Youth Baseball Umpire

Position Summary
The youth baseball umpire is responsible for knowing and enforcing the rules and regulations of baseball. Their primary responsibilities include enforcing rules of the game, making calls, and ensuring the overall flow of play.

General Duties and Responsibilities
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions

• Perform pre, during, and post-game duties
• Ability to communicate quickly and effectively
• Ability to manage a safe playing space, including but not limited to:
• The control of rowdy players and spectators
• Management of the facility and playing space
• Quick and sound decision making
• Ability to be authoritative but respectful in controlling the games
• Responsible for starting games on time
• Enforce all rules in an impartial and professional manner
• Responsible for keeping games safe and in control
• Must check player equipment every game to ensure safety and legality of participants
• Write incident reports
• Notify Recreation Manager of any incidents
• Other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities
Not applicable

Requirements

• Must be 16 years of age or older
• Must be able to pass a background check
• Must have strong knowledge and skills of baseball rules and regulations
• Strong verbal communication skills
• Certification from a local or national training program is preferred
• Experience working with children in a sports setting is preferred
• CPR, AED, and First Aid certification (training available)
• Available to work evenings June-September

Physical Activity & Work Environment

• Must be able to conduct activities, standing, walking, running, and sitting
• Conduct activities involving climbing, stooping, kneeling/bending, crawling, and reaching on a moderate basis
• Ability to see close up and far away, with or without glasses or contacts
• Work in a high-altitude environment
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds
• Ability to work in an outdoor environment
• Ability to work in harsh weather conditions, including low temperatures, rain, or snow

EOE Statement

Lake County is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. Assistance or accommodation during the application process due to a disability is available upon request.

Notice of Work Authorization Requirement

Applicants must be authorized to lawfully work for any employer in the United States. Lake County is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa.

Notice of Emergency/Disaster Responsibilities

All Lake County Employees may be required to work as a Disaster Service Worker when a local declaration of emergency or disaster is declared by the Board of County Commissioners. To be prepared for this role, all employees and emergency service function (ESF) leads will attend emergency management trainings and exercises as requested by the Director of Emergency Management. With advanced notification from OEM, employees will make reasonable efforts to attend training events in coordination with other employees and supervisors.

Other Duties

Please note that this job description does not intend to cover or contain a full comprehensive list of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Expected Duration of the Application Process

Due to the nature of the application and selection process for Lake County full-time positions, applicants can reasonably expect the application process to take a significant amount of time to complete before a decision is made to hire or not to hire. Typically, it takes approximately two (2) to four (4) weeks from the date of application to complete the entire selection process. The length of time it takes to complete the process can vary depending on a variety of factors. Please note that this is an estimated duration of the selection process.