Sports & Fitness Specialist/Athletic Trainer

Oversees the prevention, rehabilitation and treatment of athletic trauma; evaluates patient injuries and delivers immediate medical care and first aid; maintains medical records and supplies; monitors team practices and competitions; and coordinates educational effort of the students in the athletics training program.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Develops programs for the prevention of athletic trauma or conditions that adversely affect the health or the performance of the athlete, such as the construction and application of all types of protective devices that support body parts including adhesive taping and braces.
• Develops, recommends and implements procedures for the management (injury recognition and evaluation, injury management/treatment and disposition, injury rehabilitation) of athletic trauma or other medical problems that affect the athlete; evaluates for attention and referral.
• Assists in preparing requests for supplemental health insurance for student athletes and reviews bids; completes insurance report forms on accidents and injuries; verifies claim information for payment; and maintains student health records and injury histories of athletes.
• Maintains student medical records pertaining to athletic training injuries and histories of athletes, including collection of required preparticipation physicals, while adhering to HIPAA laws.
• Works cooperatively with coaches in setting up and carrying out a program of conditioning for athletes.
• Ensures compliance with the College’s Athletics Drug Testing Program; makes sure that all paperwork is completed; monitors sample collections; verifies validity of test; submits samples to diagnostic lab for testing; receives test results and forwards to Athletics Director; and maintains records and files.
• Counsels and advises student athletes and coaches on matters pertaining to health of athletes. 
• Monitors the Athletics Training Department budget; purchases equipment and supplies (including medical) for the training room.
• Monitors all team practices and athletic competitions; travels to away competitions.
• Performs other duties commensurate with functions and level of position or as assigned.

 EDUCATION:  Bachelor’s degree. 

EXPERIENCE:  One (1) year of related experience. 

SPECIAL POSITION CONDITIONS:  National BOC of Athletic Training; Licensed by AZ Board of Athletic Training; CPR/AED for professional rescuers or BLS (Advanced CPR) certification required.

Background Verification:  As a condition of employment, all candidates accepting an offer of employment for a full-time, part- time, temporary, student worker, or volunteer position, will be required to undergo a Background Verification.  Employment with Central Arizona College is contingent upon the successful completion of the background verification.  The level the background verification for this position is: Standard level.

All applicants must be at least 18 years of age or older to be considered for this position.

• Knowledge of sport specific coaching, specifically at the collegiate level.
• Knowledge and skill in managing project and departmental budgets. 
• Knowledge of NJCAA rules and regulations, federal and state laws, rules, and regulations regarding area of practice.
• Knowledge managing projects.
• Knowledge of managing departmental budgets.
• Skill in counseling students on College policies and procedures.
• Skill in communicating.
• Skill in interacting with staff, community leaders, faculty, students, and the public. 
• Skill in working with a diverse multi-ethnic, multi-cultural population.
• Ability to apply a variety of fundraising techniques and strategies.
• Ability to apply NJCAA rules and regulations.
• Ability to estimate materials, equipment, land and labor costs, and develop and maintain budgets.
• Ability to design, implement, and sustain athlete recruitment initiatives and restrictions.
• Ability to estimate materials, equipment, land and labor costs.
• Ability to develop and maintain budgets.
• Ability to analyze situations, develop solutions, and make independent decisions based on established guidelines.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with College staff, faculty, administrators, and outside contractors.

 

CAC is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding equal employment opportunity and anti-discrimination. CAC strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination on the basis of the following protected classes and/or characteristics, in all of its operations, programs and activities, including but not limited to employment, promotion, admissions and access to all career and technical programs: race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. For more information contact: Laura Shepherd, Title IX Coordinator at 520-494-5106 or [email protected]; Section 504/ADA Coordinator at [email protected] or Human Resources at [email protected].

Important Notice: As a condition of employment, all full time Central Arizona College employee’s automatically become members of the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). This is a pension system that requires mandatory contributions from the employee with a matching contribution from the employer.  The 26-27 fiscal year contribution rate is 11.98%.  Please note this rate is subject to change on a fiscal year basis. Membership to ASRS is a condition of employment and is not optional unless you are at least 65 years of age and meet the opt out eligibility requirements, or are a retiree from ASRS . Please consider this when applying for this position.

We acknowledge that our institution, Central Arizona College, occupies ancestral lands of the Huhugam (HU-hu-gum), who lived and farmed along the Gila River Basin centuries ago. We thank the Native communities and descendants of these Indigenous people whose stewardship of the land and waterways allows us to be here now: the San Carlos Apache Tribe, Tohono O’odham (THO’-oh-no  OH’-oh-thum) Nation, Ak-Chin (AK-Chin) Indian Community,? and the Gila River Indian Community, which is comprised of the Akimel O’odham (A-kee-med/r OH-oh-thum) (Pima) and the PEE-Posh (Maricopa) tribes. Indigenous people from other Native nations also reside in Pinal County. Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized Tribes. All have made innumerable contributions to our region.?