This is a full-time, 12-month position reporting to the Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine.

SALARY: $3,750 - $4,084 per month commensurate with experience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Serve as the primary athletic trainer for the Division I football program. Coordinate and provide prevention, evaluation, treatment, rehabilitation, and return-to-play protocols for football student-athletes. Manage daily athletic training room operations for football, including injury documentation and medical record maintenance. Coordinate care with team physicians and outside medical providers. Travel with the football team to practices, competitions, postseason events, and training camps as required. Supervise and mentor assistant athletic trainers assigned to football. Collaborate with strength and conditioning staff regarding injury prevention. Ensure compliance with NCAA, conference, institutional, and departmental policies and procedures. Maintain appropriate medical supplies, equipment, and inventory management. Participate in departmental meetings, continuing education, and other administrative duties as assigned. Western Illinois University employees may be eligible for a variety of State of Illinois benefits. These benefits are administered through the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS). These benefits include: Health Insurance plans, (HMO's, OAP's, QCHP, and CDHP), Dental Insurance, Vision Plan, Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), Supplemental Long-Term Disability (LTD), Flex Spending Accounts (HAS, MCAP, and DCAP), 403(b) Supplemental Retirement Plans and 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plans.

Eligible employees are required to participate in the State Universities Retirement System (SURS). SURS is the retirement administrator for employees in public higher education in the State of Illinois.

Other benefits available to eligible employees include: paid time-off, Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Waiver programs, and discounts to the local YMCA.

For a full list of benefits as a WIU employee, please visit our Benefits Homepage: https://www.wiu.edu/human_resources/benefits/.

For questions on benefits, or eligibility, contact our benefits team at HR-Benefits@wiu.edu or by calling 309-298-1971.

Western Illinois University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to fostering diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status under applicable law.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Board Certified (BOC) Athletic Trainer for 2 or more years;
• Eligible for State of Illinois athletic training licensure;
• Bachelor's degree in Athletic Training or Master's Degree in Athletic Training;
• BLS CPR/AED Certification or eligible;
• Valid driver's license.    

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Master's degree in Athletic Training or related field;
• 2  years of collegiate football experience. 
  
  For a degree to be considered, it must be conferred from a regionally accredited degree-granting institution of higher education (or equivalent from an international accrediting body). Unless otherwise stated, the degree must be conferred at the time of appointment.