Assistant Athletic Trainer- MLS
About The Position
The Assistant Athletic Trainer is an integral member of the New England Revolution Sports Medicine and Performance team, providing comprehensive medical care and supporting athlete health, injury prevention, rehabilitation, recovery, and return-to-play activities. The role works collaboratively with the Director of Sports Medicine and Head Athletic Trainer, team physicians, Performance staff, and Technical staff, and provides clinical care and coordinates medical services across training, competition, and travel. The Assistant Athletic Trainer also supports Sports Medicine operations, including medical documentation, supplies and equipment, and educational programs for students, seasonal staff, and fellows. The position requires strong clinical judgment, organization, communication, and collaboration in a high-performance professional sports environment. The role provides athletic training and medical coverage throughout preseason, regular season, postseason, and offseason activities, and may require extensive travel and nontraditional working hours. It supervises a part-time Athletic Trainer and helps coordinate student, internship, seasonal, and fellowship programs.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Athletic Training or a related healthcare field from an accredited institution.
- At least 2–4 years of professional experience as an Athletic Trainer, including a minimum of 2 years in collegiate, professional, international, or other elite-level athletics.
- Demonstrated expertise in injury evaluation, emergency care, rehabilitation, therapeutic intervention, recovery, and return-to-play or return-to-performance progression.
- Experience collaborating within an integrated sports medicine and performance model involving physicians, athletic trainers, rehabilitation professionals, strength and conditioning or performance staff, and other specialists.
- Proficiency with electronic medical records, injury-tracking systems, and clinical documentation.
- Strong clinical judgment and problem-solving skills, including the ability to manage multiple athlete-care priorities independently within established medical protocols.
- Experience mentoring and developing athletic training students, interns, seasonal staff, or fellows.
- Strong organizational and communication skills, including the ability to coordinate with athletes, medical providers, coaches, Performance staff, and other stakeholders while maintaining confidentiality.
- Knowledge of applicable professional standards, medical documentation and privacy requirements, and sports medicine policies relevant to professional athletics.
- Ability to travel extensively and work evenings, weekends, holidays, and other nontraditional hours as required by the team’s schedule.
- Current Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer (BOC) certification.
- Current Massachusetts Athletic Trainer license, or ability to obtain one before beginning employment.
- Current CPR/AED certification for the Professional Rescuer.
- SafeSport Certified.
Nice To Haves
- Professional soccer experience.
- Experience coordinating clinical education programs.
- Experience coordinating sports medicine supplies, equipment, vendors, or other clinical resources.
- Spanish-language proficiency.
- Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) certification.
- Dry Needling Certification.
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive athletic training services, including injury and illness prevention, evaluation, immediate and emergency care, treatment, therapeutic intervention, and ongoing clinical management within established medical protocols and scope of practice.
- Develop and progress individualized rehabilitation programs in collaboration with Sports Medicine leadership, team physicians, rehabilitation leadership, and Performance staff, supporting rehabilitation, recovery, and return-to-play or return-to-performance.
- Monitor athlete health and rehabilitation status, maintain accurate and timely medical documentation, and communicate relevant clinical information to appropriate staff in accordance with medical privacy requirements.
- Coordinate athlete medical care, including physician appointments, diagnostic imaging, specialist consultations, referrals, medical screenings, health assessments, and other clinical services.
- Provide athletic training and medical coverage for team training, strength and conditioning sessions, matches, travel, training camp, and other assigned activities.
- Manage assigned Sports Medicine resources, including supplies, equipment, inventory, vendor coordination, and related expenditures.
- Coordinate and oversee athletic training student, internship, seasonal, and fellowship programs, including recruitment support, onboarding, assignments, scheduling, education, mentorship, supervision, and evaluation.
- Support departmental compliance, clinical quality, and continuous improvement by maintaining MLS, club, medical, safety, and privacy requirements and contributing to research, education, evidence-based practice, and operational improvements.
- Maintain a safe, organized, and professional athletic training environment and serve as a clinical resource to athletes and Sports Medicine personnel.
- Complete special projects and assignments as business dictates.
- Maintain, create, and control personally identifiable and other confidential or protected information in accordance with applicable privacy standards, company policies, and regulations, including HIPAA.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
