Roxbury Community College is an urban, public, 2-year College serving a diverse community including peoples of color, recent immigrants and nontraditional populations. The College mission is to help students achieve educational goals through delivering high-quality transfer and career programs. RCC (Roxbury Community College) strives to honor traditional commitments, and to be responsive to new challenges and insights through workforce training, ESOL and community education. The student population at the college is diverse in ethnicity, gender, language, age, and background. Roxbury Community College is an AA/EO employer and strongly encourages applications from candidates who would enhance the diversity of its staff. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act requires all institutes of higher education to disclose campus policy statements and crime statistics. Our annual report is available at www.rcc.mass.edu/clery. Job Description: Position Title: Assistant Athletic Director, Sports Medicine Unit: Non-Unit Professional (NUP) Reports To: Director of Athletics Date: October 2024 The Assistant Athletic Director, Sport Medicine position reports to the Director of Athletics and oversight of all sports medicine for the athletics department. This individual will ensure that student athletes on the NJCAA-sponsored athletics teams are safe by monitoring practice and games, evaluating injuries, and providing therapeutic intervention, rehabilitation, and treatment of injuries. In addition, this role will be oversight strength and conditioning training to build athletes strength and avoid further injury. This individual will have administrative duties to assist Athletics Director with daily supervision of RCC intercollegiate athletics. This is an important role that requires extensive student and coach interaction, and the ability to confidently interact and engage with a diverse population. Requirements: * Leads the Sports Medicine services by setting the tone/culture within the Athletics Department. * Improves quality of care for student-athletes to prevent injuries and remediate/recuperate as quickly as possible within medical directives and optimizes athletics performance and overall health and wellness. * Provide daily practice and game coverage for all NJCAA teams. * Develops and implements policies and programs designed to promote the health, safety and performance of RCC student-athletes. * Develop, implement and oversee strength and Condition program for student athletes to build strength and avoid injuries. * Assists Athletics Director with supervising and coordinating intercollegiate athletics. * Assists with reviewing and monitoring the academic progress of all student athletes. * Assists with attending practices to ensure compliance and management. * Assists in coordinating travel arrangements for student athletes. * Assists with attending practices to ensure compliance and management. * Refer student-athletes to the proper physician or medical professional on or off-campus for further evaluation of their mental health issues, injuries, and illnesses as appropriate. * Create schedules based on practice and game calendars, provide morning, afternoon, late-night, and weekend coverage of practices and games. * Manage health records and forms for student-athletes, documenting injury evaluations, treatments, and referrals and ensuring that every athlete has completed the clearance process before participating. * Maintain communications with health-care-related departments on campus, enabling athletes to be provided with multiple avenues for physical and mental healing. * Perform administrative work as necessary. * Perform other miscellaneous duties as assigned. Knowledge Skills and Abilities: * Knowledge of orthopedic and musculoskeletal disorders and how to treat them * Ability to exam and clinically diagnose athletic-related injuries and illnesses * Ability to recommend a course of rehabilitation for orthopedic and athletic-related injuries and illnesses * Knowledge of injury and illness prevention, wellness promotion and education, and emergency care * Familiarity with insurance policies * Ability to operate a computer and maintain electronic medical records * Ability to maintain multiple projects simultaneously and to prioritize tasks * Self-starter with excellent interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills * Ability to engage well with a diverse population * Ability to work well under pressure, and to serve as first responder during games * Ability to work well in a team environment Physical Abilities: This position is active in nature, continuous movement is required. * The ability to have continuous oral and written communication with students, medical professionals, coaches, co-workers, and supervisors is essential. * Repetitive movements, occasional lifting of up to 45 pounds, reaching, lifting, stooping, climbing and the ability to read a computer screen, detect color-coding and read fine print will be expected. Qualifications: * Master's degree in athletic training required * 2-4 years of previous experience in athletic training required * Certification by BOC in Athletic Training and as a Licensed Athletic Trainer by the Massachusetts Board of Allied Health required * Certification in Emergency Cardiac Care Certification (CPR/AED) required * Exceptional attention to detail required * Valid driver's license required Additional Information: Compensation: $70,000.00-$75,000.00 (Commensurate with experience and qualifications) Employees of Roxbury Community College are considered employees of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and receive benefits that include: * High quality and affordable health insurance through the Commonwealth's Group Insurance Commission (GIC) * Reasonable Dental and Vision Plans * Flexible Medical Spending Account and Dependent Care Assistance Account * Low cost basic and optional life insurance * Retirement Savings: State Employees' Pension or Optional Retirement Program (ORP) and Deferred Compensation 457(b) plan or 403(b). * 12 paid holidays per year and competitive Sick, Vacation, and Personal Time * Tuition Benefit for employees and dependents at state colleges and universities * Short-Term Disability and Extended Illness program participation options * Professional Development and Continuing Education opportunities * Qualified Employer for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program * Cell Phone Bill Discounts with Verizon and T-Mobile Cell Phone Carriers * Access to the Commonwealth's Mass4You, employee assistance program * Free employee parking on the Roxbury Campus * Public Transportation is available to the College via the MBTA Orange Line Roxbury Crossing Station & connecting bus stops, an eight-minute walk to the campus. Location: Roxbury campus Unit Status: Non-Unit Professional Hours: 37.5 hours per week. The hours for this position may vary. Expected Start Date: October 2024 Application Instructions: All applicants must apply online by submitting: * Cover Letter * Resume * Names and contact information for three (3) professional references Successful applicants will be required to complete a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI/SORI) request. After completing all of the steps above, please go back into the newly created account and double check that your resume and cover letter uploaded as you intended. Roxbury Community College understands that persons with specific disabilities may need assistance with the job application process and/or with the interview process. For confidential assistance with the job application process, please contact Pat Noel, ADA Coordinator, at 857-701-1290 or pnoel1@rcc.mass.edu. ADA Compliance: The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education - Roxbury Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education - Roxbury Community College will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer. Roxbury Community College only accepts application materials through our online application system. We are unable to accept application materials through mail, email, fax, or hand delivery. If you do not have access to a computer, please contact Human Resources at hrstaff@rcc.mass.edu. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Powered by