Sports & Fitness Specialist/Athletic Trainer

About the Role

Oversees the prevention, rehabilitation, and treatment of athletic trauma; evaluates patient injuries and delivers immediate medical care and first aid; maintains medical records and supplies; monitors team practices and competitions; and coordinates educational efforts for students in the athletics training program.

Responsibilities

• Develops programs for the prevention of athletic trauma or conditions that adversely affect the health or performance of athletes, including the construction and application of protective devices such as adhesive taping and braces.
• Develops, recommends, and implements procedures for the management of athletic trauma or other medical problems affecting athletes, including injury recognition, evaluation, treatment, disposition, and rehabilitation.
• Assists in preparing requests for supplemental health insurance for student athletes, reviews bids, completes insurance report forms on accidents and injuries, verifies claim information for payment, and maintains student health records and injury histories.
• Maintains student medical records pertaining to athletic training injuries and histories, including collection of required preparticipation physicals, while adhering to HIPAA laws.
• Works cooperatively with coaches to set up and carry out conditioning programs for athletes.
• Ensures compliance with the College’s Athletics Drug Testing Program, including completing paperwork, monitoring sample collections, verifying test validity, submitting samples to diagnostic labs, receiving and forwarding test results, and maintaining records.
• Counsels and advises student athletes and coaches on matters pertaining to athlete health.
• Monitors the Athletics Training Department budget and purchases equipment and supplies for the training room.
• Monitors all team practices and athletic competitions; travels to away competitions.
• Performs other duties commensurate with the functions and level of the position or as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• One (1) year of related experience.
• National BOC of Athletic Training certification.
• Licensed by the AZ Board of Athletic Training.
• CPR/AED for professional rescuers or BLS (Advanced CPR) certification.
• Background verification (Standard level) required as a condition of employment.
• Must be at least 18 years of age or older.

Skills

• Knowledge of sport-specific coaching, particularly at the collegiate level.
• Knowledge and skill in managing project and departmental budgets.
• Knowledge of NJCAA rules and regulations, federal and state laws, and regulations regarding area of practice.
• Skill in counseling students on College policies and procedures.
• Skill in communicating and interacting with staff, community leaders, faculty, students, and the public.
• Skill in working with a diverse, multi-ethnic, and multi-cultural population.
• Ability to apply a variety of fundraising techniques and strategies.
• Ability to apply NJCAA rules and regulations.
• Ability to estimate materials, equipment, land, and labor costs, and develop and maintain budgets.
• Ability to design, implement, and sustain athlete recruitment initiatives and restrictions.
• Ability to analyze situations, develop solutions, and make independent decisions based on established guidelines.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with College staff, faculty, administrators, and outside contractors.

Benefits

As a condition of employment, all full-time Central Arizona College employees automatically become members of the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). This is a pension system requiring mandatory contributions from the employee with a matching contribution from the employer. The 2026-2027 fiscal year contribution rate is 11.98% (subject to change). Membership is a condition of employment unless you are at least 65 years of age and meet opt-out eligibility requirements or are a retiree from ASRS.