Adult Ice Hockey Official - Seasonal

Adult Ice Hockey Official

Part-Time Recurring (Year-Round), Non-Exempt, Not Benefit Eligible

Pay: $57.25 Per Game

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In this position you will officiate and enforce the rules for recreational adult ice hockey leagues. Applicants must have prior knowledge of the sport either as a participant or an official.  Applicants must be USA hockey level 3 certified or High School ice hockey certified. Officials must maintain a recreational perspective when officiating and perform immediate decision making that affects the game, including discipline.

Hours include evenings and weekends.

Applicants must be at least 18 years of age, possess a valid MN Driver's License, and have two seasons of participation or officiating an adult recreational league.

• Possess technical and detailed knowledge of game rules and officiating techniques

• Understand and enforce all game and league rules pertaining to game play

• Ensure sportsmanlike conduct of participants and spectators by penalizing those who violate the rules of the game

• Prevent/mediate/resolve conflicts that may arise during game play

• Ensure proper completion of all scoring documents and report scores to supervisor

• Provide written and/or verbal reports on all incidents, protests, ejections, and facility concerns no matter how minor

• Visually inspect and monitor conditions to ensure a safe playing environment

• Wear the appropriate officiating attire to all games

• Communicate and interact with a diverse participant population

• Maintain a positive, polite, considerate and cooperative attitude

• Behave and appear in a fair, consistent and professional manner

• Ability to work independently

Other Position Functions:

• Inform supervisor of any issues regarding the league

• Other duties as assigned

• 18 years of age or older

• Valid Driver's License

• Two seasons of participation or officiating an adult recreational league

• Knowledge of the fundamentals and rules of the game of ice hockey

• Level three USA hockey certified and/or high school level certified

• Must be able to socially, physically and mentally perform all essential position functions under the working conditions as described

• Two seasons of prior officiating experience of adult ice hockey leagues

Working Conditions: 

100% indoors

• Arenas can be as low as 35 degrees and as warm as 50 degrees at ice level

• Activity can be hectic while a game is in progress

• Hours of work include evenings and weekends

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 duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to stand, talk, ice skate and hear

• The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, run, walk, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl

• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distant vision, color vision and peripheral vision

• The employee must be able to move effectively on the ice, with ice skates, for up to three hours at a time

Located in the Twin Cities metro area, Eagan is home to about 68,000 people. The City operates under a Council-Administrator form of government, employing 300 regular full-time employees, and up to 400 seasonal and part-time employees.  Regarded as a great place to live, work and play, the City of Eagan prides itself on exceptional customer service and employs a stable workforce with experienced and professional staff. Areas of employment include finance, engineering, law enforcement, fire safety, parks and recreation, forestry, public works and utilities, community development, sports and fitness, arts and preschool education, etc. Visit our website to learn more at www.cityofeagan.com!

The City of Eagan is an Equal Opportunity Employer