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Location : Berea
Job Type: Full-Time
Division: Provost
Department: Athletic Department
Opening Date: 07/17/2024
FLSA: Exempt
Salary Grade: SAL 6
Please note that references provided at the time of application for staff positions will not be contacted until the applicant has been offered the position.
Description
The Assistant Athletic Trainer will collaborate with the Head Athletic Trainer to provide quality healthcare to the student-athletes which compete on any of the intercollegiate athletic teams sponsored by Berea College.
Examples of Duties
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Regular and predictable attendance is essential. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Typical Qualifications
Education required to ensure success in this position:
Founded in 1855, Berea College is nationally recognized as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. Berea has a longstanding commitment to interracial education and is one of the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. With an emphasis on service to Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls more than 1,500 students from 46 states and U.S. territories and more than 70 countries. Berea College admits students who are unable to afford tuition and provides all of them with a no-tuition promise, valued at more than $204,000. Berea's students excel in the College's supportive yet demanding academic environment, and most are the first in their families to attend college. As one of only nine federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students are expected to work 10-12 hours weekly in various positions across campus. Berea College is listed #20 in overall ranking in the U.S. by the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse college rankings, 2023. The Washington Monthly ranks Berea College #2 Best Liberal Arts College and #1 in Social Mobility, 2023. Money Magazine ranks Berea #20 Best Overall College and #10 for Best in the South, 2023. Berea College is also the only institution in Kentucky to receive the 5-Star Rating from Money Magazine, 2023.
Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available at
Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.
Berea College is always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team. If you think you are ready to be a part of an exciting team, then we encourage you to continue with this applicant friendly, online job application!
Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.
Berea College offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees and their families including health care, dental, vision, retirement, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability and an Employee Assistance Program. The benefit package also includes access to the for children of College Staff, ages 6 weeks to 6 years, Membership, Staff Development Fund and Tuition Reimbursement.
Eligible staff employees also receive paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
Part-time employees who work an average of 24 hours per week over the course of a year, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis.
To learn more details, visit our benefits page at
Job Type: Full-Time
Division: Provost
Department: Athletic Department
Opening Date: 07/17/2024
FLSA: Exempt
Salary Grade: SAL 6
Please note that references provided at the time of application for staff positions will not be contacted until the applicant has been offered the position.
Description
The Assistant Athletic Trainer will collaborate with the Head Athletic Trainer to provide quality healthcare to the student-athletes which compete on any of the intercollegiate athletic teams sponsored by Berea College.
Examples of Duties
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Regular and predictable attendance is essential. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Assist with the daily operations of the athletic training clinic including, but not limited to: first aid and emergency care, injury evaluations (assessment and diagnosis of athletic injuries and illnesses), injury management, and injury counseling, treatment and rehabilitation;
- Assist with the scheduling, organization and completion of student-athlete pre-participation physical examinations, educational programs and assist with administering all NCAA and Berea College-mandated medical paperwork;
- Provide coverage for practices and home competitions as assigned by the Head Athletic Trainer;
- Provide timely medical referrals when appropriate and assist with scheduling and transporting student-athletes to medical appointments;
- Assist with insurance billing claims and procedures;
- Travel with assigned teams as necessary or required;
- Maintain up-to-date medical records and documentation;
- Assist in monitoring inventory and assist with the athletic training budget;
- Conduct routine checks of athletic training equipment to ensure functionality and assist with general maintenance and upkeep of athletic training spaces;
- Assist with the hiring, training and evaluations for the student training assistants and serve as a labor supervisor within the Berea College Labor Program;
- Serve as a CAATE Accredited Clinical Preceptor;
- Develop and deliver the NCAA's 360 Proof educational programming to student-athletes and departmental staff;
- Maintain working relationships and open communication between student-athletes, athletic training and College staff, coaches and other health care professionals, including the contracted team physician(s) and visiting teams;
- Continue professional development and maintain continuing education units required by the Board of Certification;
- Support the institution's mission and purposes;
- Related duties as assigned by the Head Athletic Trainer or Director of Athletics.
Typical Qualifications
Education required to ensure success in this position:
- Bachelor's degree in Athletic Training or related field required;
- Master's degree preferred.
- Minimum of one year relevant athletic training experience, preferably in a collegiate athletic setting;
- Experience with teaching and/or supervision of students preferred.
- Ability to meet multiple demands in a positive manner;
- Ability to work independently but also as a positive member of a team;
- Ability to work in a dynamic environment;
- Ability to effectively work and communicate with individuals of varying cultures and backgrounds;
- Ability to meet time commitments and the physical demand required of an athletic trainer in a collegiate setting;
- Understanding and agreement with the mission and Great Commitments of Berea College;
- Strong work ethic, passion for the profession and commitment to student-athletes;
- Familiarity with the NCAA Division III philosophy preferred;
- Experience with the ATS system preferred.
- Must be recognized by the Board of Certification as a Certified Athletic Trainer (BOC);
- Current licensure as an athletic trainer in the state of Kentucky;
- CPR/AED/First Aid (professional rescuer or health care provider level);
- Driver's license;
- Berea College golf cart certification;
- Graston technique preferred.
- For any certifications or licenses not possessed upon hire, certifications or licenses must be promptly attained and regularly maintained.
- Some heavy lifting;
- Ability to move freely throughout a four-floor, 106,996 square foot athletic and recreation facility, as well as all outdoor athletic facilities.
- It is expected that the individual in this position will work at times other than, or in addition to, normal business hours and days, including attendance at numerous evening and weekend events. This is especially true from August to May.
- Indoor and outdoor.
- Standard computer hardware and software applications;
- Be able to drive a 12-passenger van and golf carts.
Founded in 1855, Berea College is nationally recognized as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. Berea has a longstanding commitment to interracial education and is one of the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. With an emphasis on service to Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls more than 1,500 students from 46 states and U.S. territories and more than 70 countries. Berea College admits students who are unable to afford tuition and provides all of them with a no-tuition promise, valued at more than $204,000. Berea's students excel in the College's supportive yet demanding academic environment, and most are the first in their families to attend college. As one of only nine federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students are expected to work 10-12 hours weekly in various positions across campus. Berea College is listed #20 in overall ranking in the U.S. by the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse college rankings, 2023. The Washington Monthly ranks Berea College #2 Best Liberal Arts College and #1 in Social Mobility, 2023. Money Magazine ranks Berea #20 Best Overall College and #10 for Best in the South, 2023. Berea College is also the only institution in Kentucky to receive the 5-Star Rating from Money Magazine, 2023.
Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available at
Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.
Berea College is always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team. If you think you are ready to be a part of an exciting team, then we encourage you to continue with this applicant friendly, online job application!
Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.
Berea College offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees and their families including health care, dental, vision, retirement, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability and an Employee Assistance Program. The benefit package also includes access to the for children of College Staff, ages 6 weeks to 6 years, Membership, Staff Development Fund and Tuition Reimbursement.
Eligible staff employees also receive paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
Part-time employees who work an average of 24 hours per week over the course of a year, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis.
To learn more details, visit our benefits page at