Position Title:

Athletic Trainer

Job Objectives

Provide proper care for athletes and ensure all injuries are handled appropriately.

Minimum Qualifications

• Certified as an Athletic Trainer
• Experience preferred but not required
• Dedicated to the safety and educating our youth to practice a lifelong healthy lifestyle
• Dedicated to athletic and academic excellence

Responsibilities and Essential Functions: The following duties are representative of performance expectations. A reasonable qualification can be made to enable a qualified individual with a disability to perform essential functions.

• Provide proper care for injured athletes
• Attend meetings and in-service as required
• Collaborate with colleagues
• Establish cooperative relationships with local hospitals, rehabilitation centers, etc.
• Ensure safety of students
• Evaluate each student’s growth in physical skills, flexibility, power, strength, and speed development
• Maintain accurate and complete records as required
• Maintain control of storage and use of school-owened property
• Mantain respect at all times for confidential information
• Monitor locker room for safety and security
• Provide guidance to students to promote their healthy development
• Take necessary and reasonable precautions to protect equipment, materials, and facilities
• Respond to routine questions and requests in a timely, appropriate manner
• Establish and maintain cooperative professional relationships
• Follow all athletic and Board policies

Other Duties and Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Upholds board policies and follows administrative procedures.
• Promotes a favorable image of the school district.
• Respects personal privacy.  Maintains the confidentiality of privileged information.
• Reports evidence of suspected child abuse as required by law.
• Takes precautions to ensure student safety.  Does not leave students unsupervised.  Reports unauthorized persons or suspicious circumstances immediately.
• Participates in after-school programs (e.g., open houses, etc.) as directed. 
• Complete required training by appropriate deadlines (Vector, Gifted, Science of Reading, etc.)
• Accepts responsibility for personal decisions and conduct.  Strives to develop rapport and serve as a positive role model for others.
• Performs other specific job-related duties as directed.

Abilities Required: The following aptitudes and physical skills are essential for the successful performance of assigned duties.

• Demonstrates professionalism and maintains a positive work attitude.
• Carries out prescribed activities efficiently with limited supervision.
• Works cooperatively to support a successful team effort.
• Communicates effectively using verbal, nonverbal, and writing skills.
• Reacts productively to interruptions and changing conditions.
• Averts problem situations and intervenes to resolve conflicts.
• Lifts, carries, and/or moves supplies and equipment.  Performs repetitive tasks quickly.
• Performs activities that may require reaching, crouching, kneeling, and/or crawling.
• Maintains an acceptable attendance record and is punctual.
• Travels to meetings and work assignments.

(Additional) Working Conditions: Exposure to the following situations may range from remote to frequent, depending on circumstances and factors that are not predictable.

• Potential for exposure to blood borne pathogens and communicable diseases.
• Potential for interaction with disruptive and/or unruly individuals.
• Exposure to adverse weather conditions and seasonal temperature extremes.
• Duties may require operating and/or riding in a vehicle.
• Duties may require detailed paperwork.
• Duties may require working under time constraints to meet deadlines.
• Duties may require working during the evening and/or weekend.
• Frequent repetitive hand motion, e.g., computer keyboard, calculator, writing

Supervisory Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Athletic Director: provides instructions and communicates expectations to assigned

staff, temporary employees, and trainees.  Monitors and helps assigned staff successfully accomplish delegated duties.

Performance Evaluations

Job performance is evaluated according to the policy provisions adopted by the Fostoria City School District Board of

Education.