Are you a UWM student looking for an exciting and rewarding opportunity? We hire students to officiate our basketball, volleyball, and soccer leagues!
About Us:
At UWM Intramural Sports, our passionate and dedicated student employees are at the heart of our success. They manage and officiate all our Intramural Sports leagues and tournaments, ensuring every game is played fairly and safely while enhancing the overall experience for our participants. Many officials begin their officiating careers with us, and our program has even developed officials who now officiate at junior high, high school, and collegiate levels of sports.
How to Apply:
Ready to dive into the world of officiating? To express your interest, please complete the Intramural Sports Employment Interest Form. Once you’ve submitted your form, we’ll be in touch with the dates and times for our upcoming officiating clinics. These clinics are open to all interested students and are completely free. Registration is not required, simply show up! Our hiring decisions following the clinics are based on semester availability, program needs, attentiveness, demonstrated ability as an official, and a willingness to improve and learn.
Job Summary:
At UWM Intramural Sports, our officials are integral to the success of our contests within the Department of University Recreation. To excel in this role, you’ll need a strong understanding of the sport’s rules and the ability to manage various in-game situations effectively. Our officials interact with diverse groups of participants on a nightly basis, placing a strong emphasis on prompt and courteous communication. While we appreciate officiating experience, most of our new hires come with only high school playing experience, though neither is a requirement. While officiating, we always have an Intramural Supervisor present to help you improve and grow as an official. This part-time, on-campus position offers you the opportunity to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment alongside like-minded students who share your enthusiasm for sports.
Room for Advancement:
At UWM Intramural Sports, we’re proud to say that many of our Intramural Supervisors began their journey with us as Intramural Officials. In this role, you’ll gain valuable leadership and supervisory experience, handling essential responsibilities like player safety, official evaluation and development, ensuring proper setup and teardown of playing areas, and managing player conduct issues.
Contact Us:
Have questions or concerns? Feel free to reach out to us at imsports@uwm.edu.
IM Staff Position Requirements
- Must complete the hiring process and all required UWM and University Recreation paperwork
- Must attend a University Recreation orientation meeting
- Must attend all preseason training clinics and scrimmages for each specific sport they intend to officiate
- Maintain a working knowledge of specific sport rules, mechanics, and signals
- Enforce sport rules throughout competition
- Make calls/judgements in a fair and unbiased manner
- Maintain order and safety during intramural play
- Communicate effectively with other officials and participants
- Display a professional demeanor at all times
- Officials must have met the Level 1 criteria before being considered for a Level 2 promotion along with the added requirements below:
- Possess verifiable justification as an experienced/trained official. Verifiable justification can include, but is not limited to the following:
- A state license or national certification as a registered official
- A semester of experience within the UWM Intramural Sports Program as an official coupled with positive evaluations as determined by Intramural Sports and Sport Clubs Professional Staff
- Previous experience and a reputable reference in the same sport or similar sport as considered by the Intramural Sports & Sport Clubs Professional Staff
- Must have completed a performance evaluation of semester work performance
- Be in good standing within all University Recreation positions
- Level 1 or lower within the University Recreation Employee Discipline Policy
- Officials must have met the Level 2 criteria before being considered for a Level 3 promotion along with the added requirements below:
- Possess verifiable justification as an experienced official outside of the UWM Intramural Sports program. Verifiable justification can include, but is not limited to the following:
- Emails, pay stubs, or written evidence of game schedules along with results signed off by an outside reference
- Experience at a WIRSA State Tournament, NIRSA Regional Tournament, or National Tournament
- Must possess a state-licensed or national certification as an official, along with shown progression in status and/or development (Either by camp attendance or seniority. Discretion on development will be made by Intramural Sports and Sport Clubs Professional Staff)
- Successful evaluation of other intramural officials and participation as a clinician in preseason clinics, trainings, and scrimmages. This must continue throughout employment to maintain Level 3 status.
- Provide on-site supervision and coordination of Intramural Sports on and off campus.
- Manage risk, attain to injuries, and provide first aid as needed.
- Provide exemplary customer service and manage conflict positively with professional comportment during all events.
- Concentrate and evaluate staff effort and performance.
- Delegate and assist with setup and teardown of event.
- Attend all required departmental and program trainings and meetings.
- Attend and present at all assigned Intramural Sports Captain’s Meetings.
- Ability to lead and assist with staff development training.
- Ensure the proper functionality of all equipment.
- Answer and rule on all disputes and arguments.
- Understand and enforce departmental and program policies and procedures.
- Knowledge and ability to initiate UREC Emergency Action Plans.
- Maintain control of all aspects of Intramural game.
- Accurately complete all necessary departmental and program reports.
- Must be CPR and First Aid certified.
- Must complete 3 shadow shifts of events for the Intramural Sports Program.
- Available 10-25 hours per week
- Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher, FusionIM and Subitup.
- Strong communication skills
- Assertive and confident attitude
- Assists with hiring, training and evaluation of Intramural Sports & Sport Clubs Supervisors, and Intramural Sport Officials and Scorekeepers.
- Coordinate performance evaluations of Intramural Sports Officials and Scorekeepers.
- Coordinate Intramural Sports Officials and Scorekeepers schedules with SubItUp
- Coordinates delegated day to day operations of the Intramural Sports and Sport Clubs Programs.
- Mentors and coordinates the activities of delegated Sport Clubs with the guidance of an assigned Intramural Sports and Sport Clubs Professional staff member.
- Ability to audit program participation compliance with program policies and procedures.
- Prepare documents and supplies needed for each sport’s captains meeting
- Maintain constant communication with Professional Staff with developments with the Intramural Sports and Sport Clubs Programs.
- Maintain a professional relationship with all Intramural Sports Student Employees
- Coordinates communication between officials and participants.
- Gather data to prepare reports and summaries of information
- Prepare records and reports about sport and player participation
- Be available to work 8 – 12 hours per week in the office
- Demonstrate strong communication, customer service, problem solving, organizational and leadership skills
- Self-motivated and able to work independently
- Consistently display professional demeanor
- Ability to attend and participate in UREC Building Manager Staff Meetings.
- Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher, FusionIM and Subitup.
- Operate office equipment such as printers, copy machines, and fax machines on a daily basis
- Preferred to have been with the Intramural Sports and Sports Clubs Program as a Supervisor for at least 1 semester.
- Inventories, maintains and recommends equipment for both the Intramural Sports and Sport Clubs programs and reports failures and gives updated reports to Intramural Sports and Sport Clubs Professional Staff.
- Coordinate equipment check-out and check-in times and with clubs and club members.
- Maintain order and updated working knowledge of equipment and facilities
- Assist with ordering sports equipment and miscellaneous office supplies
- Preferred availability during the summer in addition to school year
- Develop a strong working knowledge of the Innosoft Fusion software