Assistant Athletic Trainer

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Assistant Athletic Trainer
Athletics
Director of Sports Medicine and Drug Education
Salary Exempt

Characteristics of Job:

Union Commonwealth University seeks an Assistant Athletic Trainer to provide
comprehensive health care for student-athletes in its intercollegiate athletic programs.
This is a full-time, 12-month appointment responsible to adhere to the University mission

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Job Description

Title:
Department:
Reports To:
FLSA Status:
_______________________________________________________________________

Assistant Athletic Trainer
Athletics
Director of Sports Medicine and Drug Education
Salary Exempt

Characteristics of Job:

Union Commonwealth University seeks an Assistant Athletic Trainer to provide
comprehensive health care for student-athletes in its intercollegiate athletic programs.
This is a full-time, 12-month appointment responsible to adhere to the University mission
and ensure that policies and procedures are followed in the Sports Medicine facility. A
Masters degree is required for this position. The Assistant Athletic Trainer will provide
specific coverage for multiple teams as assigned and support the Head Athletic Trainer in
the overall operation of the sports medicine program. This will also include providing
daily athletic training room coverage for all sports, supervising athletic training students,
assisting with processing of athlete insurance claims and performing other administrative
duties as assigned. Perform duties as a preceptor for the Union Commonwealth
University Athletic Training Education Program.

Examples of Duties or Responsibilities:

 To perform athletic training duties needed to provide coverage for multiple sports

teams

 To provide coverage at practices daily
 To provide coverage at home events
 To provide coverage at away events
 To possibly teach classes as adjunct faculty member for additional pay
 To supervise athletic training students
 To provide daily athletic training room coverage for all sports daily in the Athletic

Training room

 To provide care to injured athletes by assisting in picking them up and lifting

them off floor, table, or playing surface

 To perform administrative duties as needed and assigned
 Employee must be able to lift coolers, assist athletes, and be able to lift objects

that may weigh at least seventy-five pounds.

 Weekend and Evening hours required

 Extensive travel required with assigned team with overnight and weekend travel

involved

 Weekend and Evening hours required
 Other duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements:

Education: A Bachelors degree from an approved athletic training curriculum and a
Masters degree.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

 Education: A Bachelors degree from an approved athletic training curriculum and

a Masters degree.

 Experience: No experience required. Entry level position.
 Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: A general background in athletic training

practices and skills. Leadership and responsibility to perform athletic training
duties with not much supervision.

 Certifications, Licenses, Registration, etc.: NATABOC certification and
Kentucky State License and First Aid/CPR for the professional rescuer.

Additional Requirements:

 Background Check Required

Typical Working Conditions and Unique Physical Requirements:

 Work is performed in a typical interior office, gymnasium environment, and

outside in all conditions and weather

 Noise level is usually moderate
 Visits other off-campus facilities
 Transport students in automobile
 Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear
 Frequently required to stand; walk and sit
 Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, or crouch
 Frequently lift and/or move up to 75 pounds when transporting team equipment
 Ability to lift 100 pounds which is required in aiding athletes off the court or field
 May require physical effort in climbing stairs
 No or very limited exposure to physical risk

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The statements in this description are intended to describe the general nature and level of
work being performed by people assigned to this classification. Examples of duties or
responsibilities are not be construed as an exhaustive list describing the duties or
responsibilities required of personnel so classified. These examples are also not to be

construed as limiting the appointing authority’s ability to add to, or otherwise alter the
duties and responsibilities of a position. The use of an individual expression or
illustration as to duties or responsibilities shall not be regarded, as excluding assignment
of others not mentioned which are of similar kind or quality.

Union Commonwealth University (the "University") is committed to maintaining an
educational, employment, and business environment free of all forms of discrimination.
The University provides full and equal access to its educational services, classes, and
programs without regard to and prohibits discrimination based on the protected
characteristics of age (40 and older), race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex
(including transgender status, gender identity or expression), pregnancy (including
childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), physical or mental disability,
AIDS/HIV status, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran
status, uniformed servicemember status, status as a smoker or nonsmoker, medical
condition, sexual orientation, marital status, or because an individual is perceived to have
one or more of the foregoing characteristics, or any other status protected by federal,
state, or local laws

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