Athletic Trainer

Rockbridge County Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color religion, disability, age, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity and transgender status), national origin, veteran status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. Our workplace culture values and promotes diversity, inclusion, equal employment opportunities, and a work environment free of harassment and hostility. Rockbridge County Public Schools is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.

Job Summary

 The Athletic Trainer is responsible for the prevention, evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries among student-athletes. They play a vital role in maintaining the health and safety of young athletes during practices, games, and training sessions.

Core Competencies

• Adaptability & Accountability: Adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands, open to criticism and feedback, changes approach or method to best fit the situation, and takes responsibility for own actions.
• Analytical Skills: Synthesizes complex or diverse information, prioritizes projects, and determines the best way of meeting deadlines and requirements.
• Attendance & Punctuality: Schedules time off in advance, begins working on time, keeps absences within guidelines, ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent, and arrives at meetings and appointments on time. Coordinate substitute teacher coverage in advance of absence.
• Business Ethics: Works with integrity and ethically, upholds the school district's values, and abides by written school board policies and processes.
• Communication: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English and take direction from supervisors. Expresses ideas and thoughts both verbally and in written form, exhibits good listening skills and comprehension, responds well to questions, and writes clearly and informatively. Edits work for spelling and grammar. Presents accurate numerical data effectively.]
• Compliance: Within the specified functional area of authority, is personally accountable to understand and ensure regulatory and policy compliance with state and federal requirements in accordance with their respective job duties and responsibilities.
• Confidentiality: Maintains a high degree of confidentiality.
• Culture: Demonstrates and supports a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion through cultivating awareness, continuous development, and modeling inclusive behaviors.
• Customer Service: Provides prompt and high-quality service to parents/guardians, colleagues, and any internal/external customers. Ability to remain calm in stressful situations. Resolves issues in a timely and professional manner.
• Independence of Action: Sets goals and determines how to accomplish defined results with some guidelines. Follows precedents and procedures. Seeks assistance when confronted with difficult and/or unpredictable situations.
• Judgment: Displays willingness to make decisions timely, exhibits sound and accurate judgment, supports and explains reasoning for decisions, includes appropriate people in decision-making process, and takes responsibility for communication, including what is heard.
• Organization: Maintains a clean, safe, working environment. Maintains a continuous workflow to meet daily/weekly/monthly deadlines.
• Safety: Attends required safety trainings, follows any established injury and illness prevention plans, reports unsafe conditions, and keeps the workspace in a safe condition.
• Teamwork / Morale: Treats others with professionalism, gives and welcomes feedback, inspires the trust of others, displays a solution-driven mindset, offers assistance and support to colleagues, consistent with this role, and works cooperatively and collaboratively in group situations. Engages consistently in professional behavior.
• Training: Completes school-required training in a timely manner to maintain compliance and professional growth.

Other Duties

• Attendance of Meetings – Actively and consistently participates in staff and committee meetings to collaborate, share insights, and contribute to school initiatives in alignment with the agreed-upon covenants outlined in the RCPS annual employment contract.
• Attendance of Events – Provides on-site support during all practices, games, and school events. Travel with teams as needed and communicate emergency response plans.
• Moral & Ethical Integrity – Maintains a high ethical standard in all student interactions, ensuring a respectful environment for all parties.
• Reporting Obligations – Promptly reports any concerns of child abuse or neglect to the leadership team to ensure student safety and well-being.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications, Experience, and Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Training or a related field. (REQUIRED)
• Master’s Degree in Athletic Training or a related field. (PREFERRED)
• Certification in Athletic Training (ATC) (PREFERRED)
• Member of NATA – National Athletic Trainers Association (PREFERRED)
• Certified Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Experience (PREFERRED)
• CPR - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification (REQUIRED)
• AED – Automated External Defibrillator Certification (REQUIRED)
• First Aid Certification (REQUIRED)
• VDOE Required Training Courses (PREFERRED)

Computer and Equipment Skills

• Advanced skills with Microsoft/Google Platform applications, which may include GMAIL, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and/or other web-based applications.
• Use of the internet and online teleconferencing software (e.g., Zoom or Teams).
• Ability to navigate web-based programs.

Working Environment and Physical Requirements