Athletics Therapist
Portage College Voyageurs Athletics
Location:Lac La Biche Campus
Job number:25-013
Position type:Full-time Continuous
Posting date:October 8, 2025
Salary: $54,600 to $70,836 per annum
Closing date:Until a suitable candidate is found
ABOUT THE POSITION
Portage College intercollegiate athletic program is actively seeking an Athletic Therapist/Trainer to work with head coaches and other staff. You will be committed to the College’s ideal of excellence in post-secondary athletics and will work in an environment that promotes student/athlete success in athletics, academics and community involvement. Some key responsibilities include:
· Athletic training coverage and medical coverage during practice and games, as well as Voyageurs camps and training camps
· Evaluating and providing assessments on player injuries to appropriate staff during games and day-to-day operations
· Maintaining and submitting insurance claims to Hockey Alberta and other insurance providers
· Facilitating communication with players to physicians, coaches and any other medical staff on player status and well-being
· Preparing a team emergency action plan
· Maintaining a fully stocked medical kit
· Coordinating with the Manager on purchases of equipment and other supplies needed to operate the medical department
· Sharpening skates for practices and games
· Preparing workout and rehabilitation programs
· Working with Univerus software to track injuries
· Working with HeadChek Health software to track concussions
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
· Certified Athletic Therapist (CAT(C)) certification
· University or college education in athletics. Equivalencies may be considered
· First Aid certificate
· Hockey Alberta Safety Person (HCSP) course
· Experience working with a sports team and its athletes would be considered an asset
· Highly flexible to accommodate late afternoon or evening practices and weekend competitions
· Successful applicant will be required to provide a current police information check and driver’s abstract.
As an employee at the College, you will benefit from generous paid time off, participation in the College pension plan, excellent health and dental benefits, and access to a strong professional development fund that allows employees to grow and develop professionally by taking college or university courses or attending conferences or workshops.
ABOUT THE COLLEGE
We acknowledge that Portage College's service region is on the traditional lands of First Nation Peoples, the owners of Treaty 6, 8 and 10, which are also homelands to the Métis people. We honour the history and culture of all people who first lived and gathered in these lands.
Portage College has been serving the region for over 50 years and is a first-choice post-secondary institution for learners in northeast Alberta. You will find that we are a college that combines quality with innovation. In fact, Portage College is considered a leader when it comes to providing students with a flexible first-class educational experience. We offer a wide range of programs in health and wellness, business, human services, university transfer, food sciences, trades and technology, native arts and culture, and in academics for career and education.
HOW TO APPLY
Portage College is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society.
If you have the right qualifications, experience and motivation to do extraordinary things at Portage College, we would love to hear from you. Email your cover letter and resume to careers@portagecollege.ca. If you have any questions, call us at 780-623-5747.
Please note we do not accept third-party resume and cover letter submissions.
The College appreciates the interest of all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
