Part-Time Basketball Official Scorekeeper

Position Information

Position Information

Vacancy Number:

S-01240

Position Title:

Part-Time Basketball Official Scorekeeper

Classification Title:

Department:

Athletics

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Position Information

Position Information

Vacancy Number:

S-01240

Position Title:

Part-Time Basketball Official Scorekeeper

Classification Title:

Department:

Athletics

Employment Type:

Part-Time

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Auburn University at Montgomery reserves the right once interviewing has begun to stop accepting applications. Based on funding source, applicant cannot be or become an AUM student while working in this position.

Pay Rate: $20.00/hour

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Athletics Department is accepting applications for a Part-Time Basketball Official Scorekeeper. Come be a part of the AUM Warhawks game management team and enhance the experience of the game day atmosphere at AUM Athletics events.

The qualified candidate selected for this position will serve as official scorekeeper for all preseason, regular season and postseason men’s and women’s basketball home contests. The selected candidate will also comply with all NCAA DII and GSC basketball rules, regulations and policies, as listed below.

1. Record the names and uniform numbers of team members who may participate, starting five players, and the names of all substitutes who enter the game. It is recommended that team members’ names be recorded in the scorebook in numerical order.
2. Record the field goals made and the free throws made and missed, and keep a running summary of the points scored.
3. Record the personal, intentional, disqualifying, and technical fouls assessed to each player, the technical and disqualifying fouls assessed to a coach, team member, bench personnel or team follower, and any technical fouls assessed to a team.
4. Notify an official immediately when a player has committed their fifth foul or second intentional foul.
5. Notify an official immediately when a second technical foul is charged to a coach, team member or any bench personnel.
6. Notify an official immediately when a player or team member has committed one technical foul and one intentional foul.
7. Notify an official immediately when a head coach receives a combination of one direct technical foul and two indirect technical fouls, or three indirect technical fouls.
8. Record in the scorebook any ejection for fighting, warnings for delay per Rule 4-9.1.d through .g, warnings for faking being fouled per Rule 4-14.2, and any resumption of play warning per Rule 4-27.2.
9. Record the timeouts charged to each team and notify an official when a team takes its final allowable charged timeout.
10. Signal the nearest official each time a team is granted a charged timeout in excess of the allowable number.
11. Signal the nearest official in each quarter when a player commits a personal foul (except an offensive foul), beginning with the team’s fifth foul, including any combination of personal fouls and all technical fouls.
12. The official scorebook shall remain at the scorers’ table throughout the game, including all intermissions.
13. Compare their records after each goal, each foul and each charged timeout, notifying the referee at once of any discrepancy. When no error can be found, the referee shall accept the record of the official scorebook, unless the referee has knowledge that permits another decision. When the discrepancy is
    in the score and the error is not resolved, the referee shall accept the progressive team totals of the official scorebook.
14. Notify the nearest official when there is an infraction of the rules pertaining to submission of the roster, substitutions or uniform numbers of players.
15. When necessary, signal the officials with a sounding device unlike that used by the referee and umpire(s). This sounding device may be used immediately when the ball is dead or is in control of the offending team.
16. When a correctable error is called to the official scorer’s attention while the game clock is running, the official timer shall not use the game-clock horn until the ball has become dead.
17. Correct a scoring or bookkeeping mistake any time before the referee approves the final score. Note: It is recommended that only the person at the scorers’ table permitted to wear a black-and-white-striped garment or women’s officiating shirt be the official scorer.
18. Record the time on the game clock when the official signals that a replay review is required under Rules 11-3.1.e, .h and .r.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of applicable University, NCAA and Gulf South Conference rules, practices and procedures
• Positive attitude and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work with individuals from various backgrounds

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma
• Available on nights and weekends
• Minimum of one (1) year experience as basketball official scorekeeper at NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA, AHSAA or AISA institution

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Two (2) years’ experience as basketball official scorekeeper at NCAA institution

Job Open Date:

10/20/2025

This posting will remain open until closed:

Yes

Job Close Date:

About the University/College

Located in Alabama’s vibrant state capital, Auburn University at Montgomery is a fast-growing university on the rise. Don’t just take our word for it: The Princeton Review rates us as one of the best colleges in the Southeast, while U.S. News & World Report recently ranked us No. 22 among regional universities in the South for the quality of undergraduate teaching and 38th among all public institutions in the region.

AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERY IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. It is our policy to provide equal employment and education opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable law. The Office of Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity (AA/EEO) strives to ensure an inclusive and equitable working, living, and learning environment for members of the AUM community.

Quick Link

https://www.jobs.aum.edu/postings/7251

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Applicant Documents

Required Documents 1. Resume 2. Cover Letter 3. Professional Reference Sheet

Optional Documents

Posting Specific Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1. Do you have at least 1 year experience as a basketball official scorekeeper at NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA, AHSAA, OR AISA Institution?

   • Yes
   • No

2. Are you available to work nights and weekends for games and special events?

   • Yes
   • No

3. Are you or will you be an AUM student during the 2024-2025 academic year?

   • Yes
   • No

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