What are the responsibilities and job description for the Athletic Trainer-Certified position at Palomar College?
Please see Special Instructions for more details.
- The hiring committee will determine if interviews will be conducted in person at the College or via Zoom. Travel expenses are not reimbursed by the College. If a second-level interview is required, second-level travel reimbursement is only available for eligible candidates. HR will notify those who are eligible when second-level interviews are scheduled.
Posting Details
Position Information
Position Title
Athletic Trainer-Certified
Department
Athletics (Dept)
Primary Location
San Marcos
Location Details
Palomar College believes a healthy work-life balance can improve the physical, emotional, and mental health of our employees. In support of this belief, the District offers the opportunity to work remotely for certain positions, depending on the operational needs of the District and the provisions of the Remote Work Policy. Probationary employees are not eligible to work remotely unless approved by the Assistant Superintendent/Vice President, Human Resource Services. No employee is guaranteed the right to work remotely. No employee shall be authorized to work remotely 100% of the time unless approved by the Assistant Superintendent/Vice President, Human Resource Services.- Palomar has multiple campus locations (San Marcos, Escondido, Rancho Bernardo and Fallbrook); training may occur at any of these locations and the work location is subject to change depending on future department needs.
- Potential future vacancies may include other District departments, locations, and/or work schedules (i.e. days, evenings or nights).
Full or Part Time
Full-Time
Category
Classified
Hours per week
40
Number of Months
12 month
Work Schedule
Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.- Occasional night and weekend hours will be required due to department needs.
- Schedule is subject to change depending on future department needs, as sports and athletic events schedules/timing may shift each semester.
Grade
30
Salary/Wage
$ 6,322.13 (negotiable)
Salary/Wage Frequency
Monthly
Benefits
In addition to a competitive compensation structure, Palomar College also offers an extremely generous benefits package.
- Insurance fully paid for employees and their eligible dependents: four medical plans, dental HMO, and the vision plan (additional plans are available that require employee buy up/monthly contribution)
- Vacation, sick leave and 25 paid holidays
- $80,000 employee term life/accident insurance policy (additional buy up options available)
- Employee long-term care insurance
- Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) – Confidential free counseling, financial, legal, personal and professional development resources for all members of your household
- Additional buy up options available for other voluntary insurance benefits
- Enrollment in CalPERS (California Public Employees Retirement System)
The estimated maximum value of this employer-paid benefits package is approximately $31,245.84 annually.
Primary Function
Palomar College serves over 30,000 students from a variety of backgrounds and we are proud to be a Hispanic Serving Institution. Our student body is rich in its diversity. Click here to see a quick overview of our student demographics on our recent Student Fact Sheet.
Palomar College is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility and antiracism (DEIAA). We are dedicated to empowering students to succeed and are guided by our core values; some of which are the following:
- Access – We make education possible for everyone.
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – We recognize and respect diversity, seek to foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, and strive to address inequities.
All positions require cultural competency which includes the sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff.
Minimum Qualifications
To be eligible for this position, you must meet and provide evidence of the following minimum qualifications:
Experience:Three years of experience performing preventative and/or rehabilitative athletic modalities.
- Note: For work experience, a “year” is defined as equivalent to 40 hours per week for 12 months
AND
Education: Equivalent to a Bachelors degree in kinesiology or a related field.
Transcripts must be included to receive credit for education and/or to substitute education in lieu of experience (i.e. Bachelor’s degree = 4 years of experience). Click here for Guidelines for Equivalency for Classified Positions.
Transcripts must be included to receive credit for education and/or to substitute education in lieu of experience (i.e. Bachelor’s degree = 4 years of experience). Click here for Guidelines for Equivalency for Classified Positions.
Only coursework completed at, and degrees awarded by, accredited institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education will be considered as satisfying the minimum qualifications. Coursework and degrees that are completed outside of the United States are required to have transcripts evaluated (evaluation to U.S. equivalency and a course by course analysis) by an appropriate U.S. credentials evaluation service. For a list of credentials evaluation agencies accepted by Palomar College, visit the National Association of Credentials Evaluation Services (NACES) website at https://www.naces.org/index, or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE) website at http://aice-eval.org/.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility and Antiracism (DEIAA) Statement
In addition to a competitive compensation structure, Palomar College also offers an extremely generous benefits package.
- Insurance fully paid for employees and their eligible dependents: four medical plans, dental HMO, and the vision plan (additional plans are available that require employee buy up/monthly contribution)
- Vacation, sick leave and 25 paid holidays
- $80,000 employee term life/accident insurance policy (additional buy up options available)
- Employee long-term care insurance
- Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) – Confidential free counseling, financial, legal, personal and professional development resources for all members of your household
- Additional buy up options available for other voluntary insurance benefits
- Enrollment in CalPERS (California Public Employees Retirement System)
The estimated maximum value of this employer-paid benefits package is approximately $31,245.84 annually.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working in an Intercollegiate Athletic Training Room
- Coursework beyond the minimum in Athletic Training or related field
Licenses and/or Certificates
1. Possession of an appropriate, valid California driver’s license by time of appointment.
2. Athletic Trainer Certified certification by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Board of Certification by time of appointment.
3. Certification in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)/ automated external defibrillator (AED) for Professional Rescuers by time of appointment.
Supervision Received and Exercised
Receives direction from the Director Athletics.
Duties and Responsibilities
Essential Functions: Essential responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Serves as the athletic trainer for a competitive 18-sport intercollegiate community college athletics program; provides athletic training services to the District’s Athletics Department, including attendance at scheduled team practices and home and away competitions.
