Assistant Athletic Trainer - Performing Arts and Dance

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We seek staff members who enthusiastically embrace and advance this unique mission. Across the university, staff bring their expertise and talents to work that helps students learn, grow, and thrive. A culture of covenant belonging, weekly devotionals, meaningful opportunities for learning and growth, and a beautiful and historic campus make BYU a distinctive and inspiring place to build a career.

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Assistant Athletic Trainer (part-time, 28 hours/week)

Join BYU's Performing Arts and Dance team and provide specialized athletic training and performance care to dancers and performing artists. This position supports Dance majors, MDT majors, Dance faculty, and members of BYU's primary and secondary performance companies through injury evaluation, treatment, rehabilitation, conditioning, and performance support.

Provide emergency care and referrals as needed, support dancers during classes and performances, supervise Athletic Training graduate students, and assist with facility safety and tour support. This is a unique opportunity to apply your athletic training expertise in a dynamic performing arts and dance environment.

What you’ll do in this position:

Injury Evaluation and Diagnosis

• Evaluate and Diagnose acute and chronic injuries for dancers using special tests, manual muscle testing, goniometer measurements, concussion protocols, etc.

Injury Treatment and Rehabilitation

• Create and follow treatment and rehabilitation plans for injured dancers. 
• Supervise injured dancers in their rehabilitation programs
• Utilize advanced skills – Myofascial release, muscle energy, positional release techniques, instrument assisted soft tissue mobilizations, total motion release to provide high-quality treatment for injuries

Supervise and teach/train Athletic Training Graduate Students

• Supervise Athletic Training graduate students in their evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of dancers’ injuries
• Teach/Train Athletic Training graduate students in the advanced manual therapy techniques used in the Dance Medicine and Wellness Facility
• Supervise Athletic Training graduate students in performance environment

Prompt Documentation

• Document all injury evaluations, treatments and rehabilitations in the electronic medical record system
• Ensure that all dancers’ documentation is complete and insurance active prior to respective appointments
• Abide by all federal and state laws.

Administration duties assigned by Director of Dance Medicine and Wellness Facility

• Help create and maintain Social Media presence, including, but not limited to, account updates, content posts, response to inquiries, general maintenance of accounts
• Create and maintain up-to-date posters, brochures, home-care hand-outs, etc. as needed
• Conduct inventory and assist with ordering supplies and equipment
• Create and maintain various reports as requested

Teach classes within the Dance department as requested by faculty

• Teach foam rolling classes, self-care classes, strength training classes, general injury prevention               
• Conditioning assessment and program development

What qualifies you for this role:

Required:

• A firm commitment to the mission of BYU.
• Bachelor’s degree in athletic training
• BOC certification
• Utah licensure or eligible for Utah licensure
• CPR/AED certification

Preferred:

• 2-5 years of experience as a certified Athletic Trainer OR 1-2 years experience in the performing arts as a certified Athletic Trainer; training in manual therapy techniques, including (but not limited to) myofascial release, positional release, muscle energy techniques, Ortho-bionomy and/or instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization techniques.
• Ortho-Bionomy
• John Barnes’ Myofascial release technique
• Positional Release Therapy
• Graston certification
• Functional Movement Screen (FMS) certification

What we offer in return:

This position comes with fantastic benefits, including:

• 401k. BYU automatically contributes 8% at no cost to you. Additionally, if you contribute 5%, BYU adds an additional 4% (Rehires may qualify for different retirement plans)
• Employee assistance program, available to the employee and all members of their household
• May be eligible for tuition benefits after two years
• Access to the library
• Free on-campus parking
• Free UTA passes for employees, spouses, and qualified dependents
• Discounts at the BYU Store and for many events at BYU

Pay Grade: 51

Typical Starting Pay:  $28.50 to $37.25 an hour