Athletic Trainer

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r**Athletic Trainer**

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r**Category:** Administrative, Professional & Staff Positions

r**Department:** INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

r**Locations:** Macomb, IL

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r**APPOINTMENT:** January 2026

• RESPONSIBILITIES:** Provide athletic training/sports medicine services
  
  

to NCAA student-athletes including injury and illness prevention and

wellness promotion, examination, assessment and diagnosis, immediate and

emergency care, therapeutic intervention, healthcare administration and

professional responsibility. Provide services for practices and

competitions, travel with sport teams and document services provided.

This position will work directly with football and softball.

• RANK & SALARY:** \$40,500 - \$45,000 annually, commensurate with
  
  

experience.

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

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For questions on benefits, or eligibility, contact our benefits team at

[HR-Benefits@wiu.edu](https://apptrkr.com/get_redirect.php?id=6841368&targetURL=mailto:HR-Benefits@wiu.edu)

or by calling 309-298-1971.

Job Requirements

**REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:**

• Board Certified (BOC) Athletic Trainer;
• 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;
• Previous experience working as an athletic trainer in
  
  

intercollegiate athletics.

• 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.*

Additional Information

**THE UNIVERSITY:**

• [About
  
  

WIU](https://apptrkr.com/get_redirect.php?id=6841368&targetURL=http://wiu.edu/about/){target="_blank"}**

Since 1899, Western Illinois University has provided outstanding

educational opportunities to individuals in west central Illinois and

well beyond our region and state. WIU\'s traditional residential campus

in Macomb, Illinois, is the educational, cultural and athletic center of

the region, while the WIU-Quad Cities non-residential branch campus in

Moline, Illinois, is the only public university in the immediate Quad

Cities region.

• WIU-Macomb, IL:** Western\'s traditional, residential main campus
  
  

offers a comprehensive slate of undergraduate and graduate programs,

including a doctorate in education, and post-baccalaureate certificates.

A diverse communit in west central Illinois, Macomb features a unique

blend of agriculture, industry, service, retail, education, and culture.

Macomb serves as the county seat, with connections across the state with

Amtrak providing twice-daily service from Macomb to Chicago (and point

in between). Macomb is located approximately 75 miles from the Quad

Cities International Airport (Moline, IL) and 70 miles from the Greater

Peoria Regional Airport (Peoria, IL).

• WIU-Quad Cities:** Located on the banks of the Mississippi River in
  
  

Moline, Illinois, the WIU-Quad Cities campus is the only public

four-year regional university that serves the Quad Cities region.

Designed as a metropolitan commuter campus, WIU-Quad Cities offers

select undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs. Moline is located

just 80 miles north of the Macomb campus and is centered within a

diverse, bi-state community of 383,000 that offers a broad range of

cultural, social, and entertainment amenities and experiences, as well

as varied businesses and industries.

**[Academics](https://apptrkr.com/get_redirect.php?id=6841368&targetURL=http://wiu.edu/academics){target="_blank"}**

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