Community Coach

Forest Green Rovers Football Club; Binfield; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

A UK-based football club is seeking a coach to deliver football sessions in diverse community settings. Responsibilities include building relationships with young people, planning sessions, and supporting community initiatives. Ideal candidates have FA coaching qualifications, excellent communication skills, and a passion for promoting sports among youth. The role requires flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, to align with community and program needs.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Opportunity to engage with the community

Qualifications

• Experience in school, club, or community sporting settings.
• Willingness to undertake Enhanced DBS check.
• FA Safeguarding and Emergency Aid/BFAS qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with diverse young people.
• Plan and deliver age-appropriate football sessions.
• Collect and process data for programs.

Skills

Knowledge of the FA Coaching Pathway

Good communication skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to build relationships with young people

Education

FA Introduction to Coaching Football (FA Level 1)

Level 3/4 TA/HLTA qualification

Job description

Various locations around Gloucestershire 40 hours per week, part time considered. Reporting into Project Coordinators.

The successful candidate/s will need to be able to support the delivery of a range of active sessions, such as coaching football-based activities on our soccer camps and in community settings. The main aspects on delivery will be on our Premier League Programmes. Flexible working will be required for this role as well as regular evening and weekend work. Premier League Kicks uses the power of football and sport to inspire young people to reach their potential. We run sessions during the weekday evenings, providing young people with an opportunity for free sports sessions around Gloucestershire.

Responsibilities

• Build positive relations with diverse groups of young people from various backgrounds.
• Plan and deliver age‑appropriate sessions which focus on developing life skills, along with fundamental skills and techniques, promoting enjoyment for the game across the whole Kicks programme (including Disability and Girls sessions).
• Support in the delivery of tournaments/matches, refereeing or managing young people, ensuring that they all receive equal playing time and experience.
• Maintain clear and consistent communication with participants, parents, community partners and other coaching staff.
• Collect, store and process data.
• Assist project lead with achieving ambitious KPI's, optimising engagement, and building good relationships with partners.
• Assist project lead with leading and developing workshops, tournaments and social action projects.
• Lead coaching at Soccer Camps – up to 20 young people, providing fun, inclusive, engaging, age‑appropriate sessions throughout the day.
• Collect and process data for all programmes.
• Work on match days.
• Coach will be accountable for the welfare of children and vulnerable adults under their supervision, in line with the Trust's Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adult Policies.
• The role may require availability on matchdays, typically every other Saturday or a weekday evening.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the FA Coaching Pathway and a minimum of an FA Introduction to Coaching Football (FA Level 1) qualification or Youth Work level 2.
• Level 3/4 TA/HLTA qualification or willingness to work towards one.
• Experience of working or volunteering within either school, club, or community sporting settings.
• Ability to plan, deliver and evaluate coaching sessions.
• Good communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
• FA Safeguarding and Emergency Aid/BFAS qualifications.
• Ability to work within a team effectively and efficiently, and buy‑in to the environmental ethos.
• Computer literate.
• Ability to build relationships with young people.

Desirable

• UEFA C Licence/Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Football (or equivalent).
• Level 3 in Supporting the Delivery of Physical Education, School Sport and Physical Activity AfPE qualification.
• D1 minibus licence.
• Experience of working in a charity or community organisation.
• Mentoring other staff through coaching or teaching.li>
• Knowledge and understanding of the charity, voluntary and community sector.
• A desire to pursue a career in the football industry and be a committed, enthusiastic, and highly motivated, showing a passion for promoting participation and love for the sport.
• Experience facilitating cup competitions, holiday camps, and school curriculum programmes.
• Working with socially excluded young people and vulnerable adults.

About the Club

Founded in 1889, Forest Green Rovers is a football club with a rich history, but we are always working to be at the forefront of something new. FIFA have described us as the greenest football club in the world, and we are the first and only vegan football club in the world. Our aim is to be in the Championship within the next five years, and we are planning to build a stadium to match those ambitions. The stadium, designed by Zaha Hadid, will be the only stadium in the world made entirely of wood. As a valued member of the team, you will be supporting the Group Environmental policy and its associated targets to make the Green Britain Group net carbon neutral by 2025.

Flexibility Statement

The fast‑moving nature of the company's business means that from time to time you may be asked to perform duties or tasks outside of your original job description on an ad‑hoc basis. This allows the company to use its people in the best possible way at all times and helps the employees to make their contribution in a changing environment.

Equality and Diversity Statement

Forest Green Rovers is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to providing equality for all.