Athletic Trainer (Available June 1, 2026)

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools • Chapel Hill, NC

23h • Onsite

About The Position

The goal of the Athletic Trainer is to work with student athletes in the prevention, recognition, assessment, management, treatment, disposition and reconditioning of acute athletic injuries; providing immediate care for athletes at practices and contests.

Requirements

• License by NC Board of Athletic Trainer Examiners is required
• Professional practice agreement with a North Carolina-licensed healthcare provider
• Needs to meet requirements established by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to work with students and others in a Sports Medicine Program
• Ability to lift, push, pull, or carry heavy objects
• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards
• Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards

Nice To Haves

• Licensed as a teacher, preferred
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable

Responsibilities

• Has primary responsibility for all aspects of the sports medicine program at the respective high school, including the authority to withhold play and approve return to play after injury
• Is on campus and available for the duration of all on-site practices and games/events and for away varsity football games
• Maintains student athletic files, which may include physicals, injury reports, treatment logs, and additional medical documentation
• Facilitates the proper arrangements for scheduling athletic physicals for student athletes
• Reviews pre-participation physical exams and verifies clearance by healthcare provider for athletic participation
• Consults with the school nurse to obtain available health plans for identified health problems noted on pre-participation physical exams
• Provides basic instruction to athletic staff members in the prevention and care of injuries
• Assists and advises athletic staff regarding conditioning programs and the selection, care and fitting of protective equipment
• Schedules, trains and supervises sports medicine student assistants
• Maintains the care and cleanliness of the athletic training room
• Maintains the organization, inventory and requisition of all training room supplies with the advisement and approval of the athletic director and professional practice agreement provider
• Assumes responsibility for the treatment and supervision of treatment for all athletic injuries and conditions
• Refers athletic injuries to licensed healthcare providers for diagnosis and/or treatment
• Implements appropriate instructions for treatment as directed by the licensed healthcare provider
• Develops and supervises appropriate rehabilitation programs for athletes under the direction of the licensed healthcare provider
• Makes a determination if a player is capable of continued participation in a game and/or practice if the player is injured
• Treats students for minor athletic injuries during after-school site-based clinics
• Communicates with the School Nurse about athletic injuries that may have an impact on a student's school day
• Abides by all established local Board policies and procedures, including Athletics Emergency Action Plan and Prevention of Weather-Related Illness and Injury
• Performs other duties as assigned by the school principal in keeping with Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education Policy and North Carolina Administrative Code and Statutes

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed