Tutor/Coach in Liverpool

Join Steven Gerrard Academy as a Tutor Coach!

Location: England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Spain

Salary: £26,300 – £30,000 per annum (Full-Time)

Role Type: Full-Time (Occasional evening/weekend fixture support & international travel)

Shape the Next Generation of Sports Industry Professionals

Founded in 2011, Steven Gerrard Academy delivers top-tier football and education pathways. Operating across the UK and Spain with over 700 learners and 50+ full-time professionals, we prepare young talent for UK/USA universities, academy coaching roles, and professional football.

We are seeking an ambitious, qualified Tutor Coach to bridge the gap between classroom excellence and pitch performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Academic Tutoring & Progress: Plan and deliver engaging academic sessions, guide student coursework, track attendance and attainment, and support university/USA scholarship applications.

• Football Coaching: Design and lead high-quality coaching sessions tailored to our football curriculum—developing players technically, tactically, physically, and mentally.

• Pastoral Support & Welfare: Act as a key mentor, fostering a safe, inclusive, and disciplined environment while maintaining active communication with parents and carers.

• Programme Administration: Utilize digital tools (Moodle, Guru, Sports Session Planner) to manage session plans, student registers, and progress reports.

What We’re Looking For

• Qualifications: Relevant teaching qualification (e.g., PGCE or equivalent experience) and UEFA B Licence (or actively working towards it). Enhanced DBS check required.

• Experience: Proven track record in teaching, tutoring, or mentoring alongside football coaching experience.

• Skills: Excellent communication, strong organizational skills, and a commitment to safeguarding, inclusion, and student growth.

What We Offer

• Professional Growth: Continuous CPD opportunities, half-termly inset days, and learning alongside leaders in sport and education.

• Impactful Work: Inspire student-athletes to achieve both academic targets and elite football progression.

• Dynamic Environment: A supportive, ambitious culture across global sites.

Who is theAccess Sport College?

Originally established in 2006 and formerly known as Coaching Connexions, Access Sport College was created in 2019 following a merger with the biggest private training provider in the country Access Creative College (formerly Access to Music). We are part of Access Education Group which boasts 32 campuses nationwide with over 5,000 students & apprentices across ACC, dBs Institute (Higher Education) & Access Sport College. We're proud to have achieved the national benchmark for education quality, recognised across the vast majority of our provision - Ofsted's 'Expected Standard' under the new inspection framework.

We provide our players' teams with links to professional clubs/ academies as well as Semi-Professional clubs at various levels. At each of our campuses/ sites we employ tutors, coaches and various other roles to support the development of our students/ players. With weekly fixtures in various college league formats (AOC/ EFL/ National Youth Alliance) and daily training sessions, taken from a dedicated curriculum, we aim to provide our students with the most realistic elite sporting environment.

In return, staff will receive regular CPD via experienced practitioners, access to the best industry-related technology (VEO/ Sports session planner/ Catapult GPS vests) and an opportunity to work alongside and against professional clubs to build/ enhance your Footballing and Teaching CV. This extends to international competitions and tours to Europe, USA and Asia. Access Sport will help you to develop personally and professionally, we provide competitive salaries and expenses for travel. Our management and quality team has strong links within the sector and within the sports industry to help all staff to progress within or beyond our organisation.

What we offer?

• Generous Holiday Allocation
• Wellbeing Benefits: Health Cash Plan, Doctorline GP Service, Employee Assistance Programme, Access to Counselling and Cycle to Work
• Staff Discounts & Benefits: access to Accolade, our benefits platform which offers discounts at over 800 retailers!
• Paid Leave:Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Sick pay.

A full job description and person specification is available for download alongside our full benefits booklet.

Access Sport College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) clearance.

We are committed to promoting a culture of diversity and inclusivity for all our employees and potential employees. Diversity and open expression are fundamental to creativity. We believe in the diversity of thought, as that's what helps us help our learners. We therefore welcome applications from all backgrounds.

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