Assistant Athletic Trainer

The Assistant Athletics Trainer reports to the Director of Athletics and Recreation/Director of Sports Medicine is responsible for the following:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Supervision and administration of all sports medicine operations for varsity and competitive club sport student-athletes
• Assigned sport specific responsibilities by Director of Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer

The Assistant Athletics Trainer reports to the Director of Athletics and Recreation/Director of Sports Medicine is responsible for the following:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Supervision and administration of all sports medicine operations for varsity and competitive club sport student-athletes
• Assigned sport specific responsibilities by Director of Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer
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• Prepare and maintain accurate and up to date medical records for student-athletes and monitor insurance coverage
• Educate prospective students, student-athletes, coaches, staff and others in preventative injury maintenance
• Evaluation and treatment of injuries and injury rehabilitation
• Continuous improvement to the institution’s concussion management program for new and returning student-athletes
• Budget management and organization
• Coordination and scheduling of medical coverage for practice and home & away competitions
• Serve as a liaison to doctors and other allied health professionals to deliver care to student athletes
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Athletics and Recreation
• Committing to College, Department of Athletics and Recreation and NCAA rules and regulations.

As an institutional staff member actively involved with NCAA Division III prospects, student- athletes, and athletic department personnel, you are responsible to uphold all conference and NCAA rules and regulations. In accordance with NCAA bylaw 11.1, you are responsible to report any known violations and will be held accountable for any violations committed within your department.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Student Workers

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

MINIMUM

• Bachelor’s degree
• Current NATABOC certification
• Eligible for athletic training licensure by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners.
• CPR / AED certified
• Experience in an intercollegiate athletics setting.
• Demonstrates good verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be able to work with a diverse group of people, in intense or emergency medical situations.
• Must be able to meet continuing education requirements as mandated.
• Must be able to satisfy the athletic event schedule for travel and work on weekends and evenings.

PREFERRED

• Master’s Degree
• 2-4 years related and progressive experience in an intercollegiate athletics athletic training department or a sports medicine clinic.
• American Red Cross Instructor Certified for the Professional Rescuer.

Please send cover letter and resume to:

Department of Human Resources

Centenary College of Louisiana

2911 Centenary Boulevard

Shreveport, Louisiana 71104

Email: hr@centenary.edu

Fax: 318.869-5281

Centenary College of Louisiana is a selective, residential, national liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Founded in 1825, it is the oldest chartered liberal arts college west of the Mississippi river and is a member of the Associated Colleges of the South.

Candidates are invited to visit the College’s website at www.centenary.edu/jobs.

_ Centenary recognizes that diversity is essential to its goal of providing an educational environment where students explore the unfamiliar, invent new approaches to understanding, and connect their work and lives to the world at large. We thus welcome applicants who would add to the College’s diversity of ideas, beliefs, experiences, and cultural backgrounds. EOE. _