Current Openings
TITLE: ATHLETIC TRAINER DATE: July 24, 2024
REPORTS TO: ATHLETIC DIRECTOR APPLY BY: August 7, 2024
JOB SUMMARY: Provide Athletic Trainer Services to student athletes under the direction of the team physician or by written referral from a physician, and in accordance with state athletic training practice act. The Athletic Trainer must have a bachelor’s or master’s degree from an accredited professional athletic training education program and pass a comprehensive test administered by the Board of Certification (ATC certified). Once certified, the Trainer must maintain their certification through ongoing continuing education requirements.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide physical medicine and rehabilitation services to West Branch ASD athletes
- Provide athletic training services for all home athletic contests and away varsity football games. (If a conflict arises between an away varsity football game and a home contest, the varsity football event will supersede.)
- Provide on-site recognition, evaluation and immediate treatment of illnesses and injuries
- Facilitate and perform rehabilitation and reconditioning
- Coordinate care with physicians and other health professionals
- Maintain appropriate general treatment orders to be reviewed annually and approved by the team physician
- Maintain accurate records of injuries, treatments and provide insurance claim forms for sports injuries treated by a physician
- Act as liaison between family physicians and specialists, the school district, athletes, and their parents
- Schedule and be present for pre-participation sports physicals
- Determine the athlete’s readiness to participate in sports
- Provide the coaches and athletic director with a list of athletes medically eligible to compete under district and state rules and regulations
- Maintain additional certifications: hydration testing; concussion evaluation; others (as mandated)
- Promote safe and appropriate practice techniques
- Advise on the selection, fit, function and maintenance of athletic equipment
- Participate in the development and implementation of a comprehensive emergency action plan
- Develop injury and illness prevention strategies
- Develop annual budget for Athletic Trainer’s office, including detailed supplies requisition for each upcoming school year
- Perform other job-related duties as required by the Athletic Director
QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Athletic Training; current ATC certification.
Must provide current Act 34 Criminal Clearance, Act 151 Child Abuse Clearance, and Federal
Fingerprinting. Must obtain a physical and Tuberculin test, with resulting forms provided to the
district.
Please respond by August 7, 2024, to:
Stacey Guenot, Secretary
sguenot@westbranch.org
West Branch Area School District
516 Allport Cutoff
Morrisdale, PA 16858
Date: July 24, 2024
Position: Anticipated Head Junior High Girls Soccer Coach
Position Available: Immediately
Application Deadline: August 7, 2024
Please respond to Stacey Guenot, Assistant to the Superintendent, with a letter of interest and a resume by Wednesday, August 7, 2024.
Must be able to obtain Acts 34, 114, 151 Clearances
sguenot@westbranch.org
West Branch Area School District
516 Allport Cutoff
Morrisdale, PA 16858
Date: July 24, 2024
Position: Head of Event Staff Personnel
- Schedule and supervise staff for events
- Greet visiting teams and officials
- Assist with parking, crowd control, and game personnel
Reports To: Athletic Director
Position Available: Immediately
Application Deadline: August 7, 2024
Must provide current Act 34 Criminal Clearance, Act 151 Child Abuse Clearance, and Act
114 Federal Fingerprinting Clearance. Must obtain a physical and tuberculin test, with
resulting forms provided to the district.
Please respond to Stacey Guenot, Assistant to the Superintendent, with a letter of interest by Wednesday August 7, 2024.
sguenot@westbranch.org
West Branch Area School District
516 Allport Cutoff
Morrisdale, PA 16858
Date: July 10, 2024
Positions: 3 – Varsity Assistant Football Coaches
1 – Junior High Head Football Coach
1 – Junior High Assistant Football
Positions Available: Immediately
Application Deadline: July 24, 2024
Please respond to Stacey Guenot, Assistant to the Superintendent, with a letter of interest and a resume by 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.
Must be able to obtain Acts 34, 114, 151 clearances.
Stacey Guenot
West Branch Area School District
516 Allport Cutoff
Morrisdale, PA 16858
Date: June 26, 2024
Positions: Anticipated Personal Care Paraprofessional
Assignment (2024-2025) – Middle School
Hours: 5.95 Hours per day, Monday through Friday with 30-minute duty free lunch
(part-time)
JOB SUMMARY: Serves as an aide to assist an individual student with various tasks they need to accomplish as part of their learning environment.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assists the student with academic problems as directed by the teacher.
- Assists the student with any physical needs after they have entered the school building and until they leave, such as dressing and undressing, fire drills, eating, wheelchair mobility, etc.
- Reads to the student, listens to student read and participates in other skill building communication exercises.
