Regional Supervisor Open Positions

Sport	Association	Season	Deadline

The position requires an individual who understands the game and can effectively teach and train officials. The time requirements for this position are extensive. Individuals interested in applying must understand the comprehensive time and commitment responsibilities associated with this performance designation. Observation, evaluation, development, and recruitment are expected job performance factors. The individual should have technology-related skills for website development, video review, and teaching/presentation skills, both on-site and via electronic medium.

If there are vacancies, the application deadlines are listed above. Anyone interested in applying for the position should send a letter of application, resume, and a list of references (minimum of 3) to the attention of:

NCHSAA Officiating Department
P.O. Box 3216
Chapel Hill, NC 27515
(919) 240-7372

Preferred Qualifications

Experience officiating the sport you will be assigning
Experience conducting officiating instructional clinics
Minimum 5 years of experience officiating for the NCHSAA

Performance Expectations

Recruit new officials

Train officials on current trends, field/court/pitch/deck/mat coverage, NFHS mechanics and signals, use of assigning platform, and game management

Develop officials through critique and evaluation, using film review when appropriate

Assign NCHSAA-registered and eligible officials only to any NCHSAA contest, prioritizing contest-level needs

Retain officials to avoid burnout and turnover using the three R’s – respect, recognition, reward

Communicate expectations of officials clearly, as well as what officials can expect from the Regional Supervisor of Officials

Be available to the officials as well as the schools

Maintain professional and positive interactions with officials, coaches, athletic directors, and other school personnel

Conduct on-site observations of officials in scrimmages and real-time contests

Maintain electronic availability using the NCHSAA-approved platform, currently DragonFly

Monitor reports submitted by officials for accuracy and correct where necessary

Establish/maintain a Board of Directors, Constitution, and Bylaws that include grievance policies and procedures, a Review Committee, and a Grievance Committee

Travel to required meetings across the state

Maintain positive interactions and communications with the Director of Officiating Services, Manager of Officiating Services, and other NCHSAA staff

Selection Process

The following process will be used for any vacancy for a Regional Supervisor of Officials or when a new Association is formed, and a Regional Supervisor of Officials will need to be selected.

The NCHSAA will appoint a Selection Committee composed of local Officials, Coaches, Athletic Directors, Principals, and Superintendents from the schools served, plus an NCHSAA Board of Directors member or former member.

The NCHSAA office will appoint the Chairperson of the Selection Committee.

The NCHSAA Director of Officiating Services will send a vacancy announcement to all local officials for that sport in the Association that has the vacancy and will post the vacancy announcement on the NCHSAA website.

The vacancy announcement will include:
– List of performance expectations
– Request for the candidate’s resume of experience
– Request for a list of references for the candidate
– Request for the applicant’s proposed plan for Association improvement
– An application
– Deadline for submission of application and supporting materials.

All submitted application materials will come to the NCHSAA Director of Officiating Services.

The NCHSAA Director of Officiating Services will electronically forward all submitted application materials to the Chairperson of the Selection Committee. The Chairperson will distribute the application materials to the Selection Committee.

The Selection Committee will determine which candidates will be eligible for an interview, based solely on the application materials submitted by the deadline for submission of applications. The Chairperson of the Selection Committee will notify applicants not selected for an interview.

The Chairperson of the Selection Committee will notify each candidate regarding the interview date/time/location and length of the interview.

After all interviews have been completed, the Chairperson of the Selection Committee will forward the committee’s recommendation of the individual they deem most prepared to meet the performance expectations of the position.

The NCHSAA Director of Officiating Services will submit the Selection Committee’s recommendation to the NCHSAA Board of Directors for approval.