Posted: 26-Jun-25
Location: Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Type: Full Time
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Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy is a pluralistic Jewish day school for students in grades 6-12. Located in Bryn Mawr, PA (metropolitan Philadelphia), Barrack is the premier Jewish day school in the Delaware Valley, attracting students from Philadelphia and its suburbs, Allentown, southern New Jersey, and Wilmington, Delaware. The school integrates a comprehensive and rigorous college preparatory curriculum with the teaching of essential Jewish and American values and texts. Guided by our four Derech Eretz values of Honor, Moral Courage, Kindness, and Community, Barrack values diversity, celebrates the richness of Judaism's language, culture, and history, and is strongly connected to Israel. Barrack prepares future leaders of the American, Jewish and global communities who work for a better world through acts of justice and compassion.
Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy is seeking a full-time Athletic Trainer. The Athletic Trainer will report directly to the Director of Athletics and will be responsible for evaluating, treating, and preventing athletic injuries, as well as for ensuring the safety and well-being of our student-athletes. Additionally, the Athletic Trainer will have teaching responsibilities (ex: Health/Science based class).
Responsibilities include but are not limited to overseeing an effective athletic training program for upper school and middle school students, including:
- Provide preventative and rehabilitative care to student-athletes
- Evaluate and treat athletic injuries
- Teach classes in health-related areas of experience
- Develop and implement injury prevention and athletic performance plans, as well as educational initiatives for student-athletes, coaches, and teams that maximize safety and align with athletic goals and academic priorities
- Manage and maintain athletic training equipment and supplies
- Serve as a liaison between coaches, parents, and medical professionals regarding the status and care of injured student-athletes
- Keep accurate medical records and document injuries
- Follow all local, state, and national regulations and guidelines for athletic training and safety
- Provide athletic training coverage at home practices and games
- On a limited basis, travel with teams for away games when needed
- Ensure that students have submitted appropriate preseason sports medicine forms
- Serve as a consultant to coaching staff regarding all aspects of safety.
- Develop emergency action plans for off-site spaces of use, and adjust existing EAPs for on-campus spaces as needed.
- Serve as athletic administrator on duty and monitor safety in athletic spaces, including the fitness center.
- Assist in the development and enforcement of athletic department policies and procedures related to health, wellness, and safety.
- Assist in promoting a culture of physical health and wellness and programming across the Barrack community.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited athletic training program
- Valid verification from the National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification (NATABOC)
- Valid state license to practice as a certified athletic trainer within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- Valid CPR certification
- Ability to communicate effectively with coaches, parents, and medical professionals
- Strong organizational and time-management skills
- Teaching experience is a plus
Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter to Bob Dignazio, Director of Athletics at bdignazio@jbha.org.
Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.