Academy Goalkeeper Coach - Youth Pathway in Sheffield

Vacancy: Academy Goalkeeper Coach - Youth Pathway

Contract Type:

12 hours per week

Location:

Sheffield United Training Ground, Dore

Department:

Sheffield United Women

Line Manager:

SUW Youth Pathway Lead

Dependent on experience

Post Reference:

SUW062026-AGC

Sheffield United Women's Academy are seeking a passionate Goalkeeping Coach to support the development of goalkeepers across the Emerging Talent Centre and Academy pathway. Working within a high‑performance and ambitious environment, the successful candidate will play an important role in delivering high‑quality coaching sessions, supporting individual player development, and helping goalkeepers maximise their full potential.

The role will involve working closely with players, parents, and the wider multi-disciplinary team to deliver a structured and player‑centred development programme. The successful candidate will contribute to both training and matchday provision, monitor goalkeeper progression through individual development plans, and support the continued growth of the Academy's goalkeeping pathway.

Key Role Responsibilities:

• Plan, deliver and evaluate innovative and engaging high quality coaching sessions to challenge and develop players in line with the youth phase.
• On matchday you will be required to manage, coach and assist designated goalkeepers.
• Perform regular Individual development plans with all players.
• Logging all sessions and session plans, monitoring and keeping up to date records of all sessions on Kitman Labs.
• Provide formal feedback to players and parents on a regular basis.
• Support and develop the Emerging Talent Centers (ETC) Goalkeepers within the U14s, U12s and U10s age group
• Work with the Youth Pathway Lead to make decisions on Emerging Talent Center players who are on rolling 6-week blocks.
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team.
• Attend regular multidisciplinary meetings as required.
• Any other reasonable requests as directed by management.
• Adhere to all Sheffield United Football Club's Safeguarding Policies and Procedures to foster an environment which protects from harm those defined as children and adults at risk.
• Report any concerns of a Safeguarding nature to the relevant parties and remain fully compliant with any applicable Safeguarding checks and due diligence and recognise your responsibility to the Club's Safeguarding agenda.
• Report any concerns of discrimination to the relevant parties and promote a welcoming and inclusive club environment for all.
• Adhere to the Club's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policies, supporting the Club to create an environment which is inclusive and all-encompassing.
• Carry out and actively participate in all training requests as directed by the Club, including mandatory health and safety training, emergency procedures, fire safety, manual handling, safeguarding, and role-specific safety instruction.

Essential Criteria for the Role:

• UEFA C Certificate in Coaching Football
• FA National Goalkeeping
• FA Safeguarding Children
• FA Introduction to First Aid in Football

Excellent interpersonal skills to be able to communicate with parents, caregivers, players and colleagues.

Experience of coaching female players in an FA Centre of Excellence programme.

Completion of an Enhanced DBS upon offer acceptance

• UEFA B Goalkeeping License

Eligibility for employment in the UK

In accordance with current legislative requirements the successful applicant must produce documentary verification of their eligibility to work in the UK and will not be allowed to start work until this has been received.

Equality and diversity

Sheffield United FC is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment and its employment policies for recruitment, selection, training, development and promotion are designed to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, ethnic and national origin, disability or gender reassignment.

Sheffield United FC are a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like further information regarding the scheme and how we are able to support disabled persons within the workplace, then please contact our HR team at careers@sufc.co.uk

Safer recruitment

Sheffield United FC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. The successful applicant will be required to undertake appropriate safeguarding checks as well as providing proof of right to work in the UK. For further information on the Club's Safeguarding Statement please access the following link: sufc.co.uk/club/policies/safeguarding-policy