Job Description

Position Summary

Located 45 minutes from the Nation\'s Capital, nestled in a history-rich community of southern Maryland, The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) is a two-time Aspen Award-winning institution (top 15% of Community Colleges) with academic programs in over 100 disciplines. CSM is among America\'s top 100 producers of Minority Associate Degrees in twenty categories, according to Diverse Issues in Higher Education. CSM offers excellent health insurance benefits; State Retirement Pension plan; wellness programs; Code Green early closure Fridays in the summer; college closure for spring break and several major holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year; and for several days in March for Spring Break. We are an innovative institution committed to student success and well known for our flexibility to meet student and community needs.

Athletic programs provide competitive opportunities which promote learning and development outside the classroom and encourages interaction among students and between students and the college community. Primary duties include planning, scheduling and managing of all athletic home athletic events, provide athletic training services to all athletes, ordering equipment/uniforms, hiring officials, contract negotiation.
The College of Southern Maryland conducts background checks in order to ensure the safety and well-being of the College\'s staff and students. The final candidate for this position will be subject to the following background checks: Criminal History Check and Sex Offender Registry Check.

This position is open until filled. The College of Southern Maryland is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for all aspects of home athletic events including scheduling opponent, the facility, officials, and event staff.
• Serves as the Director of Operations at all home athletic events
• Responsible for scheduling away athletic events and all team travel needs including transportation, hotels, etc.
• Works with the Athletics and Fitness Director to assess potential safety hazards at all home athletic events/training sessions and with the use of equipment
• Enforces Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidelines.
• Serves as the Athletic Trainer and provides injury prevention, injury evaluation, first aid, and emergency care for home training sessions and athletic events to all CSM and visiting athletes
• Maintains medical documentation for student athletes in accordance with Maryland state law
• Ensures Health Insurance Portability and Privacy Act (HIPPA) is followed.
• Follows approved position statements (mandates) set forth by the Board of Certification (BOC) which is a national governing body.
• Serves as Sports Information Director which includes coordination and publishing of Athletic website, calendar, social media pages
• Maintains NJCAA national statistics which are published on the NJCAA website and required to advance to post-season competition.
• Maintains communication and a collaborative working relationship with Community Relations Director to ensure proper media coverage of athletics.
• Creates and maintains policies regarding the well-being of student-athletes overall health and including lightening, mental health, concussion, and weather policies.
• Manages all scheduled use of the Physical Education Building and athletic fields for college and non-college groups through Astra
• Develops the short-term and long-term capital facilities plan which includes the PE Center, all athletic fields, tennis courts, and major equipment purchases.
• Building Use Coordinator
• Region XX and MDJUCO tournament director for all athletic events CSM hosts.
• Serves as Chair of the Hall of Fame Committee
• Serves on Graduation Committee
• Schedules travel in CSM-owned vans and buses for all CSM personnel
• Works collaboratively with facilities to determine necessary service and repairs to vehicles.
• Administers required van training written testing for all CSM faculty/staff
• Train and ensures all coaching staff are First Aid and CPR certified
• Reviews emergency action plans annually and ensures all athletic staff are trained in all processes.

Additional Duties:

• Performs other related work as required.

Minimum Education and Training

• Bachelor\'s Degree in Athletic Training or related field required
• Master\'s Degree Preferred
• Certified by the National Athletic Trainers\' Board of Certification (NATABOC)
• State Athletic Training Licensure
• CPR/AED Certification

Minimum Qualifications and Standards Required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Minimum of one-year experience functioning as a Licensed/Certified Athletic Trainer
• Experience with administrative, supervisory, managerial, and budgetary work
• Knowledge of intercollegiate athletics and intramural sports programs
• Experience in events management
• Experience with MS Windows programs (experience working on web design a plus)
• Ability to function with minimal supervision
• Ability to work with professional integrity and discretion
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Physical Requirements:

The work is medium work which requires exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

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