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Sports Official

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Job Profile Title:	Sports Official
Job Code:	11404
Profile Title:	11404 Sports Official
Grade / Band:	09
FLSA Status:	Non-Exempt
The Sports Official is responsible for both pre-race and post-race responsibilities. This includes investigations of penalties, rulings, and decisions. The position is also responsible for determining if the driver, trainer, and horse are eligible to participate in the race.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities
Judge‐posting of notices, penalties, rulings, and decisions.
Supervise the opening of the Declaration Box, correlate and verify the number of entries.
Assist the Presiding Judge with various duties such as scheduling hearings, hold drivers meeting, observe the performances of drivers and horses before and after the race and ascertain any violations of the racing rules.
After racing duties include; handling complaints of foul, conducting investigations, violations, and acts of cruelty toward any horses. Placement of horses on the Steward's list, establish the order of finish after each race, examine claims entered, and make collection of outstanding fines.
Attending and officiating County Fairs, attend hearings as directed by the Presiding Judge, evaluating any prospective drivers for licensing purposes, qualifying horses for competing competitively, answering questions from the public, decide if a driver and/or trainers may apply for a Racing Commission License, and determine if a horse is eligible to participate in a race.

Required for All Jobs
Performs other job-related duties as requested
Proof of eligibility to work in the United States

Work Experience
Experience	Experience Details	Required/ Preferred
1+ Years of Prior Relevant Experience	Racing official experience	Required
2+ Years of Prior Relevant Experience	2‐3 years as a racing official experience	Preferred

Additional Requirements
Details	Required/ Preferred
Racetrack Higher Education classes	Preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
KSAs
Rules of Racing

Physical Requirements
A thorough completion of this section is needed for compliance with legal standards such as the Americans with Disabilities Act. The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Physical Requirement	N/A	Rarely	Occasionally	Frequently	Constantly	Weight/ w.p.m.
Balancing			X
Bending				X
Carrying __pounds				X
Clear speech - simple				X
Clear speech - complex			X
Climbing		X
Crawling		X
Crouching			X
Distant vision			X
Driving - auto/van	X
Driving - limousine	X
Flexibility - upper body			X
Flexibility - lower body			X
Hearing/Listening				X
Kneeling			X
Lifting __pounds				X
Near vision				X
Normal vision				X
Pushing/Pulling				X
Reaching				X
Sitting				X
Standing - 5 hours minimum				X
Stooping			X
Typing __w.p.m.			X
Walking				X

Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the associate is required to work within the selected work environments.
Work Environment	N/A	Rarely	Occasionally	Frequently	Constantly
Communication - verbal				X
Communication - written				X
Confined area		X
Contacts - works alone				X
Contacts - works around others				X
Contacts - works with others				X
Exposure to dust / dirt				X
Exposure to fumes / odors				X
Extreme cold			X
Extreme heat			X
Fast pace				X
Hazardous conditions - Chemicals			X
Hazardous conditions - high structures	X
Hazardous conditions - high voltage	X
Indoors				X
Noise levels - low to moderate				X
Noise levels - high				X
Office conditions			X
Outdoors			X
Restricted area				X
Shifts				X
Smoke				X
__% Travel	X
Wet/Humid

Mental Requirements
While performing the duties of this job, the associate is required to work within the selected mental requirements.
Mental Requirement	N/A	Rarely	Occasionally	Frequently	Constantly
Analytical			X
Clerical			X
Comprehension				X
Crisis incidents		X
Customer service				X
Decision making				X
Fatigue			X
High pressure				X
Judgment				X
Long hours			X
Math skills - advance	X
Math skills - basic			X
Memorization				X
Organization				X
Perception				X
Reading - simple				X
Reading - complex	X
Repetition				X
Safety hazards			X
Tight deadlines				X
Writing - simple			X
Writing - complex	X