Female Fooftball Coach (Casual)

About this job

Job descriptionFulham FC Foundation are currently seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and committed person to take up the casual position of a Female Football Coach.

Reporting directly to our Operations Officers the Female Football Coach will be responsible for managing a number of female teams at one of the foundations partner schools. This role would involve both the management of these teams, as well as providing high-quality, team-based training sessions throughout the week. You will also be responsible for overseeing any fixtures these team have across the season. This is a casual role where flexibility is essential, as the delivery of training sessions and fixtures changes across the school term. 

The successful candidate will be somebody who has prior experience managing a female team, and holds at least a UEFA C License qualification. Due to the requirements stipulated by the school, the successful candidate will be a female coach with relatable experience to their players allowing them to be a positive role model to them. 
  
Although this role is casual, with the hours varying across the season, meaning that there is no set timetable. There are some key times when training sessions and fixtures are likely to happen. Therefore, the ideal candidate will have good availability during the afternoons of the working week. The ideal availability will be:
Monday – Friday from 2pm to 6pm

There will also be opportunity to work across other foundation programmes such as our ‘Player Development Centres’ and ‘Girls Development Centres’ should the successful candidate want to. 

Whilst there is no obligation for Fulham FC Foundation to provide, or for the Female Football Coaches to accept, work. Female Football Coaches who do not work for an extended period of time (3 months), may no longer be offered work.  

Salary: £16.50 p/h

Next steps: 
The closing date for this role is the 30th of June, however applications will be reviewed consistently so any appropriate candidate may be interviewed before this date.  

If successful, you will join a vibrant team who are passionate about achieving the organisation's vision of “an active healthy, inclusive and thriving community”, and you’ll have the opportunity to build on your existing skills through a variety of training and development opportunities and experiences. This role will also play a role in supporting the Foundation’s Women’s and Girls Strategy to develop and support opportunities for underrepresented groups. 

*This job description should not be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. It is intended as an outline indication of areas of activity and responsibility and will be amended in the light of the changing needs of the organisation.

Job requirementsEssential: 

Experience: 

• Experience of delivering high quality training sessions to female footballers.
• Experience of running a 9 or 11 aside female football team.
• Experience of working with others as part of a coaching team.
• Has a driving license and/or is willing to travel independently.

 
Skills, Knowledge & Qualifications:

• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Excellent knowledge of Women’s Football.
• Excellent knowledge of the pathway opportunities for female players.
• First Aid, Safeguarding and DBS qualification.
• A UEFA C Coaching Qualification, or currently undertaking and due to complete this year. 
• Base knowledge of and willingness to learn & contribute towards FFCF strategic aims. 

Personal Qualities:

• A positive role-model for children & young people.
• Ability to travel independently across Surrey and South-West London, including transport of equipment.
• Well presented, with a professional manner.
• Positive, energetic persona. Able to build rapport with participants.
• Excellent time-keeping & punctuality.
• Willingness to learn & develop personally & professionally.

Preferred: 
Experience: 

• Experience of delivering football sessions in a secondary school
• Experience of working with high performing footballers. 
• Experience of leading a local female grassroots team

 
 
Skills, Knowledge & Qualifications:

• Additional football qualifications such as Goalkeeping, S&C, or Fitness.
• Knowledge and links to local grassroots football teams.
• UEFA B License (or willing to work towards)

Job responsibilities

• To act as an Ambassador for Fulham FC Foundation (FFCF), representing the organisation professionally in line with its values. 

• To design and deliver high quality, team training sessions to the teams you’ll be working with.

• To manage the teams during both home and away fixtures, including all the team admin that does along with managing the team. 

• To provide high-quality, individualised feedback to each of the players in your teams to support their footballing development. 

• To be a positive role model to the student athletes, helping both motivate and support them with their football, and education.

• To identify and support progression pathways for talented young people. 

• To provide a safe, positive and inclusive learning environment at all times,

• To adhere to FFCF’s safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring the timely reporting of any safeguarding concerns or incidents within sessions.