Certified Athletic Trainer - Outreach

About the Role

Atlanta Rehabilitation & Performance Center (ARPC) is seeking a Certified Athletic Trainer to join our growing outreach sports medicine team, providing athletic training services to local school programs and athletic organizations. This role is designed for athletic trainers who want more than just sideline coverage. At ARPC, you'll work in dynamic athletic environments while developing clinical confidence, decision-making skills, and professional autonomy within a collaborative sports medicine network. Every athletic trainer at ARPC has the opportunity to benefit from mentorship and professional guidance, regardless of experience level, while also having the space and support to contribute ideas, shape workflows, and help improve systems. Our culture empowers clinicians to grow continuously, lead initiatives, and influence how athlete care is delivered.

What Makes This Role Different

• Community Fit: We prioritize placing athletic trainers in environments where they can build meaningful relationships with athletes, coaches, and school communities.
• Team-Based Sports Medicine: You'll collaborate regularly with athletic trainers, physical therapists, physicians, and strength professionals as part of an integrated sports medicine team.
• Supportive Culture: Our environment is collaborative, connected, and often described by staff as family-like, where clinicians support and learn from one another.
• Shared Growth: Athletic trainers are encouraged to share ideas, contribute to program development, and grow together as a team.
• Never Working Alone: Even in outreach settings, you'll always have the support of a larger clinical network and mentorship from experienced colleagues.

Your Impact

As an Outreach Athletic Trainer at ARPC, you will play a vital role in the health, safety, and performance of the athletes you serve. You'll be a trusted medical professional within the athletic community, helping athletes recover from injury, perform at their best, and return to play safely.

• Provide on-site athletic training services for assigned athletic programs
• Evaluate and manage acute injuries while guiding appropriate care and referrals
• Support rehabilitation progressions and return-to-play decision making
• Build trusted relationships with athletes, coaches, physicians, and administrators
• Implement injury prevention strategies and athlete education
• Help create a safe, organized, and athlete-centered sports environment

Through your work, you'll not only care for injuries—you'll help athletes stay healthy, build confidence, and continue competing at the highest level possible.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Athletic Training
• BOC Certification (NATABOC)
• Current or anticipated Georgia state licensure
• Ability to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends
• New graduates and anticipated graduates encouraged to apply

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401K with 50% employer match up to 6% per paycheck
• 120 hours Paid Time Off starting
• 6 Paid Holidays
• Company-paid employee life insurance
• Voluntary life insurance options
• Short- and long-term disability options
• Student Loan Assistance Program
• Paid license renewal

Professional Growth & Clinical Development

We prioritize developing great athletic trainers, not just filling positions. You'll gain exposure to advanced clinical skills including:

• Soft tissue techniques (IASTM, ART, PRT)
• Dry needling
• Cupping and percussion therapy
• Advanced taping techniques
• Recovery modalities including red light therapy and intermittent compression

Mentorship & Continuing Education

• Direct mentorship from experienced athletic trainers
• Structured onboarding and progressive clinical independence
• Regular in-services with orthopedic providers, physical therapists, and strength staff
• Support for continuing education, certifications, and conferences
• In-house certification and seminar pathways available