Softball Supervisor - Seasonal

CITY OF JANESVILLE DIVERSITY STATEMENT:
The residents of Janesville choose this community, not just as a place to live, but as a place to realize life’s opportunities. We strive to sustain a community culture where differences are recognized, understood, and appreciated. As such, the City of Janesville recognizes the importance of developing an environment where diversity is not merely accepted but embraced and celebrated. As public servants, we believe everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. To this end, we will diligently recruit and retain the most talented employees in an environment that fosters maximizing one’s potential. Therefore, we encourage individuals from all backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences to consider employment with the City of Janesville and serve the residents of “Wisconsin’s Park Place”.
OBJECTIVE:
Under general supervision and guidance of the Recreation Supervisor, the Softball Supervisor is responsible for enforcing league rules, policies and procedures, providing support to umpires and concession staff as needed and providing customer service to adult league players and patrons. Adult softball leagues are played at Dawson Softball Complex from May through August, Monday, Thursday and Friday evenings (Approximately 5-15 hours per week)
RELATIONSHIPS:
Reports to: Recreation Supervisor
Works with seasonal employees regularly and communicates with other Division employees, players, spectators and the general public.ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. This list is illustrative only and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and duties performed by the incumbent. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Handles facility opening and closing procedures.
2. Greets team managers, reviews rosters and ensures player eligibility.
3. Inspects and stickers softball bats according to ASA standards.
4. Understands and Interprets rules and regulations to teams.
5. Maintains a presence throughout the facility, communicating with players and spectators while addressing concerns as needed.
6. Makes general announcements via intercom system.
7. Enforces the player code of conduct.
8. Makes decisions with umpires on duty to call games due to weather or other safety concerns.
9. Handles emergency situations and injuries, responds appropriately.
10. Prepares required documents, including nightly reports, attendance reports, injury reports and incident reports. Turns in documents, including scoresheets to office.
11. Reports any issues to Recreation Supervisor.
12. Follows all safety regulations, policies, and procedures; reports all unsafe conditions and acts to supervisor; reports all accidents to the supervisor immediately whenever possible; follows recognized safe work practices.
13. Performs other special projects and other job duties as assigned or required during regular and non-business hours.

OTHER DUTIES:

1. Assists with base removal as needed.
2. Assists in concession stand as needed.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND PRIOR EXPERIENCE
The requirements listed below are necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.

1. Must be 18 years of age or older.
2. A minimum of 1 year of experience playing, coaching or supervising the sport of softball.
3. Current CPR, First Aid, and AED certification or willing/able to obtain.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

The qualifications listed below are preferred, but not required to perform the essential duties of the position. The absence of these qualifications on a candidate’s application does not preclude them from consideration.

1.Current CPR, First Aid, and AED certification or willing/able to obtain.

A combination of equivalent experience and/or education as determined by the Human Resources Office may be considered in lieu of minimum requirements.

COMPETENCIES

For successful performance in this position, the incumbent must demonstrate the following knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors.

Knowledge:

1. The sport of softball, including ASA rules.

Skills:

1. Organizational and time management skills to prioritize duties and accomplish a high volume of work product while adapting to constant changes in priority.
2. Exceptional communication skills, both verbally and in writing, paired with a strong customer service background, and effective interpersonal skills.
3. Collaboration skills to effectively work with others to achieve common goals through communication, teamwork, and problem-solving.

Abilities:

1. Ability to work evenings and some weekends for tournaments.
2. Ability to be motivated and dependable.
3. Ability to follow City/Division policies, work independently and make sound decisions.
4. Ability to communicate effectively, both in verbal and written form, and to follow verbal and written instructions.
5. Ability to work with minimal supervision and within the boundaries of responsibility.
6. Ability to interact with a diverse group of individuals.
7. Ability to comply with all safety policies, practices, and procedures, and report all unsafe activities or conditions to supervisor.
8. Ability to compose routine correspondence and routine reports in a clear, concise, logical, and effective manner, utilizing proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, and tone

Behaviors:

1. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with City Department, Division, and Office heads, City employees, community interest groups, other governmental agencies, and the general public.
2. Exhibit exceptional professionalism, tact, and decorum in all areas of work duties.
3. Strong ethics base built upon integrity, honesty, initiative, and respect; maintain strict confidentiality.
4. Interact positively with a diverse group of individuals, and work effectively both as part of a team and independently.
5. Embrace and actively promote an inclusive and equitable work environment.
6. Conduct all business and working relationships in an accurate, fair, equitable and highly ethical manner.
7. Work with the public in a fair and consistent manner, maintaining objectivity and excluding personal bias while performing job duties
8. Reliable, timely, and proactive in the completion of duties, meeting deadlines and responding to inquiries.
9. Work with others in a positive and supportive manner to solve problems, generate ideas, and accomplish division and City goals.

EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS AND MACHINES:
Equipment used includes a telephone, scoreboard, and potentially using the field groomer and chalker if assisting at tournaments.
WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL FACTORS:
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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Work will take place in an outdoor environment and varying types of weather, including possibility of high heat and humidity.
2. Working conditions involve occasional exposure to dirt, dust, and moisture.
3. Perform clean-up duties, which may include, but not limited to: Semi-reaching to full-reach overhead, crouching, kneeling, bending, twisting, turning,and lying on stomach and/or back.
4. Must be able to sit or stand and move for long periods of time.
5. See and observe all sections of an assigned area of responsibility, with or without reasonable accommodation.

DISCLAIMERThe above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position, or is responsive to the needs of the City of Janesville.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

The City of Janesville, Wisconsin is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.