U21 Assistant Head Coach

We now have a unique and extremely exciting opportunity for an experienced coach to join us as our Under 21s Assistant Head Coach within our Academy, for the remainder of the season.

The successful candidate will provide coaching support and leadership to the U21 squad in all aspects of the Under 21 programme; working with an experienced MDT to create an elite performance environment in which players can develop.

You will contribute to the succession planning of young home-grown talent via the academy system through individual player development, the technical programme and the games programme.

Key responsibilities as part of this role include:

Provide leadership to players, while developing and coordinating all individual and team training sessions

Coach, motivate and develop players within the U21 squad – allowing the elite players within the group to achieve their maximum potential

Devise technical and tactical training sessions in line with Coaching philosophy

Work with the Head of Academy Coaching to comply with the Premier League, FA and EPPP rules and requirements – ensuring that PMA is kept up to date

Who we are looking for: We are looking for someone who has an outstanding track record, has is in or has been in a similar role and is able to show a clear understanding of how to coach and develop youth and professional football players within an established Academy environment., FA Advanced Youth Award Modules 1-3

Basic First Aid for sport

Safeguarding Children Certificate

Satisfactory Enhanced DBS Disclosure

Our U21 Assistant Head Coach will play a pivotal role in ensuring we as a Club maintain our standard – Nil Satis Nisi Optimum.

If you feel you have the experience and the expertise we are looking for, we would love to hear from you!

This position is on a Fixed-Term Contract until the end of the 24/25 season based at our Training Ground, Finch Farm.

The closing date of this advert is Wednesday 6th February 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a substation amount of applications.

Everton Family Safer Recruitment Practices

The Everton Family is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

As a requirement of our safer recruitment practices, this role will require a Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check or evidence that you are subscribed to the DBS Update Service information of which can be found

This role is subject to both evidence and verification of relevant qualifications including to work in the UK which will be discussed with you if your application is successful.

Equity & Inclusion

Everton is committed to ensuring everyone is respected, celebrated, and empowered for who they are, regardless of their identity. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, those who identify as female and those from racially diverse communities. We are dedicated to supporting the physical and mental/emotional wellbeing of all our people. Should you have a disability or long-term health condition and require reasonable adjustments to be made to the application/interview/onboarding process, please let us know by contacting the Talent Acquisition Team via email –

To support our pledge to diversify our organisation and through our commitment to the FA’s Football Leadership Diversity Code, Everton welcomes applications from people of all walks of life. As part of our commitment to Disability, Inclusion and Accessibility we are more than happy to make reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process should you require.