Mississauga Recreation Seeks Soccer Referees near Mississauga, ON

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
• A WSIB approved Emergency First Aid and CPR “B” certification
• Primarily community centre environment
• A Level 2 - Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check will be required of the successful candidate, as a condition of employment, at their own expense, to verify the absence of a criminal record for which a pardon has not been granted.