2. Participates in athletic injury prevention, including assisting team physicians to coordinate and conduct physical examinations and medical referrals for athletes to determine their ability to compete; develops and implements pre-season/in-season/post-season conditioning programs with each sport and coaching staff; designs, fabricates, fits and applies appropriate taping, wrapping and protective devices; fits and issues protective athletic equipment and checks equipment to ensure student athletes are correctly maintaining.
3. Recognizes and evaluates athletes’ injuries and illnesses; identifies causes of injury and extent of pain; inspects injured areas and performs proper/accepted techniques and tests; recognizes the severity of the trauma and athletes’ functional status; makes injury referrals to appropriate medical personnel; when necessary, administers appropriate first aid using emergency care equipment.
4. Oversees and administers rehabilitation programs for injured athletes; works to restore athletes to normal function through therapeutic modalities and exercise; evaluates the use of rehabilitation equipment and techniques to determine their appropriate use; informs coaches regularly of the status of injured athletes.
5. Documents and maintains records of all athletic training treatments and services provided by all healthcare professionals; inspects regularly all athletic training physical agents and therapeutic devices and ensures compliance with mandated safety and sanitation standards.
6. Oversees, directs and provides guidance to multiple athletic trainer students; oversees the effective operations of the District’s Athletic Training Room; contributes to the development of the sports medical program budget and controls supplies for 22 sanctioned sports within the allocated budget.
Marginal Functions:
1. Performs weight management data collection and assessment for student athletes participating in wrestling.
2. Performs related duties and responsibilities as required.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Knowledge of:
1. Principles, modern practices and techniques of athletic injury prevention, recognition, treatment and rehabilitation, including necessary knowledge of anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, kinematics, biology, nutrition, health and exercise physiology.
2. Mechanics and techniques involved in multiple team and individual sports and inherent dangers and potential injuries.
3. The human body’s response to injuries.
4. Principles and methods of training and advising coaches, student athletes and athletic trainer students.
5. Federal and state regulations, rules and laws governing intercollegiate sports and athletic injuries.
6. Principles and practices of public administration for budgeting, purchasing and recordkeeping.
7. Research methods and data analysis techniques.
Skill in:
1. Organizing and overseeing the day-to-day operations, activities and services of a sports medical program and its athletic training room.
2. Preventing, identifying, locating and rehabilitating athletic injuries across multiple sports.
3. Operating and utilizing preventative diagnostic and therapeutic equipment and devices, including tape, wraps, bandages, braces, support orthotics, protective gear, casting/splinting materials, goniometer, electrical stimulation machine, ultrasound, and more.
4. Immobilizing injuries; administering first aid and CPR; utilizing AED machines.
5. Advising student athletes regarding injury prevention, treatment and rehabilitation.
6. Preparing and maintaining accurate and confidential files, records and reports, working with various Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems.
7. Maintaining sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, age, cultural, physical or mental disability, medical condition, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, nationality, race and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff.
8. Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with staff, coaches, student athletes, parents, team physicians and others encountered in the course of work.
Working Conditions
Environmental Conditions: The incumbent works in an athletic training room where the noise level is usually moderate; and at indoor and outdoor sporting events, exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, slippery surfaces, sweat and blood; and where the noise level may be loud due to crowds.
Physical Conditions: Essential and marginal functions may require physical fitness requirements necessary to perform the job functions with or without accommodation, such as the ability to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate medical devices, tools, braces and other therapeutic objects; climb or balance, stoop, kneel or crouch; lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds. Requires travel to perform essential and marginal functions.
Terms of Employment
Full-time, 40 hours per week, 12 months per year.- This position also carries a probationary period of six months from the date of hire.
- Please note, due to the working and physical conditions listed on this job posting, the person selected for hire will be required to complete a pre-employment physical, which includes a drug test. If selected, successful completion of all components of the physical is required to be eligible for employment.
- The person selected for hire will be required to complete the following pre-employment requirements: live scan/fingerprinting, official transcript(s), and TB risk assessment. Other pre-employment requirements may be required depending on the position (i.e. certifications or licenses; see applicable job posting section for details). Successful completion of all pre-employment requirements is mandatory to be eligible for employment. These requirements are in accordance with the following Administrative Procedures and Board Policies: AP 7120, AP 7125, AP 7126, AP 7127, AP 7330, BP 7330, AP 7336, AP 7337, and BP 7335.
Posting Detail Information
Open Date
07/21/2025
Close Date
08/11/2025
Open Until Filled
No
Posting Number
P0985P
Additional Application Information
- The hiring committee will determine if interviews will be conducted in person at the College or via Zoom. Travel expenses are not reimbursed by the College. If a second-level interview is required, second-level travel reimbursement is only available for eligible candidates. HR will notify those who are eligible when second-level interviews are scheduled.
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * As a collegiate athletic trainer, how do you see your role in contributing to a more antiracist, diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment for our student-athletes and staff? Provide a specific example from your past experience where you actively promoted or advocated for anti-racist principles and what was the outcome.
(Open Ended Question)
- * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
- ACCCA.org
- CalJOBS
- CCC Registry
- ChronicleVitae.com (Chronicle of Higher Education)
- Colleague/Friend/Relative
- CraigsList
- DSPSjobs.com
- EdJoin
- Handshake
- HigherEdJobs.com
- Human Resources at Palomar College
- really.com
- indian-affairs.org
- Job Fair
- MilitaryJob.com
- Other Source
- Palomar College website
- San Diego LGBT Job Board (http://www.gsdba.org/pages/Jobs)
- SDBCjobs.com
- Vista Chamber
- If other source, please specify.
(Open Ended Question)
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
Optional Documents
- Cover Letter
- Resume/CV
- Transcript 1
- Transcript 2
- Supplemental Materials
- Licenses/Certificates
- License/Certificate 1
Salary : $31,246
