Casual Academy Match Day Coordinator

Barnsley Football Club; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Portsmouth Football Club is seeking a matchday co-ordinator to help deliver smooth, safe and well‑organised operations across venues in and around Portsmouth. This role supports academy matchdays and enhances the experience for players, staff, parents and officials.

You will join a hardworking team that maintains pitches, liaises with academy staff, and ensures guests are welcomed, directed and cared for. A full driving license, right to work in the UK and DBS clearance are essential.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Flexible attitude to work.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Polite and courteous manner.
• Organised and good time management.
• Ability to liaise with multiple stakeholders professionally.
• Ability to liaise with coaches, management and other football-related individuals professionally.

Responsibilities

• Assist with matchday setup, welcome and direct all visitors, and facilitate refreshments while liaising with academy staff as required.
• Support and guide home and away players, staff, parents and match officials to correct areas of the venue.
• Coordinate orderly parking for coaches and cars on matchdays.
• Maintain changing rooms and manage matchday pitch equipment, including goals and corner flags, plus general admin support.
• Support and manage visiting scouts throughout the matchday.
• Pay match officials after the game and liaise to ensure safe collection of money and paperwork.
• Ensure the site is vacated, clean, tidy and secure at end of each matchday session.
• Enforce and promote FA and Premier League Academy Rules at all times.

Skills

Communication

Customer service

Flexible attitude

Own initiative

Team player

Polite and courteous

Organised and time management

Stakeholder liaison

Liaise with coaches/management

Job description

Portsmouth FC Training Centre and various locations

Hours of work

Based on each game assignment

Reports to

Match Day Co-ordinator Supervisor

Remuneration

£12.71 per hour; National Minimum Wage

Join Our Team – Be Part of Pompey’s Future

We are Pompey — proud of our past, passionate about our future, and powered by our people. We’re a club that values honesty, unity, and hard work. Now, we’re looking for someone who shares those values to join our academy.
This is a great opportunity for someone who takes pride in their work, is hands‑on, enthusiastic, flexible and wants to be part of something bigger — maintaining the pitches where legends are made.

Role Summary

This role supports our academy matchday by helping ensure smooth, safe and well‑organised operations across all our venues in and around the city. This role is to enhancing the match‑day experience for home and away team players, staff, parents, and match officials.

You will be part of a hardworking team that takes care of the spaces where memories are made — helping to ensure every corner of the club meets the highest standards. This isn’t just coordination and support— it is being part of the team that keeps Pompey ticking.

Your Key responsibilities include:

• Assist with matchday setup, welcome and direct all visitors, and facilitate refreshments while liaising with academy staff as required.
• Support and guide home and away players, staff, parents and match officials to the correct areas of the venue.
• Coordinate orderly parking for coaches and cars on matchdays.
• Maintain changing rooms and manage matchday pitch equipment, including goals and corner flags, alongside general administrative support.
• Support and manage visiting scouts throughout the matchday.
• Pay match officials after the game and liaise with the administrator to ensure safe collection and return of money and paperwork.
• Ensure the site is fully vacated, clean, tidy and secure at the end of each matchday session.
• Enforce and promote FA and Premier League Academy Rules at all times.

Guidance to Consider

• The role is based at various match venues in and around Portsmouth; a full driving licence and regular access to a vehicle are essential.
• Right to work in the UK must be held prior to applying.
• All DBS and Club Employment checks must be successfully completed.
• FA Safeguarding training must be completed before starting the role.

About The Candidate

Your Skills and Experience

Essential Skills & Qualifications:

• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Have a flexible attitude to work
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Have a polite and courteous manner
• Be organised, have good time management skills
• Ability to liaise with multiple stakeholders in a professional manner
• Ability to liaise with coaches, management and other football related individuals in a professional manner.

About The Club

General Information:

We promote an equal, diverse, and inclusive workplace and we are committed to providing the best experience for our colleagues. As a business we aim to be as representative of as many sections of society as possible, and for each colleague to feel respected and able to give of their best every day. We ensurethat we treat people the right way, promote respect and believe that making the most of our differences is the key to the success of our business.

We take a robust approach to modern slavery and human trafficking and our organisation is absolutely committed to preventing slavery and human trafficking in our corporate activities, and ensuring that our supply chains are free from slavery and human trafficking.

Safeguarding

Portsmouth Football Club is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to ensuring that any club related activity will be in a safe environment where children, young people and adults at risk are protected from harm or abuse whilst under our care.

We acknowledge that every child, young person, or adult at risk who plays or participates in football should be able to take part in an enjoyable and safe environment and be protected from poor practice and abuse. Portsmouth Football Club recognises that this is the responsibility of every adult involved in our club.

We must always respect the dignity and spirit of all people, including children, young people and adults at risk. Treat everyone fairly, encourage a supportive and positive environment to promote healthy competition, skill development, fun and achievement. Avoid contact or conduct that may be interpreted or defined as inappropriate.

Health and Safety

Portsmouth Football Club is committed to ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all employees, contractors, visitors, and others who may be affected by our operations.

As part of this commitment, you are expected to take reasonable care for your own health and safety, as well as that of others. You must comply with the company’s health and safety policies, procedures, and any legal requirements relevant to your role. Together, we aim to maintain a safe and supportive environment that promotes the welfare and security of everyone involved in our activities.

Data Protection

General Information:

We promote an equal, diverse, and inclusive workplace and we are committed to providing the best experience for our colleagues. As a business we aim to be as representative of as many sections of society as possible, and for each colleague to feel respected and able to give of their best every day. We ensurethat we treat people the right way, promote respect and believe that making the most of our differences is the key to the success of our business.

We take a robust approach to modern slavery and human trafficking and our organisation is absolutely committed to preventing slavery and human trafficking in our corporate activities, and ensuring that our supply chains are free from slavery and human trafficking.

Safeguarding

Portsmouth Football Club is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to ensuring that any club related activity will be in a safe environment where children, young people and adults at risk are protected from harm or abuse whilst under our care.

We acknowledge that every child, young person, or adult at risk who plays or participates in football should be able to take part in an enjoyable and safe environment and be protected from poor practice and abuse. Portsmouth Football Club recognises that this is the responsibility of every adult involved in our club.

We must always respect the dignity and spirit of all people, including children, young people and adults at risk. Treat everyone fairly, encourage a supportive and positive environment to promote healthy competition, skill development, fun and achievement. Avoid contact or conduct that may be interpreted or defined as inappropriate.

Health and Safety

Portsmouth Football Club is committed to ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all employees, contractors, visitors, and others who may be affected by our operations.

As part of this commitment, you are expected to take reasonable care for your own health and safety, as well as that of others. You must comply with the company’s health and safety policies, procedures, and any legal requirements relevant to your role. Together, we aim to maintain a safe and supportive environment that promotes the welfare and security of everyone involved in our activities.

Data Protection The Club process all personal data collected during the recruitment process in accordance with complies with Data Protection Act (2018) and GDPR. Data collected as part of the recruitment process is held securely and accessed by, and disclosed to, individuals only for the purposes of managing the recruitment exercise effectively. All data that is deemed unnecessary will be disposed of at the end of recruitment process in line with our GDPR procedure.