Women\'s kit Assistant

Salary: Please state your expectations within your application

Contract: Full Time, 37.5 hours a week

Location: The Nigel Doughty Academy, Nottingham, NG2 7SR

Working Arrangements: On site

Closing Date For Applications: 20/10/2025

The Perks of the Job:

• Opportunity to access tickets for events at The City Ground.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to high street and gym discounts.
• Discount within our Club shop.
• Free on-site parking.

Role Overview

As Women’s Kit Assistant, you will play a vital behind-the-scenes role in supporting the success of the team on and off the pitch. You will be responsible for ensuring all elements of the players’ kit across training, travel, and matchday are expertly managed, from ordering and preparation to printing, distribution, and laundry. Your attention to detail and commitment to high standards will directly contribute to a professional, high-performance environment.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Assist in preparing, packing, and distributing kit for Women’s First Team training sessions, matchdays (home and away), and Club events, including supporting dressing room setup with correct shirt numbering and layout.
• Ensure all kit, boots, and equipment are clean, well-maintained, and ready for use; organise laundry and coordinate with the laundry team to stay updated on schedules and changes.
• Manage stock levels, order, label, print, and organise kit and equipment in liaison with the Operations Manager, reporting any damage or losses.
• Support logistics and transportation of kit for training and away fixtures, driving the Club vehicle when required (full UK driving licence essential).
• Support kit requirements for the Girls’ Academy as needed, demonstrating flexibility across departments.
• Assist with seasonal planning and busy periods such as pre-season, ensuring timely availability of kit and equipment for coaches and players.
• Maintain professionalism and confidentiality while building positive relationships with players, staff, and external partners, upholding the Club’s values, safeguarding, and health and safety standards.
• Undertake additional duties as required, with appropriate training and support from the Club.

Skills, Experience and Knowledge:

Essential

• FA Safeguarding qualification (or willing to obtain).
• Highly organised, punctual, and able to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Calm and efficient under pressure; adaptable to urgent changes.
• Reliable, trustworthy, and able to handle confidential information.
• Physically able to lift and transport kit daily.
• Full, clean driving licence with experience driving transit-sized vehicles.
• Willingness to work unsocial hours and weekends.
• Strong team player with good interpersonal skills.
• Committed to upholding the Club’s values and standards.

Desirable

• Good communication skills with tact and confidentiality.
• Proficient in MS Office and IT systems.
• Experience managing kit in sport, preferably football.
• Administration or PA experience.
• Experience working with young people.
• Proactive, professional, and a positive team player.
• Experience in large sporting organisations.

Forest For Everyone

At Nottingham Forest Football Club we are committed to creating an environment where differences are respected, individuality is celebrated, everyone feels valued, supported, and included. Our goal is to ensure every member of our team can be themselves, contribute fully, and reach their potential without barriers.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Mental Wellbeing

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from talented people of all backgrounds regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We continue to develop policies and practices that promote equality, diversity, inclusion and mental wellbeing across our workforce. To help us measure progress and hold ourselves accountable, we ask all applicants to provide accurate diversity information during the recruitment process.

Disability Confident Committed Employer

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer, taking positive steps to attract, recruit, and support disabled people. As part of this commitment, we work hard to ensure our recruitment processes are fair, inclusive, and accessible to everyone. We are committed to offering interviews for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a role and provide reasonable adjustments at every stage from the application process through to ongoing support in the workplace.

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. The information you share with us about your health or disability will not be used in recruitment selections.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding

As part of the Club’s commitment to safeguarding, the successful applicant may be required to undergo a Disclosure Barring Service (“DBS”) check or an enhanced DBS check. The results of a DBS check will be considered on an individual basis, and the Club will act in a proportionate manner when deciding whether or not to proceed with the appointment.

An FA Enhanced DBS disclosure is required for all relevant new appointments to the Club. Individuals will be asked to declare any convictions, cautions or reprimands, warnings or bind-overs that may have been incurred. The Club reserves the right to carry out risk assessments where content has been disclosed on a DBS disclosure if it feels that it is relevant to the job requirements. Failure to satisfy the Club and the PL\’s safeguarding requirements may lead to the job offer being withdrawn or, if they have already started employment, summary termination of the employment.

Health and Safety

At Nottingham Forest Football Club, we are committed to ensuring a safe and healthy working environment for all employees. In accordance with the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, you are required to take reasonable care for your own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by your actions or omissions at work. You must also cooperate with the Club\’s health and safety policies and procedures. Should you identify any health and safety concerns, please report them promptly to your manager or a member of the Health and Safety/Facilities team.