Assistant Certified Athletic Trainer

Job Description

Job Description

George Fox University's Athletic Department is seeking a highly-motivated individual to serve as an Assistant Certified Athletic Trainer.

About the Job:

The Assistant Certified Athletic Trainer serves as a vital member of the sports medicine team, providing
comprehensive healthcare with a primary emphasis on the George Fox University Tennis, Cross Country and Track & Field distance programs. This role is responsible for the prevention, evaluation, immediate management, and targeted rehabilitation of athletic injuries, with a specialized understanding of the unique biomechanical demands, overuse injuries, and training cycles inherent to endurance athletes.

Working collaboratively under the direction of the Head Athletic Trainer, the Assistant ATC ensures the highest standard of student-athlete wellness, safety, and performance. Due to the nature of the competitive collegiate track and cross country schedules, this position requires regular weekend and travel commitments throughout the academic year, with structured, compensatory days off provided during the week.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Clinical Care and Sport Coverage (80%)
  
  • Comprehensive Athlete Care: Providing high-quality prevention, emergency care, clinical evaluation, treatment, and targeted rehabilitation for student-athletes, with a primary focus on Tennis, Cross Country and Track & Field distance runners.
  • Endurance-Specific Rehabilitation: Designing and implementing specialized rehab protocols addressing the unique biomechanical demands, overuse injuries, and bone stress risks prevalent in distance athletes.
    
  • Event & Travel Coverage: Managing medical operations for home athletic events and travel with assigned teams for away competitions, including weekends.
    
  • Daily Operations & Supervision: Overseeing athletic training room operations and supervising student work-study staff to ensure an efficient, professional environment.
    
  • Compliance & Safety: Enforcing GFU Sports Medicine policies, rehearsing emergency action plans, monitoring environmental conditions (e.g., heat/air quality for outdoor runners), and maintaining compliance with NCAA and Northwest Conference regulations.
    
• Operations and Compliance (20%)
  
  • Medical Records: Organizing and maintaining accurate, confidential electronic medical records in compliance with HIPAA, FERPA, and state regulations.
  • Physician & Interdisciplinary Communication: Coordinating student-athlete care, referrals, and clearance statuses with team physicians, coaching staffs, and physical therapists.
    
  • Inventory & Budgeting: Managing the inventory, ordering, and budgeting of athletic training supplies.
    
  • Professional Development: Maintaining Board of Certification (BOC) requirements and Oregon state licensure.
    
• Mission Alignment: Articulating and embodying the GFU athletic program's mission in alignment with the university's "Be Known" promise.
  
• Faith Integration: Modeling a relational Christian witness to student-athletes, colleagues, and the broader campus community.
  
• Collaborative Culture: Maintaining courteous, effective, and team-oriented communication with coaches, staff, families, and visiting universities.
  
• Communicating effectively and courteously with others, including employees, students, and the public, in a spirit of teamwork, respect and customer service.
• By actions, words, and lifestyle, be a Christian role model to students, whether through casual contact or in a formal supervisory role.
• Demonstrated experience working cross-culturally with respect, appreciation and humility.
• Other duties as assigned.

A day in the life of this position:

The Assistant Certified Athletic Trainer position varies day-to-day as it involves significant administrative office work, daily student interaction in both the athletic training room and at practices and competitions. This role requires travel as well as weekend and evening work. Certified athletic trainers work with students that are dealing with significant injuries which leads to endless opportunities to care for our student athletes physically, spiritually and mentally.

We're looking for candidates who have:

• A Master's degree in Athletic Training, Kinesiology, Exercise Science, or a related field.
  
• Certifications/Licenses: Must be BOC certified and possess state athletic training licensure, certification or registration. Current Professional Rescuer CPR/AED certification. NPI Number required.
  
• Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across athletics staff, medical professionals, and student-athletes.
  
• A vibrant, personal evangelical Christian commitment and lifestyle consistent with the university's mission. Must sign and live in active agreement with the GFU Statement of Faith and Community Lifestyle Statement.
  
