Academy U16 Head Coach - Everton Women

Everton Football Club; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Everton Football Club is seeking a dedicated Academy U16 Head Coach for its Women's Academy at Finch Farm in Liverpool. This permanent full-time position requires extensive experience in elite football, with a focus on developing and delivering player-centered training programs. The ideal candidate will hold a UEFA B Licence and have a proven track record in coaching youth athletes. Join Everton, where innovation and community commitment thrive in a rich footballing tradition.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience working in elite football environments.
• Experience in developing tailored training programmes for elite athletes.
• Demonstrated practice in safeguarding children.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a comprehensive player development programme.
• Work with multi-disciplinary teams to support player needs.
• Plan and deliver high-standard coaching programmes.

Skills

Player Development

Coaching

Safeguarding Children

Team Management

Performance Analysis

Education

UEFA B Licence

FA Advanced Youth Award

Job description

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Academy U16 Head Coach - Everton Women

Apply locations Finch Farm, Liverpool time type Full time posted on Posted 7 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: June 14, 2025 (6 days left to apply) job requisition id R2384

We are a football club with a desire to be the best and are always looking for talented people to join our Everton Family.

Everton is a workplace people crave to join, where extraordinary talented people belong, thrive and deliver the remarkable.

Academy U16 Head Coach - Everton Women

Who we are: Everton Football Club is one of world sport's most respected and revered names - a by-word for innovation, professionalism and community.

During the course of a glittering history spanning three centuries, the Club has been shaped and guided by its aspirational motto Nil Satis Nisi Optimum - nothing but the best is good enough.

One of only three clubs to have been a founder member of both the Football League and Premier League, Everton has played more games in English football's topflight than any other club.

While rightly proud of our rich past, and Goodison Park, our home of more than 130 years, we are now setting our sights on an exciting future at a state-of-the-art new stadium opening in summer 2025, under our new ownership.

In doing so, we remain committed to developing and supporting teams across our Men’s, Women’s and Academy set-ups that inspire and continue to compete at the highest level of the game.

About the opportunity: We have an exciting opportunity for a n U16s Head Coach to join our Everton Football Club Women ’s Academy .

As U16s Head Coach you will be responsible for the delivery of a comprehensive and effective player development programme for the EFCW U16 Players Development, working closely with the Senior Manager – EFCW Academy to establish, implement, and manage, a comprehensive schedule and IDP’s framework supporting the player pathway to U21 squad

You will contribute towards creating a culture that maximises the talent of each club player in all aspects of the four-corner model and help with the design and delivery of all performance analysis requirements across the Academy.

You will be required to work as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team to ensure that the needs of all players are fully catered for, and toplan and deliver the coaching programme for the age group you lead to a high standard.

Who we are looking for: Our ideal candidate will have e xtensive experience working within an elite football environment as well as e xperience of developing and delivering personalised training programmes to elite level athletes within the professional game at first team and/or under 21 level .

Essentially, the successful candidate must hold a minimum UEFA BLicence, FA Advanced Youth Award and be able to demonstrate good practice when it comes to safeguarding children, contributing to our player-centred approach at the Academy.

This position is on a permanent contract basis, working 40 hours per week.

The closing date of this advert is Friday 13th June 2025 however, w e reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a subs tantial amount of applications.

Everton Family Safer Recruitment Practices

The Everton Family iscommitted to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

As a requirement of our safer recruitment practices, this role will require a Basic DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check or evidence that you are subscribed to the DBS Update Service information of which can be found here

This role is subject to both evidence and verification of relevant qualifications including proof of eligibility to work in the UK which will be discussed with you if your application is successful.

Equity & Inclusion

Everton is committed to ensuring everyone is respected, celebrated, and empowered for who they are, regardless of their identity. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, those who identify as female and those from racially diverse communities. We are dedicated to supporting the physical and mental/emotional wellbeing of all our people. Should you have a disability or long-term health condition and require reasonable adjustments to be made to the application/interview/onboarding process, please let us know.

To support our pledge to diversify our organisation and through our commitment to the FA’s Football Leadership Diversity Code, Everton welcomes applications from people of all walks of life. As part of our commitment to Disability, Inclusion and Accessibility we are more than happy to make reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process should you require.

About Us

Everton Football Club

We are constant innovators in the footballing world, ceaselessly striving to be the best, and the first to accomplish new feats, while establishing new forms. We are one of the Founding Members of the Football League and pioneers of the game.

Throughout our 140-year history we have been recognised as a family-oriented Club based on our proud traditions. Those traditions have also encouraged innovation, ensuring Everton has remained one of the great pioneering Clubs in the history of the game. The first Club to construct a purpose-built football stadium, Goodison Park is one of the most revered stadiums in England.

It was also the first Club to see its players wear shirts numbered 1 to 11, the first Club to go on an overseas tour, the first English Club to install dugouts and undersoil heating, the first Club to feature in a televised match, the first Club to introduce a regular matchday programme, the first Club to present its players with medals for winning the Football League championship and the first Club to have a player, Dixie Dean, break the 60 goals barrier in a single league season.

Everton in the Community

EitC is one of the UK`s top sporting charities and firmly established on the world stage of community sports development. We are considered one of the Premier League`s leading community schemes due to the quality and reach of our various programmes. Since 1988, we've been at the forefront of social intervention across Merseyside. We use the power of sport to motivate, educate and inspire people not just in our local communities but around the world to improve their life chances.

Everton Women

Everton Ladies sits proudly sits as part of the ‘one club’ structure at Everton Football Club. We continue to boast one of the richest histories in the women’s game and were one of the of the founder members of the FA Women’s Super League Everton Ladies’ Regional Talent Centre (RTC) provides players with a clear pathway into the first-team. Development age groups range from Under-9s to Under-16s with our RTC bringing through Ladies players that have gone on to represent their country.

Everton Family

The Everton Family is committed to equal opportunities and is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process, we accept all job applications in a variety of formats and should you need any documents in a different format or require any further support or assistance please contact the Recruitment team on 0151 705 9709 or via email [e-mail].

The Everton Family is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.