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Posted: 15-Jun-24
Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 7563
Job Summary/Basic Function:
This position will enhance the competitive performance of intercollegiate student-athletes and reduce injury risk by implementing strength and conditioning programs designed specifically toward the physical demands connected to each of the college's intercollegiate athletic programs. The position will be responsible for the development of policies and protocols that ensure a safe and effective working environment in the varsity strength facility through inspection of all equipment, appropriately setting up the facility and monitoring each team's training sessions, when staffing permits. This quality working environment will be expected to promote wellness, excellence and growth while staying compliant with NCAA and Centennial Conference rules.
Essential Functions:
- Design and implement strength and conditioning programs to meet the specific training needs of the college's twenty-five intercollegiate athletic programs. Instruct in both group and individual settings the proper technique needed to execute each exercise and activity included in the training programs. Modify and adjust programs to meet the needs of the student-athletes participating in each program.
- Collaborate with coaches to orient them with programming that is specific to their team, and conduct regular reviews and assessments. Collaborate with sports medicine staff concerning prevention of injuries and rehabilitation needs.
- Oversee additional department staff whose secondary duty deals with assisting with strength and conditioning.
- Oversee the purchase of strength and cardio training equipment for the department. Maintain strength and cardio conditioning equipment in the Durden Athletic Training Center and the Kline Fitness Center. Schedule the use of the Durden Center facility by our athletic programs.
Department: Athletics
Preferred Qualifications:
Required:
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred:
Master's Degree
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Known for its innovative curriculum, Dickinson is a highly selective, private liberal-arts college. One of the nation's oldest colleges, and named in honor of a signer of the U.S. Constitution, Dickinson became the first college chartered in the newly recognized United States in September 1783. Dickinson has just under 900 full and part-time employees - administrators, faculty and staff - and its 144-acre campus is populated by students from 43 U.S. states and territories and 40 foreign countries. More than half of students study abroad through the school's 50 programs in 24 countries on six continents. Dickinson is recognized as a leader among institutions committed to sustainability and green initiatives and is continually recognized by such groups as the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, Sierra Club, Sustainable Endowments Institute, Princeton Review and Second Nature. Dickinson's stunning campus - featuring beautiful landscaping and buildings made of limestone - is located in the heart of the historic central Pennsylvania town of Carlisle, a key marker in Civil War activity. Founded in 1751, Carlisle, named a "most livable city" by Forbes, i...s a cosmopolitan town of 20,000 people, nestled between mountains that have long been a destination for outdoor enthusiasts. The Appalachian Trail and several mountain lakes are within easy reach of the campus, as are Hershey Park and historic Gettysburg. The town is a transportation hub linked by highway, rail and air to prominent East Coast cities, with driving times that make these cities readily accessible: Harrisburg, 20 minutes; Gettysburg, 30 minutes; Baltimore, 90 minutes; Washington, D.C., two hours; Philadelphia, two hours; New York, three hours; Pittsburgh, four hours. Dickinson takes pride in its campus wellness and professional development programs, offering an array of opportunities to faculty and staff.
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