• Legal authorization to work in the United States. This position does not offer visa sponsorship; therefore, only applicants who do not require sponsorship for employment visas, now or at any point in the future, should apply.
• A commitment to the University's Theology of Racial and Ethnic Diversity.
• A desire to work with a diverse community of students and employees who represent various cultures, backgrounds, abilities, ethnicities, political views, and expressions of Christian faith.
• A personal commitment to Jesus Christ and express their Christian testimony in a church. In addition, employees agree to live in agreement with the Community Lifestyle Statement and affirm the theological commitments expressed in the Statement of Faith.

Preference Will be Given to Those Who Have the Following Attributes:

• 1-3 years of clinical experience specifically working with collegiate Cross Country and Track & Field programs, or a demonstrated expertise in endurance sports medicine (e.g., gait analysis, running biomechanics, overuse injury management).

Job information:

• Hours Per Week: 40 hours (1.0 FTE)
  • This position requires irregular office hours including after-hours and weekend work to attend competitions, practices, etc.
    
• Primary Work Location: Newberg Campus
  • Local and national travel is required.
    
• Working Conditions: Physical requirements could include lifting more than 25 pounds and performing any activities such as balancing, bending/stooping, climbing stairs, crawling, crouching, climbing ladders, kneeling, repetitive motion or reaching above shoulder level.
• Supervisor: Director of Sports Medicine / Head Athletic Trainer

George Fox University has been transforming student's lives for over 125 years. We are a Christ-centered community that prepares students spiritually, academically, and professionally to think with clarity, act with integrity, and serve with passion. Our vision is to be the Christian university of choice known for empowering students to achieve exceptional life outcomes. We put students first, with Christ at the center of our work, embracing change in order to improve. We are looking for enthusiastic candidates to join us in creating transformational experiences for our students.

Being a part of our community means a commitment to faith and to a lifestyle that is consistent with the university's mission as described in the Statement of Faith and Community Lifestyle Statement on our website.

As a Christ-centered community, George Fox University is an institution that values diversity as an essential dimension of God's design for human communities.

What is most appealing about working at George Fox University?

• Faith-centered: Our culture is unique for higher education. At George Fox you can pursue academic excellence while integrating scriptures, praying with staff members and students at work, and helping to make an impact on the world in a way that promotes Christian values.
• Unapologetically Christian: As a university, we have an enduring commitment to Christ, his kingdom and the truth of God's Word.
• Live out your calling: You are able to use your God-given talents and abilities while having a profound influence on students as they deepen their relationship with Jesus Christ.
• Equip students for kingdom work: You can be a part of helping students discover their callings, at which they will be able to glorify the kingdom of God just as they have seen you do.

For your personal well-being we offer:

• A strong Christian vision and mission-led organization with opportunities for your growth and contributions.
• Wonderful Christian peers and a vibrant student population.
• A beautiful and peaceful campus environment with areas to walk and coffee shops and restaurants close by.
• Free Fitness Center membership.
• Free parking.
• Rich employee benefit package.
  

Application Procedures - kindly apply only through this website

When completing the online application, please upload the following as Word or .pdf documents in the section marked Letter of Interest and Curriculum Vitae or Resume :

• Letter of Interest
• Curriculum Vitae (CV) or Resume
• Other supporting materials may be requested at a later stage of the review process.

Interested applicants are encouraged to apply immediately as review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

We invite you to Be Known at Oregon's largest private and nationally recognized Christian University!

**This position is subject to close at any time, regardless of the date on the posting.
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Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

The university is an equal-opportunity employer. Every employee has the right to work in surroundings free from all forms of unlawful discrimination. It is our policy to make decisions about applicants and employees without regard to sex, age, race, color, marital status, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status to the extent prohibited by applicable local, state, or federal law. This prohibition applies not only to the recruiting and hiring process but to all facets of the employment relationship, including promotion, pay, training, classification, performance reviews, discipline, and termination.

George Fox is owned by the Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends Church and its mission is distinctly Christian. Employees are required to agree with and abide by the university's faith statement and its statement of community responsibilities. Within the context of this agreement and commitment, employment opportunities are otherwise available to all persons on the basis of their experience and skills.

In the recruiting process, the university may make special effort to solicit applicants from underrepresented groups. This is done as an affirmative step to increase the representation of these populations in the university's workforce to better match their availability in the labor market. Hiring decisions are based on the applicants' qualifications as they relate to the needs of the position.