Basketball Scorekeeper - Seasonal

Salary: $15.70 Hourly
Location : City of Eagan
Job Type: Seasonal/Temporary
Job Number: 202200119
Department: Parks and Recreation
Division: Recreation
Opening Date: 11/27/2023
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Job Description
Basketball Scorekeeper
Pay: $15.70 per hour
Part-time, Seasonal, Not Benefit Eligible
The City of Eagan is hiring a Basketball Scorekeeper!
This position works with recreational basketball teams and officials, runs the game clock, and keeps the official scorebook. Applicants must have prior knowledge of the sport either as a participant, coach, or a scorekeeper. This position works Sunday and Wednesday evenings.
Hours are dependent on team registrations.
Essential Position Functions

• Understand 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, and 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
• Communicate and interact with a diverse participant population
• Maintain a positive, polite, considerate, and cooperative attitude
• Act in a fair, consistent, and professional manner
• Works independently
• Inform supervisor of any issues regarding the league
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Applicants must be 18 years of age or older
• Must be able to socially, physically and mentally perform all essential position functions under the working conditions as described
• Good knowledge of the fundamentals and rules of the game
• Two (2) seasons of participation, coaching, or scorekeeping an adult recreational league
• Must be available to work on Sunday and Wednesday evenings

You may be a great fit if you have:

• Two (2) seasons of prior scorekeeping experience

Working Conditions: 100% indoors

• Activity can be hectic while a game is in progress
• Hours of work include Sunday and Wednesday evenings

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 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
  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

This position is not eligible for benefits.
As a public employee with the City of Eagan, you may become eligible to participate in the Minnesota Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA). For more information on MN PERA pension or to determine eligibility, visit
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01
Are you 18 years of age or older?

• Yes
• No

02
Do you have working knowledge of the fundamentals and rules of the game of basketball?

• Yes
• No

03
Are you able to work Sunday and Wednesday evenings?

• Yes
• No

04
How many seasons of participation, coaching, or scorekeeping do you have with an adult recreational sports league?

• No Experience
• 1 season
• 2 seasons
• 3 seasons
• 4 seasons
• 5+ seasons

05
Briefly describe your coaching or scorekeeping experience, or participation in adult recreational league sports (NA if none).
06
Are you able to socially, physically and mentally perform all essential position functions under the working conditions as described?

• Yes
• No

Required Question