Off-Ice Official|Part-time|Acrisure Arena

Oak View Group

Oak View Group is the global leader in venue development, management, and premium hospitality services for the live event industry.  Offering an unmatched, 360-degree solution set for a collection of world-class owned venues and a client roster that includes the most influential, highest attended arenas, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions on the planet.

 

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Position Summary

The primary responsibility of an Off-Ice Official is to function as a contributing member of a team of officials assigned to a variety of tasks for pre-season, regular season and playoff games played in connection with the Firebirds Hockey Sports Team.

 

This role will pay an hourly wage of $20.00. This is an Non Exempt Position.

 

Benefits for PT roles: 401(k) savings plan and 401(k) matching. Also, OVG provides part-time, seasonal, and internship employees with one hour of accrued paid leave per 30 hours worked, up to 48 hours per year.

 

This position will remain open until October 31, 2024

About the Venue

America’s hottest music festival destination finally has the world-class arena it deserves. Now open, the brand new Acrisure Arena provides the greater Palm Springs area of Southern California with a premiere 11,000+ capacity venue hosting the biggest artists and acts on the planet. We are #TheCoolestSpot in the desert, designed specifically for hockey and made for concerts, Acrisure Arena provides top-tier hospitality, artist amenities, and all of the benefits of a modern music and sports venue to the Coachella Valley.

Responsibilities

• Timing the game from stoppage to stoppage. Resetting the clock when necessary. Monitoring that the clock is functioning properly. Timing of intermissions. Timing of both official and commercial time-outs.
• Timing of all penalties assessed by the Referees. Ensuring that penalties are recorded accurately in the AHL records. Ensuring players are released at the appropriate times from the penalty box. Assisting the Referees with determining the on-ice strength when multiple penalties are assessed.
• Managing the penalty box area in conjunction with the Penalty Timekeeper. Releasing players at the appropriate time at the expiration of their penalties. Replacing game pucks when they leave the ice surface and/or at other times per league guidelines. Maintaining a backup stop watch for the game clock. Monitoring the video replay headset in case there are video reviews required and/or game clock adjustments.
• Managing the commercial time-outs based on established League guidelines. Communicating with the broadcasters, the On-Ice Officials and fellow Off-Ice Officials when commercial time-outs are upcoming and when they are about to be completed.
• Illuminating the red light when the Referee signals that a goal has been scored.
• Making the official decision on all goals, including the goal scorer and those worthy of receiving an assist. Reporting this information to Off-Ice Official responsible for entering information into the scoring system and to the Public Address Announcer. Reviewing all scoring plays on video to ensure accuracy.
• Accurately interpreting the events of the game and recording them in the League scoring system. Making instantaneous decisions on hits, shots, missed shots, blocked shots, giveaways, takeaways, goals and assists, penalties and other pertinent game events.
• Verbalizing events so that nothing is missed by those entering them into the scoring system computers. Reviewing events on video to verify decisions or to make changes for accuracy.
• Reviewing all close plays at the net and communicating effectively with the technician, the On-Ice Officials and the AHL Situation Room to accurately determine the legitimacy of all goals and potential goals.
• Must be available one-two hours prior to game time and until the game reports are completed and must be available for all pre-season, regular and post-season games (October to June)
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Desired Skills

• Significant knowledge of hockey, preferably as an On-Ice or Off-Ice Official, as a player or as a coach, either at the Professional, Major Junior, College or Minor Professional level.
• College degree preferred or equivalent experience significant understanding of scoring systems used in professional sports leagues
• Excellent understanding of the playing rules, bylaws and scoring pertinent to the AHL, including current understanding of AHL scoring and statistics.
• Strong computer skills, including but not limited to MS WORD, EXCEL.