Part-Time Certified Athletic Trainer (Substitute)

Loudoun County Public Schools; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 48,216,000 - 66,125,000; Part time

Job summary

Loudoun County Public Schools seeks a Certified Athletic Trainer to coordinate and administer a comprehensive health care program for student athletes in Ashburn, Virginia. The role emphasizes immediate injury care, prevention, and collaboration with coaches, doctors, athletes, and parents.

Responsibility includes evaluating injuries, maintaining records, and ensuring player safety under physician guidance. This is a part-time position with banded compensation per hour.”

Qualifications

• Must be certified by the National Athletic Trainers Association and maintain that association’s standards.
• Must be licensed by the Virginia Board of Medicine as an Athletic Trainer or be eligible for licensure.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with students, parents, administrators, and medical personnel to ensure that proper methods are used in prevention and treatment of injuries.
• Must be a Certified First Aid/CPR Instructor, or willing to complete the certification upon hiring.

Responsibilities

• Develops a plan for emergency health care of injured athletes; provides evaluation and treatment to injured athletes; initiates and processes all injury reports; maintains first aid supplies and ensures that they are in their proper location for use; renders on-site decisions, in the absence of a physician, on the playing status of a player; counsels the coaches when an athlete may participate in practice or games following injury or illness;
• counsels athletes in seeking proper medical assistance for follow-up care; maintains accurate medical records for all athletes, to include, but not limited to, athletic physicals, treatments rendered, physician referrals and recommendations, etc; advises coaches and coordinates the efforts of doctors, athletes, and parents; establishes injury prevention practices
• Supervises the athletic training room; attends athletic practices and games; assists staff in selection and fitting of equipment
• Conducts in-service programs for the coaching staff in the care and prevention of athletic injuries
• Ensures current CPR and First Aid certification of all coaches through class instruction when necessary
• Assists administrators, coaches, and game officials in decisions regarding playing surface and atmospheric conditions relating to player safety
• Performs related work as required

Skills

NATA certification

VA Athletic Trainer license

Effective communication

First Aid/CPR instructor

Job description

Loudoun County Public Schools seeks a Certified Athletic Trainer to coordinate and administer a comprehensive health care program for student athletes in Ashburn, Virginia. The role emphasizes immediate injury care, prevention, and collaboration with coaches, doctors, athletes, and parents.

Responsibility includes evaluating injuries, maintaining records, and ensuring player safety under physician guidance. This is a part-time position with banded compensation per hour.”