High School Athletic Trainer

About the Employer

Job Summary

The individual is responsible for the prevention, care, rehabilitation of athletic injuries, and the administration of all facets of the athletic training room and program.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Duties are normally performed in a school/training room, athletic field environment.

Essential Duties

Establish standard procedures for first aid and emergency care of athletes during practice and games. Coordinate the supervision and rehabilitation of injured athletes. Establish recommendations and provisions of appropriate training and conditioning procedures. Establish and supervise a student-teacher trainer program. Establish and supervise the operation of a well-equipped training room. Coordinate the acquisition of appropriate consent forms. Establish procedures for physical examination for all participants.

Job Specification

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Minimum Qualifications: Ability to work effectively with people and other alternatives to the above qualifications as the board may find appropriate and acceptable.
• Completion of an approved athletic training education program.
• Certification as a certified athletic trainer by BOC. (Please attach a valid/unexpired BOC certificate.)
• State of South Carolina certification as an athletic trainer through DHEC.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: Additional physical requirements include:
• Stand and reach with hands and arms;
• Walk;
• Sit;
• Stoop or kneel;
• Or crouch.
• Sufficiently mobile to ensure the safety of students;
• Specific vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus;
• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time;
• Manual dexterity;
• Read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids;
• Hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone and speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in person and on the telephone.

Pay Grade

Pay grade: 20[03, 20[04] (based on education).

Additional Information

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The employee will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the appropriate administrator or supervisor. Horry County Schools reserves the right to update, revise or change this job description and related duties at any time without prior notice.