Director of Sports Medicine and Performance

Director of Sports Medicine and Performance

Saint Michael’s College seeks an experienced and innovative Director of Sports Medicine and Performance to provide leadership, vision, and oversight for all sports medicine and performance services supporting student‑athletes, including supervision and mentorship of staff and compliant communication with athletics administrators, physicians, campus partners, and external providers in accordance with HIPAA and FERPA. The Director oversees all administrative and clinical operations—such as inventory, insurance coordination, scheduling, reporting, staff management, Emergency Action Plans, and policy development—while delivering direct care consistent with National Athletic Trainers’ Association standards and promoting the highest levels of student‑athlete health, safety, and wellness.

The salary range for this position is $70,00k-$76,200. For the full job description, click here.

We recognize that people assess their skills and experience differently. Studies have shown that some candidates may hesitate to apply for a position unless they feel they meet every qualification listed. However, many of the skills and responsibilities in this role can be developed on the job.

If you believe you could bring value to our students and community and meet most of what we’re looking for, we encourage you to apply.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain a safe, clean, and organized athletic training room for the best quality care of NCAA student‑athletes.
• Operate under the supervision of the Team Physician and work closely with SMC Health Services.
• Provide care to student‑athletes which includes prevention, education, emergency care, evaluation, management, and rehabilitation of injuries and illnesses.
• Ensure that all student‑athletes complete yearly medical clearance.
• Maintain and administer proper injury and rehab records.
• Communicate with host athletic trainer when sending teams to competitions without an athletic trainer.
• Provide or assign practice and home contest coverage for athletic teams.
• Travel or assign coverage for athletic teams’ away practices and games as appropriate.
• Schedule staff for athletic training room coverage.
• Provide oversight of the strength and conditioning coach, discuss patterns for injury prevention, and support the coach’s efforts.
• Allocate budget efficiently to ensure that athletic training room and varsity weight room standards are met.
• Organize inventory and purchasing in an orderly manner.
• Oversee communication and management of student‑athlete health insurance and secondary athletics insurance policy.
• Submit annual and special reports to department, campus, or governing bodies as required.
• Submit annual performance evaluation for professional athletic training staff and strength and conditioning coach under supervision.
• Follow NATA/BOC Standards of Practice and Scope of Practice.
• Participate in departmental and campus‑wide learning opportunities to further develop awareness, skills, and knowledge in supporting and fostering inclusion and belonging for students and colleagues.
• Value cultural, ethnic, gender, and other individual differences in people; help create an environment of learning about, valuing, encouraging, and supporting differences.
• Certify athletic training staff and department staff in first aid/CPR/AED requirements.
• Represent the Sports Medicine department at athletic department, campus, State of Vermont, NE10, and other necessary meetings.

Benefits

Benefits include health, dental, vision, employer‑paid life and disability insurance, voluntary life, critical illness and accident insurance options, parental leave, flexible spending accounts (healthcare and dependent care), 401(k), generous paid time off, paid holidays, employee and dependent tuition benefits, employee and family assistance program, well‑being programs and opportunities, discounted gym membership, paid volunteer time, use of the athletic facilities and the library, and countless opportunities to attend presentations, lectures, and other campus activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 3-5 years of experience as a Certified Athletic Trainer; Master’s Degree preferred.
• Experience in supervisory role preferred.
• CSCS experience preferred.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office products.
• Proficiency with injury tracking software.

Licenses and Certifications

• NATA Certified Athletic Trainer.
• State of Vermont Licensed Athletic Trainer or eligible.
• Certified in First Aid and CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer (instructor certified preferred).
• Valid driver’s license in good standing.

An offer of employment will be contingent upon the successful completion of background checks.

Application Instructions

Please be prepared to attach the following documents after clicking on Apply Now button:

• Resume/CV

Review of applications will start immediately. The position will remain open until it is filled.

For a complete job description, benefits information, and to apply online, please visit: Saint Michael's College Careers.