About this role
Essex Westford School District is seeking a skilled, student-centered Athletic Trainer to provide comprehensive athletic health care for our secondary-school student-athletes.
The Athletic Trainer will work collaboratively with students, families, coaches, school nurses, administrators, and other health care providers to prevent and manage injuries and illnesses, respond to emergencies, support rehabilitation, and help students return safely to learning and athletic participation. This position exercises independent clinical judgment within the professional scope of athletic training.
This is a full-time position with an annual salary of $67,000 to $80,000, depending on experience and qualifications, and a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, life, LTD, professional development funds, 403(b) retirement with matching contributions, and a competitive leave package.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide athletic training coverage for assigned practices, home contests, tournaments, and postseason events
- Evaluate and manage athletic and orthopedic injuries and illnesses
- Provide immediate care and coordinate emergency response when needed
- Develop and implement evidence-informed treatment, rehabilitation, reconditioning, and injury-prevention plans
- Support safe, progressive return to learning, activity, practice, and competition
- Recognize and manage suspected concussions and other head injuries in accordance with Vermont law and district procedures
- Develop, review, and rehearse venue-specific athletic emergency action plans
- Educate student-athletes, families, coaches, and staff about injury prevention, safe participation, recovery, hydration, and other health-related topics
- Maintain accurate and confidential health records, treatment documentation, referrals, and participation-status information
- Collaborate with physicians, physical therapists, school nurses, mental health professionals, and other providers to coordinate student care
- Manage athletic training facilities, equipment, supplies, inventory, and safety procedures
The position requires a flexible schedule that may include afternoons, evenings, weekends, school vacations, postseason events, and travel between district athletic venues.
Required Qualifications
- Degree from a professional athletic training program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education.
- Current Board of Certification credential in good standing
- Current, unrestricted Vermont Athletic Trainer license, or eligibility to obtain the license before beginning employment.
- Current BOC-compliant Emergency Cardiac Care certification at the professional rescuer or health care provider level.
- Strong clinical reasoning, emergency-response, communication, documentation, organization, and collaboration skills.
- Ability to complete required criminal records and child and adult abuse registry checks.
A master's degree in athletic training or a related field and experience providing athletic training services in a secondary-school, interscholastic, collegiate, clinical-outreach, or comparable setting are preferred. Candidates certified through an earlier bachelor's-level pathway remain eligible and are encouraged to apply.
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Our district vision is: “Growing hearts and minds, for a better today and tomorrow: every day, every way, every one.”
EWSD is committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive environment. Successful candidates must be committed to working effectively with diverse student, family, and community populations and contributing to a respectful, inclusive, student-centered, and professional environment.
EWSD conducts thorough screenings of applicants recommended for hire, which may include contacting references not listed in the application. Selected individuals are subject to criminal records background checks and child and adult abuse registry checks. Any offer of employment will be contingent upon acceptable results of these checks at the sole discretion of the Superintendent or designee.