DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS:  Under the supervision of the Director of Athletics, the Athletic Trainer will be responsible for coordinating wellness opportunities for students and staff, including but not limited to; AED, CPR & First Aid training for staff and students, organizing and coordinating wellness fairs, classes and events for staff, students and the community before, during and after the school day.  The Athletic Trainer will also serve as the certified athletic trainer for the district athletic programs.  Additional responsibilities include communicating with coaches regarding player injury status and practice limitations; assisting coaches with preparation of incident reports; maintaining inventory of medical supplies. Does related work as required or as assigned by the Director of Athletics. 

 

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:

Coordinate district wellness opportunities for students and staff, including but not limited to:

• AED, CPR and First Aid training for staff, and students;
• Organizing wellness fairs classes, classes and events for staff, students and the community both before and after the school day;

Responsible for knowing the day to day athletic facilities calendar;

Maintain equipment and medical inventories, supplies, and related items;

Prepare and maintain first aid kits for use by coaches of all teams;

Assist coaches with preparation of incident reports;

Assist the Director of Athletics and/or coaches with any pre or post game needs; health and wellness needs of scholar athletes

Assist with securing facility when contests are complete;

Administer post-injury and post-operative rehabilitation protocols for injured student athletes;

Communicate with coaches regarding player injury status and practice limitations, and communicate with staff on return to school protocols for injured student-athletes;

Coordinate ambulance or medical personnel if necessary;

Assist in developing and/or revising appropriate policies, handbooks, and other athletic/wellness communications; and

Does related work as required or assigned by the Director of Athletics.

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:

Comprehensive knowledge of athletic training skills;

Working knowledge of health/wellness as well as the inter-workings of interscholastic athletics;

Ability to provide first aid, CPR and AED training;

Ability to maintain a variety of records and reports accurately and neatly;

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others;

Ability to understand and follow written and oral directions;

Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing;

Strong organizational skills;

Initiative and resourcefulness;

Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS:   The work involves the performance of a wide variety of duties related to substance abuse prevention and treatment provided to students in a school district.  Primary emphasis is on providing counseling and guidance to students and their families.  Other duties include the dissemination of information on programs and services provided by the agency, follow-up on former student cases and the preparation of records and reports.  The purpose of the work is to coordinate services being provided to students with substance abuse problems to facilitate their transition to employment.  The work is performed under the general supervision of a professional staff member in accordance with established policies and procedures.  The incumbent does related work as required.

 

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:

• Maintains records of interviews and meetings with students and their families;
• Keeps abreast of new developments, programs and techniques in addictive abuse prevention and rehabilitation
• Works with addictive substance abusers to gain their confidence
• May disseminate information concerning programs and services to public and private agencies and to the general public through speaking engagements, media releases and educational programs
• Develops treatment plans for assigned students and maintains case progress notes in accordance with State guidelines
• Makes the community aware of the services available
• May prepare monthly student status and demographic reports
• Performs counseling function using an in-depth knowledge of alcoholism and drug addiction with students having special, social, adjust mental, addictive or personal problems in order to provide appropriate counseling relative to the student’s stage of recovery
• Performs case management functions as well as managing an assigned caseload of specific hard to serve  students using knowledge of long term recovery process so as to have the educational program enhance, or at least not jeopardize, the recovery
• Develops needed community resources and maintains working relationships with these groups and programs for hard to serve students
• May act as case coordinator with other community service agencies such as social services, alcohol rehabilitation organizations, mental health, private hospitals, educational  institutions, etc. to provide more integrated services to students
• May perform specialized follow-up visits and studies to assist in evaluating program         effectiveness
• May carry out special projects through research study and development in areas such as case management, integrated service planning and delivery for hard to serve students, etc.
• May supervise the administration of standardized testing instruments and procedures used in the evaluation of hard to serve students
• Performs a variety of related duties as required

 

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:   Good knowledge of the problems of those addicted to or dependent on addictive substances; Good knowledge of the symptoms and physical signs of addictive substance use; Good knowledge of group and individual counseling; Working knowledge of services provided in a school district; Working knowledge of the public and private agencies available to provide assistance to the addicted; Ability to relate to and be accepted by addictive substance abusers; Ability to evaluate student interests and aptitudes; Ability to work with students in a variety of counseling and educational guidance situations; Ability to work in a team approach as part of an educational support team when primary goals are educational success; Ability to follow oral and written directions; Ability to maintain records.