Athletic Trainer

• Date Posted: 11/20/2025
• Location:
  
  GAINESVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADES 7-8
• Date Available:
  
  07/20/2026

Job Title: Athletic Trainer

Reports to: Campus Principal and Athletic Director

Dept./School: Athletics

Pay Grade: AP1

Duty Days: 10 months

Wage/Hour Status: Exempt

Fund Source: 199

Date Revised: August 2022

Primary

Purpose:

Plan, coordinate, and supervise all components of athletic training program for student athletes. Also work under the direction of team physician to carry out activities in the following areas: prevention, evaluation, emergency treatment, physical reconditioning, and rehabilitation of injuries.

Education/Certification: Bachelor's degree;
Valid license from Texas Advisory Board of Athletic Trainers.

Special Knowledge/

Skills:

Ability to provide injury prevention and rehabilitation services;
Ability to provide emergency care;
Knowledge of therapeutic modalities and ability to apply appropriate treatment to treat student athletic injuries;
Ability to instruct and supervise student athletes and assistants;
Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Experience: Prior experience as an athletic trainer preferred.

• Plan and implement a comprehensive athletic injury and illness prevention program for student athletes.
• Attend practice sessions and athletic contests as assigned by athletic director.
• Establish and maintain effective communication with students, parents, medical and paramedical personnel, coaches, and other staff.
• Provide physical conditioning training to student athletes.
• Fit injured athletes with specialized equipment and oversee its use.
• Prepare athletes for games and practices by conducting evaluations and using tape, wraps, splints, braces, and other protective devices as needed.
• Respond to emergencies and make quick, independent judgments about how to deal with injuries.
• Identify acute injuries and provide first‑aid triage, including assessing injuries and deciding whether an athlete should seek further medical attention and should discontinue participation in the athletic event.
• Establish specific procedures to be carried out by a coach or student trainer in the event of a medical emergency.
• Detect and resolve environmental risks to athletes.

• Plan and put in place a comprehensive rehabilitation and reconditioning program for injuries and illnesses sustained by student athletes.
• Determine therapeutic goals and objectives for individual athletes.
• Apply therapeutic modalities and instruct athletes on proper use of exercise equipment.
• Evaluate and record rehabilitation progress of athletes. Develop criteria for progression and return to practice and competition.
• Follow professional, ethical, and legal parameters regarding use of drugs and therapeutic agents for treatment and rehabilitation of injured athletes.

• Coordinate scheduling of athletic physical examinations and screening.
• Select, train, and supervise student assistants.
• Compile, maintain, and file all physical and computerized reports, records, and other documents including medical, accident, and treatment records as required.
• Maintain an inventory of training supplies and equipment. Requisition additional supplies as needed.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Supervise the work of student assistants.

Exercise equipment and devices including stationary bike, pulleys, weights, whirlpool, paraffin bath, ultrasound equipment, and cold packs.

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
Maintain emotional control under stress. Continual walking and standing; moderate lifting and carrying; stooping, bending, kneeling, and reaching. Work outside (exposure to sun, heat, cold, and inclement weather) and inside. Exposure to biological hazards, bacteria, and communicable diseases. Frequent district wide and statewide travel; frequent prolonged and irregular hours.