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Do you have a passion for helping athletes stay healthy? If so, we have the job for you! Shaw University is looking for an Head Athletic Trainer. Reporting to the Athletics Director, the Head Athletic Trainer oversees prevention, evaluation, care, treatment, and rehabilitation of injured athletes. The Head Athletic Trainer works to ensure the health and safety of all student athletes. The Head Athletic Trainer ensures coverage of the athletic training room and travels with athletic teams. The Head Athletic Trainer manages the care and prevention of athletic injuries, recognizes and manages injuries, oversees rehabilitation, evaluates sports injuries through independent judgment and discretion, and makes proper referrals of injuries as necessary.

 

Essential Job Functions

• Recognizes and evaluates athletic injuries.
• Coordination of appropriate medical coverage at all sport practices and events.
• Manages athletic injuries by evaluating and treating student-athlete injuries.
• Oversees and participates in rehabilitation of athletic injuries.
• Refers athletes to team physical as needed.
• Provides coverage during practices and games.
• Tapes and wraps athletes, provides water and ice.

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Job Details

Description

Do you have a passion for helping athletes stay healthy? If so, we have the job for you! Shaw University is looking for an Head Athletic Trainer. Reporting to the Athletics Director, the Head Athletic Trainer oversees prevention, evaluation, care, treatment, and rehabilitation of injured athletes. The Head Athletic Trainer works to ensure the health and safety of all student athletes. The Head Athletic Trainer ensures coverage of the athletic training room and travels with athletic teams. The Head Athletic Trainer manages the care and prevention of athletic injuries, recognizes and manages injuries, oversees rehabilitation, evaluates sports injuries through independent judgment and discretion, and makes proper referrals of injuries as necessary.

 

Essential Job Functions

• Recognizes and evaluates athletic injuries.
• Coordination of appropriate medical coverage at all sport practices and events.
• Manages athletic injuries by evaluating and treating student-athlete injuries.
• Oversees and participates in rehabilitation of athletic injuries.
• Refers athletes to team physical as needed.
• Provides coverage during practices and games.
• Tapes and wraps athletes, provides water and ice.
• Manages Department inventory and orders supplies when necessary.
• Supervision, education and recruitment of student and graduate assistant athletic trainers
• All other related duties as assigned

 

Supervisory Responsibilities

Student and graduate assistant athletic trainers

 Minimum Job Qualifications

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Training or a related field from an accredited college or university with a minimum of 5 years of experience in collegiate or professional athletic training; Master’s preferred.
• Must be able to travel extensively both in state and out of state; evening and weekend work is required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of injury prevention techniques and injury evaluation required.
• Familiarity with NCAA, NAIA or NJCAA governing rules
• Bi-lingual a plus

 

Certificates, Licenses or Registrations  

• A valid North Carolina drivers’ license is required; a National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification (NATABOC) certificate and a license to practice as an Athletic Trainer in North Carolina are required; CPR & First Aid/AED Certification (preferred).

 

 Five Specific Competencies

 

 

 

Achieving Results

Sets challenging goals, tracks progress towards them, solves performance problems, and demonstrates urgency and drive towards achieving them.

 

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Collaboration

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Builds constructive working relationships with clients/customers, guidance counselors, other work units, community organizations and others to meet mutual goals and objectives. Behaves professionally and supportively when working with individuals from a variety of ethnic, social and educational backgrounds.

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  Communication

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Clearly and respectfully conveys and receives information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the listener, helps them understand and retain the message, and invites response and feedback. Keeps others informed as appropriate. Demonstrates good written, oral, analytical and listening skills.

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Customer Service

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Makes customers/clients and their needs a primary focus of one’s actions; shows interest in and understanding of the needs and expectations of internal and external customers (including direct reports); gains customer trust and respect; meets or exceeds customer expectations.

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Strategic Focus

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Understands how an organization must change in light of internal and external trends and influences; keeps the big, long range picture in mind; builds a shared long-range organizational vision with others. Committed to course of action to achieve long-range goals and influences others to translate vision into action.

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 ** Other Competencies (skills, abilities, behavior) *** *

Must have a philosophy that is consistent with the Mission, Vision and Core Values of the organization. Vision, commitment, and experience in achieving goals and pursuing excellence is critical; ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a dynamic and demanding environment. Must have strong verbal and written communication and organizational skills; proven ability to manage multiple complex assignments with sensitivity to deadlines, priorities, and changing circumstances; demonstrated professional work ethic and positive, problem‐solving attitude. Must be able to read, write and speak fluently in English.

 Physical Demands  

Ability to sit or stand for up to 8 hours/day; ability to travel up to 50% of the time with athletic teams, the ability to work long hours and odd shifts with minimal time off, and the ability to lift injured athletes and coolers in excess of 50 pounds.

Qualifications

Skills

Required

Leader

Advanced

Behaviors

Required

Enthusiastic

: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest

Team Player

: Works well as a member of a group

Dedicated

: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

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Motivations

Required

Ability to Make an Impact

: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

Preferred

Flexibility

: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

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Education

Required

Bachelors or better in Athletic Training or related field.

Preferred

Masters or better in Athletic Training or related field.

Experience

Required

5 years:

Collegiate or professional athletic training

Licenses & Certifications

Required

National Athletic Trainer

Preferred

First Aid

CPR

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