Academy U16 Head Coach - Everton Women

We are a football club with a desire to be the best and are always looking for talented people to join our Everton Family. Everton is a workplace people crave to join, where extraordinary talented people belong, thrive and deliver the remarkable.

Who we are: Everton Football Club is one of world sport's most respected and revered names - a by-word for innovation, professionalism and community. During the course of a glittering history spanning three centuries, the Club has been shaped and guided by its aspirational motto Nil Satis Nisi Optimum - nothing but the best is good enough. One of only three clubs to have been a founder member of both the Football League and Premier League, Everton has played more games in English football's top flight than any other club. While rightly proud of our rich past, and Goodison Park, our home of more than 130 years, we are now setting our sights on an exciting future at a state-of-the-art new stadium opening in summer 2025, under our new ownership. In doing so, we remain committed to developing and supporting teams across our Men’s, Women’s and Academy set-ups that inspire and continue to compete at the highest level of the game.

About the opportunity: We have an exciting opportunity for a U16s Head Coach to join our Everton Football Club Women’s Academy. As U16s Head Coach you will be responsible for the delivery of a comprehensive and effective player development programme for the EFCW U16 Players Development, working closely with the Senior Manager – EFCW Academy to establish, implement, and manage a comprehensive schedule and IDP’s framework supporting the player pathway to U21 squad. You will contribute towards creating a culture that maximises the talent of each club player in all aspects of the four-corner model and help with the design and delivery of all performance analysis requirements across the Academy. You will be required to work as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team to ensure that the needs of all players are fully catered for, and to plan and deliver the coaching programme for the age group you lead to a high standard.

Who we are looking for: Our ideal candidate will have extensive experience working within an elite football environment as well as experience of developing and delivering personalised training programmes to elite level athletes within the professional game at first team and/or under 21 level. Essentially, the successful candidate must hold a minimum UEFA B Licence, FA Advanced Youth Award and be able to demonstrate good practice when it comes to safeguarding children, contributing to our player-centred approach at the Academy. This position is on a permanent contract basis, working 40 hours per week. The closing date of this advert is Friday 13th June 2025; however, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a substantial amount of applications.

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. 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.