Job Description

General Description

This classification evaluates and advises individuals to assist recovery from or avoid athletic-related injuries or illnesses, or maintain peak physical fitness.

Duties and Responsibilities

The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this position. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the position as necessary.

Evaluates athletes' readiness to play and provide participation clearances when necessary and warranted.

Cares for athletic injuries, using physical therapy equipment, techniques, or medication.

Conducts an initial assessment of an athlete's injury or illness to provide emergency or continued care and to determine whether they should be referred to physicians for definitive diagnosis and treatment.

Assesses and reports the progress of recovering athletes to coaches or physicians.

Conducts general administrative tasks, such as keeping records or writing reports.

Applies protective or injury preventive devices, such as tape, bandages, or braces, to body parts, such as ankles, fingers, or wrists.

Plans or implements comprehensive athletic injury or illness prevention programs.

Collaborates with physicians to develop and implement comprehensive rehabilitation programs for athletic injuries.

Advises athletes on the proper use of equipment.

Additional Functions

Performs other related duties as required.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Fitness, Personal Training or related field supplemented by one (1) year experience in personal training, athletic training or related experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.

Requires First Aid and CPR certification.

ADA Compliance

Physical Ability: Tasks require the ability to exert moderate, though not constant physical effort, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and prolonged standing, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (12-20 pounds).

Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, odor, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.

Environmental Factors: Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, smoke, temperature and noise extremes, hazardous materials, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, bright/dim lights, toxic agents, water hazards.

City of South Fulton

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