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JOB TITLE:  Athletic Trainer/Assistant Athletic Director

FLSA STATUS:  Exempt

UPDATED: FY 2025

 

POSITION OBJECTIVES: Maintains the maximum physical fitness condition of middle and   high school-aged athletes by evaluating, advising on, and treatment of their physical condition for participation in athletic competition.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned. 

• Proactive education for athletes connected to physical wellbeing
• Injury prevention through strength and conditioning programs, equipment fitting, taping, bandaging, bracing and nutrition. 
• Recognition, evaluation, and assessment of athletic/orthopedic injuries or illness. 
• Immediate care of athletic/orthopedic injury or illness. Refer athletes to physicians and other medical personnel as needed.
• Treatment, rehabilitation, and reconditioning of athletes with athletic or orthopedic injuries or illness. 
• Assistance to coaches with physical development programs for teams. Develop and run off season training programs in the weight room.
• Organization and implementation of all safety and student well-being protocols as required.
• Organization and administration of the athletic training program and facilities. Duties may include but are not limited to: 
• Bid/ Quote  preparation
• Ordering supplies 
• Maintain inventory  
• Maintain proper medical records, injury reports, and daily treatment logs 
• Provide athletic training coverage for home events and practices 
• Coordinate with coaches, parents, and other qualified allied health personnel 
• Supply teams with  medical kits for their activities
• Maintenance of the athletic training room
• Professional development, maintaining certifications, and quality of care. 
• Administrative/ Assistant AD tasks to include, but not limited to:
• Prepare team and club rosters
• Issue and collect uniforms
• Game and event set up and take down
• Maintain varsity letter and participation records, senior awards
• Assist with verifying student participation eligibility (physicals, registration)
• Coordinating the following:
• Use of outside facilities- Coordinate with the School Admin Assistant/ Maintenance for outside groups using HUUSD facilities.
• Work with the AD to create practice schedules for multiple teams using fields/ courts. 
• Input games and practices into Arbiter Sports
• Establish the weekly schedule which includes confirming the weekly bussing, officials, and game workers. 
• Community outreach (social media/ PR)  and collaboration with Boosters Club
• Attend VSADA state and league meetings
• Serve as site administrator in the absence of the Athletic Director at home or away events

 

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Works under the supervision of the Athletic Director.

 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Work with the Athletic Director on the hiring, supervising and evaluations of Athletic Coaches. 

 

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, in addition to the following: 

Education and Experience.  Must have the minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in athletic training or other appropriate discipline such as, but not limited to: physical education, exercise physiology, health, or other related fields plus 2 years of relevant experience.  

Certifications and Licenses.  Must be certified and in good standing with the NATABOC (National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification).  Must be certified as an athletic trainer in the state of Vermont under the office of professional regulation.  Must be a member of the Vermont Athletic Directors Association. 

Language Skills.  Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to speak effectively before groups or employees of an organization. 

Mathematical Skills. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. 

Reasoning Ability/Mental Requirements. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. 

Communication & Interpersonal Skills. Ability to communicate courteously, efficiently and effectively with a variety of individuals, including students, faculty, administrators, parents, and representatives of outside organizations.  Ability to work cooperatively and effectively with peers, subordinates, supervisors, parents, and outside agencies.

 

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND STRESS:  Physical ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined above, in addition to the following:  

 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear.  The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel and crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100-150 lbs. with assistance when needed.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. 

 

Handling Stress: Ability to effectively handle stressful situations and resolve conflicts.  

 

WORKING CONDITIONS:    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.