Details
Posted: 15-Dec-22
Location: Sunnyvale, California
Type: Full Time
Salary: $77,992 to $124,843
Categories:
Athletics/PE
Faith-based Institution
Health/Safety
Salary Details:
TKA offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance. Additionally, TKA has an HSA and FSA plan, Employee Assistance Program, 403(B) base with matching contributions, basic life insurance, paid time off, and paid professional development.
Required Education:
4 Year Degree
Job Title: Head Athletic Trainer
Job Status: Full-Time, 11 Months
Exempt Status: Exempt
Department: Athletics
Reports to: Executive Athletic Director
Job Summary
The primary responsibility of the Athletic Trainer is to coordinate programs of preventative care, emergency care, immediate first aid and therapeutic/rehabilitation for TKA’s student athletes. This position exhibits a high degree of independent judgment and must effectively communicate with students, parents and other school personnel.
Essential Job Functions
Regular Activities
- Administer treatment of an athlete’s minor athletic injuries and conditions
- Supervise rehabilitation programs for athletes under the direction of the physician
- Train coaching staff about injury prevention, conditioning programs and the selection, care and fitting of protective equipment
- Organize, take inventory, and replenish athletic training room supplies
- Coordinate medical doctors for all large athletic events including all home football games
- Maintain medical files for all athletes
- Provide athletic training supervision at all home events (meets, tournaments, games, etc)
- Keep a clean and organized athletic training room
- Liaison with physicians, athletes, parents, coaches and TKA nurse
- Collaborate with Athletic Director on enforcing athletic requirements per CIF requirements
- Manage and conduct all baseline concussion testing for HS athletes
- Attend the Staff and Student Retreats every year, as scheduled by the Administration
- Participate in an off-campus service week, as scheduled by the Spiritual Life Department.
- Referring athletic injuries to physicians for diagnosis and/or treatment
- Provide accurate and timely treatment protocols as directed by the athlete’s physician
Qualifications
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree required (Sports Medicine or similar field)
- CPR, AED and First Aid Certification
- Athletic Trainer Certified (ATC) as certified by the BOC
- Minimum three years experience as an Athletic Trainer
Skills and Abilities
- Strong leadership qualities and mentoring skills
- Excellent skills in communicating both orally and in written form
- Able to work both independently and in a team setting
- Proficient with Microsoft Office, Google Suite
- Ability to learn new computer software systems
Core Characteristics
- Commitment to loving and serving Jesus Christ
- Ability to work under pressure and in a fast paced environment
- Positive, flexible, resourceful and solution-oriented
- Able to understand, love and relate to students
- Must be active in a local Christian body of believers or at least pursuing community with other Christ-followers
- Must have compatible theology on significant issues of TKA's Statement of Faith and Lifestyle Agreement
Working Conditions & Physical Requirements
- Required to use the computer throughout the day
- Frequently communicates with students, parents and colleagues
- Work will be performed throughout the campus during the day and will travel to offsite locations
- Must be able to and willing to drive school vehicles and carts
- May occasionally have to lift up to 50-pounds
- Work is generally performed, Mid July-Mid June, Monday-Friday from 11:00 am to 7:30 pm
- Must be available for home football games, away games and playoff travel
- Approximately two Saturdays per month and the occasional overnight (for trips/events) will be required. As much advance notice as possible will be provided.
- The months listed are approximate, and the annual start and end date will be dictated by the school calendar and the department’s needs.
Salary & Benefits
- TKA offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance. Additionally, TKA has an HSA and FSA plan, Employee Assistance Program, 403(B) base with matching contributions, basic life insurance, paid time off, and paid professional development.
- Pay Grid: Athletic Trainer Head
- Pay Grid Range: $77,992 to $124,843
- This position is paid based on a preset salary grid, and the actual salary will be determined by applicable education and experience as determined by the Human Resources department. The starting pay listed reflects this position's minimum experience and education requirements. The top pay range represents the top of the pay grid for this position. It is rare for a candidate to enter this position at the top of the pay grid. Most candidates can expect to enter in the lower to middle section of the pay grid, depending on experience and education.
Please Note:
Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time; therefore, this job description is subject to change.
About The King's Academy
The King’s Academy is an independent, college preparatory school for grades 6-12 serving 950 students. The school's mission statement guides everything we do: "The King’s Academy is a Christ-centered school that inspires academic excellence, servant leadership, and enduring relationships."
The King’s Academy is accredited by both the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) and The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). TKA was ranked by Niche as the #1 Best Christian High School in the San Francisco Bay Area, and #7 in California.
TKA is looking for the best Christian educators! Every staff member at The King’s Academy is vital to the school’s number one mission which is ministry to our students. We know that the quality of the staffs' character inevitably establishes the professional and spiritual quality of the school and has an enormously significant and life-changing influence on the development of the students' confidence and character. That is why, first and foremost, all of The King's Academy staff members are Christ followers who have a passion for teaching, mentoring, and discipling junior high and high school students.
As part of
...a comprehensive spiritual life program, staff members at TKA have the privilege of mentoring students in a variety of ways. Staff serve alongside students on annual service trips to locations in the U.S. and abroad, participate with students in yearly off-site weekend retreats, and lead small home groups and chapel discussions. The King’s Academy teaching staff includes 76 members, with a total staff of nearly 150. Approximately 90% of classes have less than 25 students, allowing for individual attention and support.
TKA welcomes diverse people at all levels of campus life to support the diversity of our student body. We have bright and dedicated faculty and staff who work in a supportive environment characterized by a desire to serve God and a commitment to mutual respect and collaboration. The King’s Academy provides a competitive salary and benefits package including excellent medical, dental, life and 403B plans. Pre-employment background screening is required for all positions.
Consider joining The King's Academy team and help us prepare students for college, life, service and eternity. For more information about TKA, please visit www.tka.org.
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