Athletic Trainer
About This Role
Position Title: Athletic Trainer. This is not a PE teaching position or an Athletic Director role, but rather a specialist position focused on student-athlete health, injury prevention, performance preparation, and wellbeing education.
Position Overview
The Athletic Trainer safeguards the health, safety, and long-term development of student-athletes in Grades 6–12. The role leads an integrated Athletic Development Pathway encompassing medical care, injury prevention, performance preparation, and wellbeing education, while working collaboratively with coaches, nursing staff, and school leadership to ensure safe and sustainable athletic participation.
Key Responsibilities
Athletic Development & Performance Design and lead the Athletic Development Pathway for Grades 6–12, ensuring age-appropriate training loads aligned with physical maturation. Write and oversee periodized strength, mobility, and conditioning programs for varsity teams and selected high-performance athletes. Conduct movement and performance assessments to inform individualized programming and injury risk reduction. Maintain a Prehab exercise library for student and coach use within daily warm-ups and training. Provide medical coverage for school-sponsored practices, competitions, designated travel events, and selected evenings/weekends. Assess, treat, and rehabilitate injuries using individualized, evidence-based physiotherapy-led care plans, including advanced manual therapy techniques within scope of practice. Oversee the Return-to-Play (RTP) pathway, serving as the final clinical authority on readiness for return to high-intensity or contact sport. Deliver emergency care and coordinate referrals to external medical providers as required. Maintain accurate, confidential medical documentation. Design and implement evidence-based injury prevention and prehab-focused programs across all age groups. Lead concussion management protocols for Grades 6–12, including return-to-learn and return-to-play procedures. Contribute to the development, training, and execution of the Athletics Emergency Action Plan (EAP). Manage travel medical kits and provide remote medical support for teams competing internationally. Ensure all interactions adhere to international safeguarding and Child Protection standards, maintaining professional boundaries in 1-on-1 settings. Chair regular Athlete Wellbeing meetings with coaches and nurses to monitor students at risk due to injury, workload, or wellbeing concerns. Advise coaches on appropriate medical accommodations for student-athletes with chronic conditions. Integrate performance-focused wellbeing strategies (e.g., mindfulness, recovery habits) and refer to counseling professionals when appropriate. Lead workshops on the Student-Athlete Life, addressing sleep, nutrition, hydration, mental health, and performance. Provide professional learning for coaches on athlete health, injury prevention, and workload management. Collect and monitor relevant health and performance data in alignment with school policy and consent requirements. Oversee athletic training equipment, supplies, and annual budgeting in collaboration with the Director of Athletics. Assist in evaluating athletic facilities and equipment to reduce injury risk. Uphold the highest ethical, legal, and professional standards in athletic training, physiotherapy, performance, and wellbeing support. Perform other duties consistent with the role as assigned by the Director of Athletics. Apply exclusively via the WhatSchool platform.Medical Care, Rehabilitation & Return to Play
Injury Prevention, Concussion & Emergency Preparedness
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
Wellbeing, Safeguarding & Collaboration
Education, Data & Program Support
Professional Standards
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