- Works with the student to reinforce material already learned or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
- Assists the student with related health service and toileting and accompany students on field trips. May need to lift students on regular basis.
- Assists the teacher in dealing with the individual student’s academic progress and related social problems as they relate to the instructional program.
- Communicates in writing to parents, if requested, on the subject matter covered.
- Will assist the child with physical exercises when requested by physical or occupational therapists.
- Performs other duties as requested by the Special Education Supervisor.
QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must be 20 years of age or older. High school graduate, proficient in English and math. Balancing, stooping, twisting, and crouching in repetitive motions along with reaching with extended hands and arms in repetitive motion. Walking at moderate pace, able to lift fifty (50) pounds to a vertical height of thirty (30) inches. Required to use hands and fingers to pick, pinch, seize, hold, and grasp to feel. Able to communicate verbally and to have no more than a forty (40) decibel hearing loss. Vision clarity requirements are far, near and mid-range (less than twenty (20) inches over and twenty (20) feet) along with depth perception, visual quality, ability to identify colors and field of vision. Work is an internal office-type environment, with some levels of noise, with the ability to exert pounds of force. May be required to assist students with orthopedic devices. When needed, aide is responsible for making sure physically disabled student is safely removed from or placed in appropriate seat and transported to and from classroom. Must be aware of student medication and possible reactions and any allergies.
Please submit a letter of interest and resume to Stacey Guenot, 516 Allport Cutoff, Morrisdale, PA 16858. Deadline for applications is 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.
Date: June 26, 2024
Positions: Assistant Junior High Volleyball Coach
Head Varsity Girls Basketball Coach
Assistant Varsity Cheer Coach
Junior High Head Cheer Coach
Positions Available: 2024-2025 School Year
Application Deadline: July 10, 2024
Qualified candidates should send a letter of interest and resume to:
Stacey Guenot, Assistant to the Superintendent
516 Allport Cutoff
Morrisdale, PA 16858
sguenot@westbranch.org
Must be able to obtain Acts 34, 114, 151 clearances.
June 25, 2024
The West Branch Area School District Board of Education is seeking to fill one vacant Board Seat.
The seat is a two-year term. The term of the appointment will run from July 2024 until December 2025.
Interested parties should submit a letter of interest and a resume to:
Stacey Guenot, Board Secretary; 516 Allport Cutoff, Morrisdale, PA 16858 no later than 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, 2024. E.O.E.
Date: June 17, 2024
Position: Dedicated Substitute Teacher ($120/day)
Hours: 7.5 Hours Daily (Monday through Friday) with 30-minute duty free lunch
QUALIFICATIONS: CURRENT PA TEACHING CERTIFICATION OR BACHELOR’S DEGREE WITH GUEST SUBSTITUTE TEACHER PROGRAM
Must be able to obtain Act 34, Act 151 and fingerprinting clearances, Mandated Reporter Training, TB test and physical.
Please submit a letter of interest and resume to Stacey Guenot.
Position will remain open until filled.
516 Allport Cutoff, Morrisdale, PA 16858.
Date: June 17, 2024
Position: Dedicated Paraprofessional Substitute ($11/hour)
Hours: 5.95 Hours Daily (Monday through Friday) with 30-minute duty free lunch
QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must be 20 years of age or older and a high school graduate.
Must be able to obtain Act 34, Act 151 and fingerprinting clearances, Mandated Reporter Training, TB test and physical.
Please submit a letter of interest and resume to Stacey Guenot.
Position will remain open until filled.
516 Allport Cutoff, Morrisdale, PA 16858.
Date: January 18, 2024
Positions:
- Assistant Jr. High Baseball Coach
Positions Available: 2023-2024 School Year
Application Deadline: February 1, 2024
Qualified candidates should send a letter of interest and resume to:
Stacey Guenot, Assistant to the Superintendent
516 Allport Cutoff
Morrisdale, PA 16858
sguenot@westbranch.org
Must be able to obtain Acts 34, 114, 151 clearances.
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Volunteer Information
Volunteer Instructions: Here
Affidavit-FBI Fingerprinting: Here
I-9 Form: Here
Permanent Employment Applications
Standard Employment Application: Here (pdf)
Standard PA Teaching Application: Here (pdf)
Standard Custodial Application: Here (pdf)
Standard Cafeteria Application: Here (pdf)
Clearances
Act 151 – PA Child Abuse History clearance: Here
Act 34 – PA State Police Criminal Record clearance: Here
Act 114 – FBI Fingerprint Criminal Record clearance (School District code 1KG6XN) : Here
Act 24 and Act 82 – Arrest/Conviction Report and Certification Form: Here
The West Branch Area School District is an Equal-Opportunity Employer