"Assistant Athletic Trainer"

Position Summary

Assist in the administration of the Athletic Department’s Sports Medicine Department that adheres to all University, Conference, and NCAA rules and regulations while providing a safe and accepting environment for coaches, staff, and student-athletes to grow and develop academically, athletically and encourages personal responsibility, sportsmanship, and service to others.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Treats injuries and recommends medical attention for athletes injured in sporting events. Provides injury preventative education to athletes and coaches and also provides rehabilitation of injuries through nutrition counseling and/or physical activities.
2. Prepares necessary paperwork related to injury reports, insurance reports, training manuals, and budget needs. Organizes student athlete physicals prior to sport participation and maintains student athlete medical files.
3. Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

Education - A college degree or four to eight years of work experience in a related field
Experience - Two years to five years (Equivalent combination of education and employment).

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required, masters preferred. Minimum 1-2 years’ experience with college athletics required, Division I preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Well-polished communication and interpersonal skills; excellent leadership and motivational skills; willing and able to drive 15 passenger vans.

Physical Requirements

Job requires repetitively lifting light weight objects where frequent bending or stooping alternates with lighter activities.

Work Environment

Occasional exposure to objectionable conditions or variations such as those found in variable weather conditions or light industrial settings.

Licenses/Certifications

Valid Driver’s License; BOC Certified Athletic Trainer; State of Michigan Athletic Training License; American Red Cross First Aid Certification.

Salary/Pay Information

Commensurate with experience

Anticipated Schedule

Monday – Friday from 8:30 am – 5 pm, with evenings and weekends as necessary.

Employee Benefits

At the University of Detroit Mercy, we continually strive to provide a high-quality, comprehensive benefits package to our valued employees. We offer our employees the following benefits:

• Medical -
  o Three health plans to choose from with a large national provider network
• Dental -
  o UDM’s School of Dentistry FREE to you and your dependents
  o Option to purchase additional dental plan through UNUM
• Vision –
  o Under United Healthcare, you are able to get one exam every 24 months
  o Under Heritage Vision, an eye exam and lenses (not Frame) are provided every 12 months
  (Plans are available to employees to purchase as an option)
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Accounts offered
• Employee Assistance Program -
  o Provided to everyone in your household
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Life and AD&D
  o 1x base pay equivalent, up to one hundred thousand
• Option to purchase additional life insurance, accident insurance, and/or critical illness insurance
• Tuition Remission Benefit for you, your spouse, and children.
• Retirement Plan -
  o UDM provides matches up to 8%