Sports Official (Non-Career Intermittent)

City of Berkeley • Temporary • San Francisco Bay Area, US • $24 - $39 / hour • 5d ago

Benefits Of Working For Berkeley

Berkeley, California is a small city with a big reputation. At just ten square miles of land and seven square miles of water, Berkeley is famous around the globe as a center for academic achievement, scientific exploration, free speech, and the arts, and home to over 50 parks, a top-ranked university, and the largest public marina in the San Francisco Bay.

As an employer, the City of Berkeley offers all the benefits of a career in the public sector while fostering diversity, creativity, and innovation. Join a team of high-caliber, experienced staff with a shared mission of serving the Berkeley community and promoting an accessible, safe, healthy, environmentally-sound and culturally-rich city.

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Apply NOW for the Summer 2026 season!

The City of Berkeley invites you to apply for the position of Sports Official (Non-Career Intermittent) in the Parks, Recreation and Waterfront Department! In this role, you will have the opportunity to officiate a wide variety of sports and athletic events at an assigned gymnasium, ballfield or court.

See the full job class specification here: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/berkeley/classspecs/1423216

Minimum Qualifications

A typical way of gaining the knowledge, skills, and abilities for this position is:

Sufficient officiating or playing experience in an assigned sport to demonstrate an appropriate knowledge of the rules of play. Certification as an official in the specific sport is desirable.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Applications must be received by Monday, April 20, 2026, at 5:00 PM PST and must include a completed application and responses to any supplemental questions . Please note that resumes are not a substitute for a completed application.

If you do not answer the supplemental questions accurately you will be automatically disqualified. *

Applications are available in alternative formats (audio-format, braille, large print, electronic text, etc.) upon request to ada@berkeleyca.gov . Please allow 10 days for production of the material in an alternative format.

EXAM PROCESS

The exam process will include, but may not be limited to:

Application review for minimum qualifications.
Response to supplemental questions

Tests may consist of any combination of written, oral or other exercises or assessment procedures that test content and may include, but are not necessarily limited to, typing, math, reading, writing and analytical skills; problem solving ability; computer and software proficiency, or any other job-related knowledge, skill, ability or qualification. The City may, without notice, change or eliminate any assessment component as needs dictate. Applicants passing all examination phases will have their names placed on an employment eligible list that hiring departments will use to conduct final selection interviews.

Reasonable Accommodations: The City is committed to making reasonable accommodations in the examination process and in the work environment. Individuals requesting reasonable accommodations in the examination process must submit a request in writing to hr@berkeleyca.gov at the time of application.

PRE-EMPLOYMENT PROCESS

Candidates under final consideration for employment with the City will undergo an employment background/reference check that may include, but is not limited to: employment history, confirmation of educational credentials and degrees, licenses including driver's license, registrations, certificates, other credentials, credit check, criminal history check, and Live Scan fingerprinting.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO) EMPLOYER

The City of Berkeley is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All employment actions shall be administered regardless of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, physical or mental disability or medical condition, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, political affiliation, veterans’ status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

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