Assistant Athletic Trainer

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| Position Title | Assistant Athletic Trainer | | About the University |

Western Washington University, with over 16,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham, Washington, a coastal community of 90,000 overlooking Bellingham Bay, the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia. Western is the highest-ranking public, master's-granting university in the Pacific Northwest, according to the 2022 U.S. News & World Report rankings.

Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success, increasing our Washington impact, and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship, research, and creative activity. Western's greatest strength is the outstanding students, faculty, staff, and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can thrive. In pursuit of this excellence, individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff, faculty, administration, student, and external constituents. Further, individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic, societal, environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties.

| Position Title | Assistant Athletic Trainer | | About the University |

Western Washington University, with over 16,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham, Washington, a coastal community of 90,000 overlooking Bellingham Bay, the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia. Western is the highest-ranking public, master's-granting university in the Pacific Northwest, according to the 2022 U.S. News & World Report rankings.

Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success, increasing our Washington impact, and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship, research, and creative activity. Western's greatest strength is the outstanding students, faculty, staff, and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can thrive. In pursuit of this excellence, individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff, faculty, administration, student, and external constituents. Further, individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic, societal, environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties.

| | About the Department |

Western Washington University offers a premier Division II intercollegiate athletic program, emphasizing the scholastic and competitive success of over 300 student-athletes. WWU is a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC), fielding 15 teams.WWU Athletics has experienced tremendous success both on and off the field. The Women’s soccer team captured the NCAA II national championship in 2022, and 2016, the Women’s basketball team was a finalist in the NCAA II national championship game in 2021, and the Women’s volleyball team was in the final eight of the NCAA II championship in 2021. Women’s Rowing won the NCAA II championship in 2005-2011, and 2017, and competed in the national championships in all but one of the last 20 years. WWU Athletics has finished in the top 50 in the NCAA II Learfield Directors’ Cup standings in 16 of the past 17 years, and in the top 20 in eight of the last 13 years (no award in 2019-20 or 2020-21). WWU’s programs have won 12 team national championships.

The 2022-23 athletic season was another banner year for the Vikings, earning the GNAC All-Sports Trophy for the 14th time while capturing six conference titles. Women’s Soccer led the way with a national championship and a total of 10 programs advanced to the NCAA postseason. The academic performance of Western’s student athletes is equally impressive. The NCAA Overall Academic Success Rate was 91% and WWU has been the recipient of the NCAA President’s Award for academic performance for the past 5 years.

WWU is committed to an athletics program that is nationally recognized for its success in NCAA II sports, and to Athletics culture that values integrity, transparency, and excellence, promotes accessibility, diversity, equity and inclusion in its policies and practices, and advances wellness and holistic development of student athletes.

The Athletics Department supports Western's mission, which states that together with our students, staff, and faculty, we are committed to making a positive impact in the state and the world with a shared focus on academic excellence and inclusive achievement. We encourage applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, and other candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and with diverse experiences interested in this opportunity.

| | About the Position | This position serves as an assistant Athletic Trainer in the Department of Athletics, and the primary purpose is to administer primary and secondary health care throughout an athlete's career at WWU.

Essential Functions:

• Provide emergency care, injury evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation of all varsityathletic injuries.

• Direct and educate Kin 491 students in their training room field experience

• Responsible for staffing and working special events and summer camps

• Assist in the day-to-day operations of the training room

• Assist with the development and implementation of policy and procedures

• Primary and secondary sports team assignments TBD

• Documentation of injuries, treatments, and medical notes

• Assist with other administrative duties as assigned by Head Athletic Trainer

• Assist with treatments of all varsity student-athletes when necessary

• Provide other team and training room coverage as assigned

• Maintain a high degree of professionalism which fosters growth of the department and ahigh perception of the division

• Good communication skills with athletes, coaches, co-workers, and physicians.

| | Required Qualifications |
- Bachelor’s degree in an accredited NATA/BOC program - NATA/BOC certified, CPR/AED First Responder certification, WA state licensure eligible - Experience in the field of athletic training - Excellent communication skills, including written, verbal, and interpersonal - Demonstrated ability and commitment to effectively working with faculty, staff, andstudents of diverse social identities and backgrounds - Demonstrated knowledge specific to the field of athletic training - Ability to conduct frequent travel with athletic teams | | Preferred Qualifications |
- Master’s degree in Athletic Training or related field - 1-3 years of athletic training experience at the Division II level - Excellent customer service skills - Ability to stand for extended periods of time in variable indoor and outdoor climates andsurfaces - Good work habits, such as attendance, punctuality, accountability, thoroughness, andresourcefulness - Ability to work independently and as part of a collegial team environment - Highly organized with attention to detail | | Conditions of Employment | All employees must comply with our Immunization policies, including Proof of Rubeola Measles Immunity within 60-days of hire. Please reach out to HR@wwu.edu if you need information regarding medical or religious exemption and applicable accommodations. | | Salary | Hiring range for position is $48,779 - $56,096/year depending on qualifications and experience. Through longevity position tops at $63,413. | | Benefits Information |

Benefits Overview for Administrative Professional Position.

| | Application Instructions |

A cover letter and resume are required and should address your experience related to the position responsibilities and the required and preferred qualifications. Please include the names and contact information of three professional references. References will only be contacted if necessary, with notice provided beforehand.

| | Closing Date Notes | Application review begins March 18, 2024; position is open until filled. |