Academy Kit Assistant in Birmingham

Birmingham City Football Club is on the rise. With an incredible history dating back to 1875, Birmingham City Football Club is part of an exciting period of accelerated growth and modernisation, and is playing its part in a once-in-a-generation opportunity to support the transformation of England’s second city as part of the Sports Quarter project. With significant investment across our football, commercial, and community operations, we are rebuilding the Club for long-term success — on and off the pitch. The journey we’re on involves strengthening our structures, elevating our performance environments, growing our teams, and investing heavily in the people, processes and culture that will define the next chapter of Birmingham City FC.

Kit and Equipment Operations

• Assist the Academy Kit Manager with kit and equipment requirements for Academy players, staff, the Pre-Academy and Blues Elite.
• Support the day-to-day operation of the PDP and schoolboy programmes by ensuring kit and equipment requirements are met for training and fixtures.
• Ensure all distributed kit is printed with the relevant initials or numbers.
• Attend staff meetings where kit department input is required to support the day-to-day running of the Academy programme.
• Assist with First Team duties as required by the First Team Kit Manager, including cover for First Team home and away games where required.

Distribution and Fixture Support

• Assist with kit distribution for PDP training sessions and fixtures, and lead kit distribution for Academy schoolboy age groups, the Pre-Academy and Blues Elite.
• Support seasonal kit distribution and distribution for new Academy staff and players, liaising with relevant Academy staff, players and parents as required.
• Attend Academy fixtures when required by the Academy Kit Manager.

Stock Control and Ordering

• Support regular stock checks and help maintain appropriate kit and equipment levels throughout the season.
• Assist with ordering Academy kit and equipment to maintain appropriate stock levels.

Laundry and Facilities Standards

• Ensure Academy staff and player training and match kit is laundered daily and available when required.
• Work in the laundry room, including washing, drying, folding and putting away kit from training and matches to the standards required by the Club, Academy Kit Manager and the First Team Kit Manager.
• Maintain high standards across the laundry room, kit room, boot room and equipment storage areas, keeping work areas clean, safe, tidy and organised.

Professional standards and compliance

• Manage data securely in line with GDPR and Club data protection procedures.
• Engage in the Club competency framework, appraisal process and relevant continuing professional development.
• Comply with Staff Handbook policies, particularly safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion, data protection, health and safety, and safer working practices.
• Undertake any other duties commensurate with the grade and falling within the scope of the post, as requested by the Academy Kit Manager and Head of Academy Operations.

About the person

Essential

• Proven laundry skills.
• Interpersonal skills.
• High Attention to detail.
• Highly organised.
• Demonstrates the ability to work as part of a team and as an individual.
• A flexible approach to delivery.
• Ability to maintain a professional, organised, clean, safe, and healthy environment in equipment rooms, laundry rooms, and locker rooms.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Desirable

• FA Safeguarding.
• Experience of working in a busy, pressurised environment.
• Experience of working at a football academy.

The Benefits of Being Blues

• Matchday Tickets.
• Blues Store Discount.
• Life Assurance.
• Volunteering Day.
• Pension Scheme.
• Eye Care Voucher.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Help@Hand Safeguarding.

Birmingham City Football Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. The safety and wellbeing of all individuals within our care is paramount, and all staff are expected to share and uphold this commitment. All successful applicants will be subject to appropriate pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, and will be required to complete safeguarding training as part of the recruitment and induction process.

EDI

Birmingham City FC is proud to be an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to ensuring a fair and inclusive recruitment process. Candidates are assessed solely on merit, regardless of age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or caring responsibilities. We value diversity and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. If you require any adjustments to support you during the recruitment or interview process, please let us know when applying.