NOTICE OF VACANCY
Athletic Trainer (Anticipated Vacancy)
10.5 month contract
Positions Available at Auburn High School, Blacksburg High School,
Christiansburg High School, and Eastern Montgomery High School
Montgomery County Public Schools is accepting applications for Athletic Trainer positions that are anticipated to be available for the 2023-2024 school year at the high schools listed above (4 total positions).
JOB DESCRIPTION:
This position functions as an integral member of the athletic health care team in the high school. This position works with individuals engaged in physical activity in the prevention of injuries and illnesses, the recognition, evaluation, and immediate care of injuries and illnesses, the rehabilitation and reconditioning of injuries and illnesses, and the administration of the healthcare program. This position supports student-athletes’ ability to participate in practices and competition following a sports-related injury. Additionally, this position is responsible for coordinating and completing all administrative functions supporting student athletes’ injury prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and reconditioning, as well as communicating with school administrators, coaches, and parents regarding a student-athletes' participation status. This position will assist in developing formal educational or instruction on subject matter related to athletic training or sports medicine for high school.
Essential Functions:
- Attends athletic games and practices
- Provides and applies medical protective gear and prophylactic devices
- Advises athletes on proper use of equipment
- Provides education on athletic injuries, conditions, and athletes on nutritional aspects of performance
- Conducts on-field assessment of acute athletic injuries; provide immediate care as needed and assists in the management of chronic athletic injuries or conditions
- Applies appropriate modalities to treat sports injuries as well as acute first aid for all injuries and conditions
- Collects correspondence with treating physician; routinely communicates with parents or guardians, coaches, and treating therapists or physicians
- Refers athletes for more specialized care for injury management; documents all daily treatments, injuries, and referrals
- Coordinates outside care and treatments and supervises athletes' return to activity
- Assesses emergency conditions or situations and recognizes general medical conditions
- Coordinates/activates emergency medical care
- Provides instruction on rehabilitation exercises for athletic injuries and on methods of maintaining overall body conditioning while injured
- Maintains Athletic Training Room and inventory of all Athletic Training Room Supplies and resources
- Maintains a high level of professionalism at all times to positively impact the community
- Complies with all confidentiality and disclosure requirements
- Complies with all local, state, and federal rules, requirements, regulations, and laws related to Athletic Training
- Reports any suspected or known violation of a rule, requirement, or law to proper authorities
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Licensed by the Virginia Board of Medicine (must be certified by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Board of Certification and hold the ATC credential in order to obtain this licensure)
- Successful completion of the American Sport Education Program (ASEP) course entitled “Basic Virginia High School League Course” accessible at http://www.asep.com/asep_content/org/VHSL.cfm prior to being issued a contract with MCPS
- Successful completion of the NFHS Concussion in Sports course accessible at www.nfhs.org prior to being issued a contract with MCPS
- Ability to conduct electronic concussion baseline testing
- Knowledge of “return to play” protocol
- Ability to work with coaches in planning and conducting parent meetings and to conduct head injury education at these meetings
- Must be able to attend seasonal meetings conducted by MCPS administrators responsible for athletics
- Possess effective recordkeeping skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with parents, students, and school administrators
- Ability to motivate students
- Ability to be dependable and punctual
Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous experience as an Athletic Trainer
- Current CPR certification
Salary: $48,588.75 - $75,166.26 with benefits, commensurate with experience (current salary scale may change due to 2023-2024 budget considerations)
Closing date: Open until filled
Please complete an online and apply directly to the Athletic Trainer posting by visiting the Montgomery County Public Schools’ website www.mcps.org.
Montgomery County Public Schools
Human Resources Department
750 Imperial Street, SE
Christiansburg, VA 24073
Phone: 540.394.4442
Fax: 540.394.4446
Email: hrd@mcps.org
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Montgomery County School Board is an equal opportunity employer, committed to nondiscrimination in recruitment, selection, hiring, pay, promotion, retention, or other personnel action affecting employees or candidates for employment. Therefore, discrimination in employment against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, political affiliation, gender, pregnancy, child birth or related medical condition, age, marital status, disability or status as a special disabled veteran is prohibited. Personnel decisions shall be based on merit and the ability to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, when necessary.
Director of Human Resources and Assistant Director of Human Resources
750 Imperial Street SE, Christiansburg, VA 24073
(540) 382-5100
