AWFC Academy Sports Scientist (Casual Role)

We are looking for an Academy Sports Scientist to work with us at AWFC on a casual basis. In this exciting casual role, you'll deliver an effective interpretation of data collected via Global Positioning System (GPS) in a way that Coaches can interpret and understand. You'll play a crucial role in producing players who are durable, resilient from injury, and possess a level of physicality that enables them to express the technical and tactical skills required to transition to the Women's First Team. You will be entrusted to develop ideas that can complement the AWFC long term athletic development model to progress the athleticism of players in our Academy, delivering information and guidance in relation to the maturational status of players through their growth.

We are one of the most famous clubs in world football, with a rich heritage and history of success. Beyond that, we are passionate about our local community and, behind the scenes, we have a wide variety of opportunities and career paths for all. We have a very defined purpose: to act for a winning team, culture and community. We achieve this by ensuring we are courageous in the pursuit of progress, we champion our community and each other, and that we do the right thing (even when no one is looking).

Our Commitment to Safeguarding: We are committed to ensuring that our environments for children, young people and adults at risk remain safe and inclusive. We therefore require successful candidates to complete an enhanced DBS check and other essential background checks prior to starting their employment.

Your day-to-day:

• Leverage data to drive positive impact - you'll bridge the physical gap to our Women's First Team via data collection and interpretation, informing and adapting sessions, whilst working in line with our Women's Academy game model, and you will lead and oversee the GPS management on a day-to-day basis, including daily live data feedback and plotting future targets.
• Oversee player fitness profiling and growth - you will support and develop our Academy fitness profiling and ensure that it is age-specific, comprehensive and in line with FA requirements, and you'll develop an understanding of where players' maturational status is, and how we can support them through all stages of their growth.
• Champion individual development - you'll implement an individual development approach, with regular touch points to review the previous block and constantly develop our athletes as well as developing the team as a whole.
• Support the development of our Academy programme - you will attend reviews and contribute to reports with key stakeholders throughout the season, to have input into the development of our Women's Academy programme.
• Assist in the education of colleagues - you'll help Academy colleagues to understand the requirements of robustness and resilience amongst athletes, through the physical guidance of sessions.
• Create and implement sports science strategies - you will collaborate with our multidisciplinary team to optimise the squads' abilities to perform throughout the season, and you'll demonstrate the desire to develop the provision within the programme through education and learning strategies.
• Feed into talent ID processes - you'll support the development of talent ID profiles for age and position appropriate information to inform our decision-making process using data collection.

What we are looking for:

• History of working with elite athletes - you're proud of your previous success of working with elite footballers and/or athletes domestically and internationally, and you have a natural enthusiasm for coaching and mentoring elite young and senior players.
• Credible expertise - you hold a degree level qualification (or equivalent) in Sports Science or Strength and Conditioning, as well as an FA Safeguarding Children Certificate.
• Experience working as a key part of a multidisciplinary team - you have a track record of operating within a multidisciplinary performance team and providing strength and conditioning, sports science, or physiotherapy services to elite players, to improve performance, prevent injuries and ensure timely recoveries.
• Background in Women's football - you have knowledge of the FA Girls' Talent Pathway and WSL Academy structure.
• Data competency - you are confident in using and interpreting GPS data, ideally in a football or sport context.
• Best-in-class communication skills - you're an effective communicator with the ability to build meaningful, impactful strategic relationships with colleagues and players.
• Organised and adaptable approach - you can demonstrate excellent session planning and organisational skills.
• Flexible and adaptable mindset - you possess a willingness to work weekends and can be flexible to the needs of an ever-changing schedule, and you are able to travel independently.

Position of Trust: As someone in a position of trust role involving regular, direct contact with children or vulnerable adults you will be expected to uphold high standards of conduct to prevent abuse, including sexual, physical, or emotional harm. This role requires you to keep updated with both Club and FA Safeguarding training and education.

Arsenal for Everyone: Arsenal for Everyone is our commitment to promoting and embracing equality, diversity and inclusion, so that everyone connected to the club feels like they belong to the same Arsenal family. We believe that diversity of background, skills and experience drives our success on and off the pitch.

Disability Confident Leader: We are a Disability Confident Leader. We actively welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you need disability-related adjustments to the recruitment process, please indicate this in the application. If you are likely to meet the definition of being a ‘disabled person’ according to the Equality Act 2010, you may be eligible to apply for an interview via the Disability Confident Scheme - please indicate this in your application form below. The information you share with us about your health or disability will not be used in recruitment decisions.

Application Closing Date: Wednesday 23rd September 2026. Please note: we reserve the right to close the position early if application volumes are particularly high. We encourage you to get your application in sooner rather than later. Updates on the status of your application will be sent via email, please routinely check your spam and junk folders, as occasionally emails sent via the Teamtailor platform will find themselves there. Good luck!