Netball Umpire - Tawa Recreation Centre

Kia mahi ngātahi mō Pōneke mō tōna āpōpō | Working together for Wellington's future

• The Customer and Community Group is focused on creating a well-connected, engaged, and thriving community by delivering a variety of essential services in a way that enhances social, cultural, and recreational aspects of Pōneke.  Our team at the Tawa Recreation Centre are supporting this vision by providing affordable, accessible recreation and leisure opportunities that encourage participation of Pōneke’s communities.
• We’re looking for someone who is passionate about netball to join us as Netball Umpires at our Tawa Recreation Centre. This is a customer-centric role that will work directly with the Pōneke community and we’re looking for someone who will provide a happy, positive experience for our netballers. We run two social women’s netball leagues, outdoor rules played indoors.

Āu ake mahi | What you'll do

Our Umpires’ responsibilities include:

• Helping set up and prepare for netball games
• Greeting members of the league as they arrive and leave for their games
• Ensuring the health, safety and well-being of netball players
• Assisting with clearing up netball games at the end of the game

Our leagues are held on Monday (6.15pm to 10pm) and Wednesday (5.45pm to 10.15pm) nights and this role is for our Wednesday night league. You will be guaranteed two hours per week on Wednesday, with the ability to pick up more shifts as required.

Ngā tohu me ngā wheako | Qualifications and experience

We’re looking for someone who is happy to roll up their sleeves and help the team out as required. Ideally, you will have experience refereeing leagues from teens to adults, be proficient in controlling the game, and have the confidence to manage player queries. You will have a strong knowledge of outdoor netball.

This role pays $29.90 per game.

Nōu te rourou | What's in it for you

Working for the Council offers you a range of benefits including 5 weeks annual leave, health and wellbeing support, Council staff discounts and a range of learning and development programmes and opportunities.

View our Employee Value Proposition Video to see what our employees say about working at WCC.

Diversity:

We want your application to enable you to portray the real you. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just formal employment.  If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the advert through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.

We welcome applications from all people and like our workforce to reflect the diverse communities we serve.

Accessibility Support:

We want to make sure any accessibility requirements you may have, are well supported so the selection process is equitable for everyone. Please let us know if there are any adjustments or support, we can offer to make our process more accessible to you by emailing: recruitment@wcc.govt.nz

Pre-employment Checks

All employees must be prepared to obtain and maintain a Police Vetting check, the results of which will be held on your employee file if employed.

Please note this role is safety sensitive and will require you to undergo pre-employment drug and alcohol and health testing, the results of which will be held on your employee file if successful.

The Council uses the AS/NZ drug standard to determine the cut off levels for drug testing.  Some prescription drugs may be included within this standard.

Closing Details

Applications close Sunday 22 November 2026. Please note that we may engage with applicants prior to the vacancy closing and/or close applications ahead of this date so we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

All applications must be submitted online and must have the right to work in New Zealand – we will not accept emailed applications.

If you have questions, please contact Arana Kenny, Team Leader Tawa Community Recreation Centre, Arana.Kenny@wcc.govt.nz