What are the responsibilities and job description for the Strength and Conditioning Intern - Unpaid position at Olmsted Medical Center?
Length of internship: 10-11 weeks for approximately 30 hours a week. This is an uncompensated position.
Qualifications:
- Junior level status or higher toward a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science, Kinesiology, Strength and Conditioning, Athletic Training, Sports Medicine or related field
- Current BLS certification
- Currently enrolled in a program that requires an internship for credit
- Experience with using a variety of sports performance equipment and programming
- Willingness to learn coaching techniques for a variety of sports
- Aptitude for learning or experience with electronic strength training software (TeamBuildr)
- Ability to maintain upkeep of weight room and surrounding area
- Written and oral communication skills
- Experience with Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Excel, Word)
- Ability to work with a variety of personalities
- Knowledge of current sports medicine practice and sports medicine education
- Ability to react to, assist (if needed) and learn from emergency situations
- Ability to multi-task
Job Responsibilities:
- Daily hours in our Athletic Performance center beginning as early at 5:30 am and ending as late as 7:45 pm Monday through Friday and an occasional Saturday
- Candidate must have clear goals to take away from this internship
- Instructional sessions weekly with our strength coaches will focus on your predetermined goals
- Scheduled by the intern and subject to the coach’s availability
- Candidate will be assigned homework tasks
- Intern will learn athletic performance enhancement, program development, and daily maintenance of a weight room
- Be a positive representative of OMC as an educator, professional in the community, and at conferences