Intramural Volleyball Official – Student Hourly
Position Overview
Recreation Services and the Intramural Sports program are seeking students to join our team as an Intramural Volleyball Official for the spring 2026 6v6 Indoor Volleyball season. The Intramural Volleyball Official is responsible for providing an atmosphere of fun in a competitive, yet safe, environment. Officials must be able to implement Intramural Sports policies and sport specific rules to maintain an appropriate level of control, fairness, and safety. Officials should maintain a positive attitude on-site and should always be striving to improve their officiating skills.
No prior officiating experience is needed. All training will be provided by student Supervisors prior to beginning work.
Participation in Intramural Sports by officials is encouraged!
A wide variety of skills are developed by Intramural Sports officials which include but are not limited to:
No prior officiating experience is needed. All training will be provided by student Supervisors prior to beginning work.
Participation in Intramural Sports by officials is encouraged!
A wide variety of skills are developed by Intramural Sports officials which include but are not limited to:
- Accountability
- Communication
- Conflict Resolution
- Decision Making
- Integrity
- Leadership
- Teamwork
Job Description
The duties of an Intramural Volleyball Official include:
80% - Officiating Intramural 6v6 Volleyball games
5% - Other duties as assigned
80% - Officiating Intramural 6v6 Volleyball games
- Participant check-in.
- Pre-game captain's meeting.
- Participant safety provided through the unbiased administration of rules decisions based on training for that particular sport.
- Verification of final score of all games worked with a signature on each completed score sheet.
- Assigning an appropriate Sportsmanship Rating to each team following each game.
5% - Other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
- Work history that required being moderately physically active for hours at a time (maximum of four hours at a time).
- A baseline knowledge of the sport of volleyball.
- Current NFHS Concussion in Sports Certification or willingness to obtain within the first month of employment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous umpiring/officiating or sports participation experience.
- A willingness to learn and have fun.
- A passion for sports.
- A positive and enthusiastic attitude.
- A professional and cooperative demeanor.
Position Requirements
During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).
Employment Conditions
(1) Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.
(2) This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.
(2) This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.
Additional Candidate Instructions
Review of this position occurs regularly through Monday, March 23.
Qualified applicants must have:
Qualified applicants must have:
- Availability to work on Sundays as evidenced in application material.
- Availability to be present and engaged at both dates of the paid Intramural Volleyball Officials Training:
- Thursday, March 26 from 5:00p – 7:30p; and
- Monday, March 30 from 5:30p – 7:30p
Contact Information to Applicants
For questions about this position, please contact Jon Randle, Assistant Director for Intramural Sports, by email at jonrandle@ku.edu or by phone at 785-864-3270.
Advertised Salary Range
Compensation starts at $11.10/hour with opportunities for advancement.
Anticipated Start Date
Thursday March 26, 2026