BOC Certified Assistant Athletic Trainer, Full-Time Temp (01/2025 - 06/2025)

St. Catherine's

St. Catherine's School is an Episcopal day school in Richmond, Virginia, founded in 1890 and enrolling 950 girls age 3 - grade 12. Located on a 16-acre campus in the western part of the city, St. Catherine's core values include pursuing academic excellence, developing character, nurturing spiritual growth, celebrating individuals, and building community.

St. Catherine's School provides a rigorous education that prepares girls with diverse perspectives for a lifetime of learning, leadership, and service in a global community.

Position Overview

Assist the Head Athletic Trainer with all facets of the daily operations of the Athletic Training Room & Sports Medicine Program, including coverage for middle and upper school teams in 14 sports throughout the school year for approximately 40 hours per week.  Responsible for all aspects of health care for student-athletes including, injury prevention, recognition, treatment, evaluation, referral of injuries, rehabilitation, return to play evaluation, education, injury counseling, and documentation. 

Supervisor:    Director of Athletics, Assistant Athletics Director, Head Athletic Trainer

Supervisory Responsibilities: none

Position Status: Hourly, non-exempt, regular

Note: This position description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work to be performed by employees within this classification. This position description should not be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities required or assigned to an employee in this position. Nothing contained in this position description restricts St. Catherine’s School’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Head Athletic Trainer about practice/game coverage, athletic injuries, parent communications, and general athletic training room needs
• Offer on site medical coverage for all practices/games/camps including late night events and some weekends
• Travel as needed to off site events 
• Administering and monitoring of Return to Learn and Return to Play protocols for athletes with concussions. Includes administration and interpretation of computerized concussion testing.
• Liaison between parents, students, administration, coaches and faculty as needed
• Prevention, recognition, management, evaluation, and treatment of athletic injuries
• Offer injury evaluation/treatment/rehabilitation hours during athletic program hours
• Maintain accurate records of injuries, treatments for sports injuries, and injuries treated by a physician
• Collaborate with League, VISAA, and other local Athletic Trainers in regards to injuries sustained by visiting athletes, and home athletes participating at away events.
• Other duties as assigned by the Head Athletic Trainer, Director of Athletics, and Head of School

Skills

• BOC Certified
• Licensed (or eligible) to practice Athletic Training in the state of Virginia
• Current First Aid/CPR Certification
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with other members of the school community, other healthcare professionals, adolescents and parents/guardians.
• Proficiency in basic data management systems and basic computer applications (e.g., google applications); willingness and ability to learn additional applications as needed
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters with appropriate discretion

Physical Demands and Work Environment

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to handle and feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl; talk and hear; engage in moderately strenuous physical activity both indoors and out; and smell. The employee may occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Ability to become CPR and First Aid Certified.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

St. Catherine’s School does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, or national and ethnic origin in the administration of its hiring practices. St. Catherine’s School is committed to providing an inclusive educational environment. We actively engage students, families, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Our School community respects the differences in ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. Consistent with the School’s mission, St. Catherine’s fosters in our students, and expects from all others, respect for the dignity and wholeness of every person. For more information about the school’s Access, Equity and Belonging please follow this link https://www.st.catherines.org/about/access-equity-and-belonging.

Conditional Offer

An offer of employment for this position is contingent upon the applicant’s right to work in the United States, authorization for and completion of successful background checks as may be requested by the school or required by law

To apply, please complete the application and upload the required documents. With questions, please contact jdayton@st.catherines.org

Julie Dayton, Athletic Director
St. Catherine's School
6001 Grove Avenue
Richmond, VA 23226

Phone: 804.288.2804
Fax: 804.288.8942