Accommodation Hosts

Sheffield United Community Foundation; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Sheffield United Community Foundation is seeking dedicated Accommodation Hosts to provide a supportive home for young football apprentices. Responsibilities include supervising players, providing accommodation, and ensuring basic amenities like meals and Wi-Fi. Additionally, hosts must adhere to safeguarding policies and have the legal right to work in the UK. This role is pivotal for nurturing young talents in a safe environment, making a significant impact in their development.

Qualifications

• Must disclose all convictions, including spent convictions.
• Two written references are required.
• Legal right to work in the UK must be verified before commencing work.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision and support for young players.
• Provision of accommodation for signed scholars and trialists.
• Ensure players have a semi-furnished room with amenities.
• Ensure each player has a semi‑furnished room with bed, storage and access to laundry facilities Monday to Friday.
• Provide nutritious meals and snacks with guidance from the Club.
• Provide Wi‑Fi access and maintain a safe, supportive environment.
• Adhere to safeguarding procedures for players under 18 and report concerns.
• Attend meetings to support the players.

Job description

Vacancies: Accommodation Host Opportunities

Contract type: Contractor

Location: Ideally within a 5-mile radius of S47DR, with good transport links to Shirecliffe and Sheffield city centre.

Line Manager: Head of Safeguarding

Post Reference: AC2024-CAH

Sheffield United Academy seeks dedicated host families to provide comfortable and supportive homes for our young professional football apprentices.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision and support for young players, subject to an Enhanced criminal record check.
• Provision of accommodation for a full season for signed scholars and ad hoc weeks for trialists; may be required 7 days per week dependent on players' home address.
• Provide an appropriate level of supervision and support based on the player’s age.
• Ensure each player has a semi‑furnished room with bed, storage and access to laundry facilities from Monday to Friday.
• Provide nutritious breakfast, evening meal and/or lunch/snacks as required, with nutritional guidance provided by the Club.
• Provide Wi‑Fi access.
• Adhere to safeguarding procedures for players under 18 and report any safeguarding or discrimination concerns.
• Attend meetings as required to support the players.
• Notify the Club in the event of any incident impacting suitability to supervise children, young or vulnerable adults.
• Allow premises to be risk‑assessed/audited by the Club’s Health and Safety Manager and comply with any subsequent actions.
• Participate in training as directed by the Club.

Additional Requirements

• Post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; applicant must disclose all convictions, including spent convictions.
• Two written references required.
• Legal right to work in the UK must be verified before commencing work.

Equality and Diversity

Sheffield United FC is committed to equal opportunity and designs its recruitment policies to ensure no applicant receives less favourable treatment on the basis of race, colour, nationality, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, ethnic and national origin, disability or gender reassignment. The Club is a Disability Confident Employer and welcomes applications from disabled persons.

Safer Recruitment

Recruitment 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 and provide proof of right to work in the UK. For more information, see the Club’s Safeguarding Statement.