About the Role
This is a professional position in a school district responsible for providing school personnel and students with advice and services on physical conditioning programs, training methods, screening procedures, injury prevention, and the use of safety equipment for sports participation. The employee reports directly to and works under the general supervision of the School Physician and the Curriculum Supervisor for Physical Education, and exercises general supervision over Athletic Coaches.
Responsibilities
- Providing school personnel and students with advice and services on physical conditioning programs
- Providing school personnel and students with advice and services on training methods
- Providing school personnel and students with advice and services on screening procedures
- Providing school personnel and students with advice and services on injury prevention
- Providing school personnel and students with advice and services on the use of safety equipment for sports participation
- Providing first aid and sport injury emergency treatment
- Working with elementary and secondary school age children
- Communicating effectively
- Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with medical personnel, coaches, and families of athletes
Requirements
- Resume and Civil Service must be submitted.
Skills
- Short and long term effects of physical training as it affects respiratory, circulatory, nervous, digestive and musculoskeletal systems
- Proper material selection for athletic taping and protective devices
- Human anatomy and physiology
- Record maintenance
- Recognizing athletic injuries and identifying the extent and severity of those injuries
- Application of current athletic training procedures, theories, and techniques
