants: Hourly Background Check Required