Performance Psychologist - Academy

The Opportunity

The role is to be an active and contributing member of the Performance Support Team with a focus on the delivery of actionable interdisciplinary Performance Psychology, ultimately contributing to on-pitch performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver a continually evolving performance Psychology program to underpin Chelsea boys Academy teams sustainable success.
• Contributing author of a Chelsea FC Academy Way to ‘Performance Psychology’: covering areas such as philosophy, process and principles.
• Contribute to a community of practice of those who provide performance Psychology and Wellbeing across the Men’s, Women’s, and Academies at Cobham promoting a group that shares, compliment’s, collaborates and fosters teamwork.
• Proactively contribute to, collaborate with and compliment the entire Academy Performance support team. Working in an interdisciplinary way with players and performance at the centre of the discussion/design.
• Work in collaboration with Coaches, Performance Analysts, and the entire Performance Support Team to ensure staff have an understanding of our players as people so as to optimise connection and development, players have appropriate care and support as/when required, and there is a process of equipping players with a better ability of performing under pressure.
• Collection and interpretation of player Wellbeing and Psychological intel and create actionable insights to maximize player management, selection, development, health, and performance for both ‘fit’ and ‘returning to play’ players
• Support the design and delivery of Chelsea FC Academy Individual Player Development Planning process.
• Educate and facilitate players and support staff on how to utilise reports and interpret the insights generated

What you will bring to the role;

• Master’s degree in Sport and Performance Psychology, Clinical Psychology, or a related field.
• Previous experience working with professional and elite athletes ideally at academy age
• High level experience across areas such as performance psychology profiling, mental skills training, stress and anxiety management, team cohesion and communication and mental resilience and coping strategies.
• Proven ability to build trust quickly with players, coaches, and staff.
• Able to work collaboratively with other departments

What we can offer you

• 25 days annual leave
• Pension Contribution (Perm & FT Employees 5%)
• Private Health Insurance through Vitality
• Life Assurance (4 x base salary)

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At Chelsea we recognise that the diversity of our people is one of our greatest strengths and we are taking positive action to ensure our existing colleagues and job applicants can fully be themselves and bring their own unique experiences and perspectives to Chelsea FC. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.

If you need reasonable adjustments made to the recruitment process, please reach out to your recruiter, who will be able to advise and support you.

Chelsea FC is fully committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of all children, young people and adults at risk (vulnerable groups). We therefore require all successful applicants to complete a DBS Check prior to starting employment. Depending on the role, successful applicants may also be required to undergo other child protection screening where appropriate.

This Job Description is not intended to be exhaustive; the duties and responsibilities may therefore vary over time according to the changing needs of the Club