Athletic Trainer

San Mateo Union High School District; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

San Mateo Union High School District is seeking an athletic trainer to support student-athletes across six high schools. The role emphasizes injury prevention, assessment, and prompt medical referrals, with rehabilitation under physician guidance and responsible program administration.

Qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in athletic training and at least one year of athletic training experience. The district values integrity, initiative, and collaborative teamwork with staff, students,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in athletic training or related field.
• At least one year of athletic training experience.
• Demonstrated integrity, initiative, emotional maturity, dependability and good judgment.

Responsibilities

• Injury prevention: create and supervise conditioning programs for all seasons.
• Injury recognition: assess injuries through physical exams and tests.
• Injury management: provide emergency care and referrals as needed.
• Injury rehabilitation: execute treatment plans under physician supervision.
• Program organization: manage training room operations, records, and equipment.
• Education and counseling: instruct athletes, coaches, and community on training topics.

Skills

Oral and written communication

Interpersonal relations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in athletic training

At least one year athletic training experience

Job description

JOB SUMMARY:

Under general supervision of the athletic director, the athletic trainer engages in sports medicine. Sports medicine includes injury prevention, recognition, and evaluation; and, the management, treatment, disposition, rehabilitation, organization and administration, education and counseling of the injured.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• 1.Injury Prevention - Creates and supervises pre-season, in-season, postseason, and off-season conditioning programs to assist student-athletes in gaining and maintaining maximum physical conditioning.
• 2.Injury Recognition and Evaluation - Determines the extent of possible injuries through injury site palpations, estimations of range-of-motion, muscle strength, joint flexibility and neurological, sensory and motor tests.
• 3.Injury Management/Treatment and Disposition - Administers proper emergency care and makes prompt, appropriate medical referrals.
• 4.Injury Rehabilitation - Under direction of physician, carries out treatment regimens using a variety of therapeutic methods, supportive procedures, and other techniques to aid recovery.
• 5.Program Organization and Administration - Organizes an effective athletic training program including detailed aspects of record keeping and facility upkeep.Recommends purchase of supplies and equipment for running the training program.Recommends procedures to be carried out for daily operation of the training room.
• 6.Education and Counseling - Instructs athletes about aspects of their conditioning practices.Provides information on athletic training topics to coaches, faculty and the community.Provides ongoing instruction and supervision to trainers working on campus and in the training room.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education/Training Experience:

• -Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university that satisfies the qualifications for the National Athletic Trainers Association certification.
• -At least one year working in athletic training.
• -Should possess personal characteristics generally recognized as essential for public employees including integrity, initiative, emotional maturity, dependability, courtesy, good judgment and ability to work cooperatively with others.
• -Physical and mental capabilities are necessary to assume responsibilities involved in working with teachers, students, and parents. Possesses enthusiasm for and interest in the educational programs of the District.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• -Principles of anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, and nutrition.
• -Diagnostic signs and symptoms, and related treatment of various injuries.
• -Principles, techniques and procedures used in the prevention, care and rehabilitation of athletic injuries.
• -Various types of therapeutic treatments, equipment and conditioning programs.
• -First aid medical procedures, including CPR.
• -Safety guidelines and regulations in athletic and therapeutic activities.
• -Sports injury record keeping and privacy laws.

ABILITY TO:

• -Communicate satisfactorily in oral and written form in English as necessary.
• -Understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
• -Establish and maintain cooperative relations with students and adults and relate effectively with parents and community.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS:

• -Communicate satisfactorily in oral and written form in English as necessary.
• -Understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
• -Establish and maintain cooperative relations with students and adults and relate effectively with parents and community.

DISTRICT PROFILE

The San Mateo Union High School District (SMUHSD) is a community funded district with approximately 8,500 students.SMUHSD is situated in central San Mateo County between San Francisco and the Silicon Valley.

The District encompasses six communities, San Bruno, Millbrae, Burlingame, Hillsborough, Foster City, and San Mateo, and has six comprehensive high schools: Aragon, Burlingame, Capuchino (International Baccalaureate school), Hillsdale (Smaller Learning Communities school), Mills, and San Mateo.The District has an API over 800 and all schools are in Newsweek Magazine's Top 1000 High Schools.In addition, the District has Peninsula Alternative High School, an Alternative School of Choice, Middle College High School, and an Adult School serving 10,500 students.The District enjoys strong parent and community support as evidenced in three major bond measures passed in 2000, 2006, and 2010 ($621.5 million) for new construction and modernization.

More About SMUHSD

The San Mateo Union High School District, in existence for more than 110 years, continues to be a vital community academic and cultural resource. With an annual operating budget that is funded primarily through local property taxes, it provides education to a diverse range of approximately 8,500 students attending six highly-rated comprehensive high schools, a special Middle College program in conjunction with the College of San Mateo, an alternative high school where students voluntarily recover credits, and a robust Adult School Program. The District has graduated an estimated 130,000 young people since its founding in 1902. To learn more about the SMUHSD, visit www.smuhsd.org or find us on facebook and twitter @SMUHSD.