The Middle School Athletic Trainer/Health and Physical Education Teacher will serve a dual role, supporting both the academic and healthcare needs of student-athletes. This position is designed to promote student wellness, injury prevention, and safe participation in athletics while also providing high-quality instruction in health and physical education.
Athletic Trainers provide specialized services in preventing, evaluating, diagnosing, and treating athletic injuries to ensure student-athlete safety and well-being. As an athletic trainer, the individual will provide on-site care and management of non-orthopedic athletic injuries, including prevention, assessment, immediate treatment, and rehabilitation programs under the supervision of a licensed physician and in collaboration with school health staff, coaches, parents, community healthcare providers, and administrators. The position requires evening availability for practices and games and may require travel for football games.
As a teacher, the individual will plan and deliver engaging, effective standards-based lessons in health and physical education that foster lifelong fitness, wellness, and healthy decision-making. The teacher will use a variety of instructional strategies to meet diverse student needs, assess student learning, and contribute to the overall school community.