About the Role
The Football & Sports Coach is responsible for delivering high-quality football and sports coaching to children, young people and adults across a wide range of Fulham FC Foundation programmes, including Skills Club, Development Centres, Soccer Schools, Primary Education, Kicks, Health & Wellbeing and DisAbility. Reporting directly to the Operations Officers, this casual role requires flexibility as it involves supporting programme activities as and when required. The successful candidate must be committed to the charitable purpose of Fulham FC Foundation and available to work across at least one of the specified session times.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as an Ambassador for Fulham FC Foundation (FFCF), representing the organisation professionally in line with its values.
- Plan and deliver high-quality football and sports coaching sessions to children, young people and adults in line with FFCF standards.
- Provide a safe, positive and inclusive learning environment at all times.
- Adhere to FFCF's safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring the timely reporting of any safeguarding concerns or incidents within sessions.
- Engage, include, inspire and grow participation across FFCF activities.
- Support the transition of participants between different FFCF programmes and activities.
- Champion opportunities for individuals from underrepresented groups within FFCF activities.
- Identify and support progression pathways for talented young people.
- Support the development of FFCF programmes through positive collaboration with Operations Officers.
- Support the promotion of FFCF programmes across the local community.
- Assist in data collection and completion of monitoring and evaluation on an ongoing basis.
- Maintain consistent and effective communication with Operations Officers to ensure the continuation of work.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- Experience delivering football coaching sessions in a grassroots environment.
- Experience delivering sports coaching sessions to children and young people.
- Experience delivering within a primary school.
- Experience working in a customer-facing role.
- Introduction to Coaching Football qualification.
- In-date FA Emergency First Aid certificate.
- In-date FA Safeguarding Children certificate.
- Base knowledge of and willingness to learn and contribute towards FFCF strategic aims.
- A positive role model for children and young people.
- Ability to travel independently across South-West London, including transport of equipment.
- Well presented with a professional manner.
- Positive, energetic persona with the ability to build rapport with participants.
- Excellent time-keeping and punctuality.
- Willingness to learn and develop personally and professionally.
Preferred Skills
- Experience delivering football and sports coaching sessions in a Club Community Organisation (CCO).
- Experience delivering Physical Education within a primary school.
- Experience delivering within a classroom environment.
- Experience marketing and promoting participation activities in the community.
- Experience delivering activities to children and young people with a Disability.
- Experience delivering football and sports coaching sessions to females.
- FA Level 2/UEFA C in Coaching Football qualification (or higher).
- Additional PE/HLTA qualification.
- Mentoring qualification.
- Non-football NGB sports qualifications.
Workplace
- Casual role with no set timetable; sessions may be offered on an adhoc or regular basis depending on the needs of Fulham FC Foundation.
- Availability required across at least one of the following times: weekday afternoons (3-5pm), weekday evenings (5-9pm), or Saturday mornings (8am-12noon).
- Work in other timings is available, however on a far reduced frequency.
- Coaches who do not work for an extended period of time will be deactivated.
Salary
- £12.95 To £16.50 per hour
Benefits & Perks
- Opportunity to build on existing skills through a variety of training and development opportunities and experiences.
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Contact Details:
Global Sports Jobs Limited Recruitment Team
