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Position title: Assistant Athletic Therapist
Department: Athletics and Recreation
Type: Full-time four-month term position beginning in August, 2024
Salary range: $12,000 for the term
Supervisor's title: Head Athletic Therapist
Posted date: May 7, 2024
Closing date: May 20, 2024
Position description
Mounties Athletics is seeking a qualified and motivated individual to fill a 4-month contract (August to December) position as an Assistant Athletic Therapist. Our athletic therapy clinic provides rehabilitation and on-field preventative care to the varsity athletes in the following sports: football, soccer, basketball, hockey, volleyball, badminton, and swimming. The clinic provides a busy, diverse, self-directed work environment for its employees. It is critical that employees of this institution are able to adapt to a fast-paced work environment that is continually changing and requires the development of new skills frequently. This role may require nontraditional hours, often for extended periods outside the course of a typical working day.
Responsibilities
- Clinical assessment and treatment of injuries
- Functional sport specific rehabilitation programs in conjunction with treatments
- Correspondence with other members of the health care team
- Availability for outdoor games and practice coverage as assigned which will involve evenings and weekends.
- Assist in the training and supervision of our Student Athletic Therapists
Qualifications/skills
- Certified Athletic Therapist - recent graduates of an accredited school of athletic therapy or those attempting the CATA national certification exam in June are welcome to apply.
- Possess a current First Responder and Basic Life Support certification.
- Basic computer skills in Microsoft Office and various online medical software programs
- Show a passion for Athletic Therapy and its role in the Sports Medicine spectrum.
- Punctual for games, practices, and appointments
- Display independence and initiative and abide by the CATA code of ethics.
- Maintain professionalism inside and outside the clinic as a representative of Mounties Athletics and Mount Allison University
- Effective communication with staff and student-athletes
If you are interested in the challenges and opportunities that this position has to offer, please forward your application to: Human Resources Department, Mount Allison University, 65 York St., Sackville, NB E4L 1E4 Fax: (506) 364-2385, e-mail: Jocelyn Dowling at [email protected]. Review of applications will begin on May 20, 2024.
Mount Allison is committed to diversity and inclusiveness. We encourage applications from members of racialized communities, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual and gender identities. We seek candidates with qualifications and knowledge to contribute specifically to the further diversification of our campus community.
At Mount Allison, we are committed to ensuring your interview experience is as comfortable and accessible as possible. If you require any accommodations or adjustments during the interview process, please do not hesitate to inform us. Your needs are important to us, and our dedicated team is here to support you.
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We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
