Community Coach & Community Playworkers

Lincoln City Foundation; Lincoln; Hybrid; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Safeguarding training

Ongoing staff support

Club representation in the community

Job summary

Lincoln City Foundation is seeking enthusiastic and committed Sessional Sports Coaches to support a wide range of programmes including sport, community, youth and football development across Lincoln and surrounding areas.

This flexible, zero-hour contract role offers £12.71 per hour and requires delivering safe, fun, inclusive sessions at schools, community centres, and matchday events, with duties ranging from session delivery to basic administration and event logistics.

Qualifications

• Experience in sports coaching, youth work or community engagement (paid or voluntary).
• Willingness to undertake mandatory training (Safeguarding, First Aid, etc).
• Awareness of safeguarding and health & safety responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging, safe, and high-quality sports sessions in line with programme objectives and Foundation standards.
• Support and lead activities including football coaching, youth mentoring, after-school and holiday clubs, and community sessions.
• Build positive relationships with children, young people and families, promoting respect, inclusion and positive behaviour.

Skills

Sports coaching experience

Youth work or community engagement

Mandatory training readiness

Safeguarding & health & safety

Building rapport with all ages

Job description

Various sessions available on a Zero-Hour Contract

Salary : £12.71 per hour
Locations : Lincoln and surrounding areas
Hours : Home Matchdays including Saturday's and Tuesday evenings.

Variable - Community Events as required

Lincoln City Foundation is seeking enthusiastic and committed Sessional Sports Coaches

to support the delivery of our wide range of programmes including sport, community, youth,

and football development

About the Role

This flexible role is ideal for individuals passionate about making a positive impact through sport, physical activity, and youth engagement. You’ll deliver safe, fun, and inclusive sessions that inspire children, young people, and families to achieve their potential, develop new skills, and lead healthy, active lives.

Whether it’s on the pitch, in schools, community centres, or at matchday events, our coaches create engaging experiences that support wellbeing, learning, and personal growth for participants of all ages and abilities.

This is a dynamic role ideal for someone who enjoys working with people of all ages, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and wants to make a positive impact in the community.

Key Responsibilities

Deliver engaging, safe, and high-quality sports and physical activity sessions in line

with programme objectives and Foundation standards.

Support and lead a variety of activities, optional sessions include football coaching,

youth mentoring, after-school and holiday clubs, community sessions, and

Build positive, trusting relationships with children, young people, and families, acting

as a role model who promotes respect, inclusion, and positive behaviour.

Contribute to the planning, delivery, and evaluation of sessions and programmes,

ensuring all activities are inclusive and meet participant needs.

Maintain high standards of health & safety, safeguarding, and wellbeing during all activities. Support event logistics including setup, equipment management, and basic administration as required. Collaborate effectively with staff, volunteers, and external partners to create safe, supportive, and fun environments. Assist in identifying participants who may need additional support to fully engage or progress, signposting to further opportunities where appropriate.

What We’re Looking For

Experience in sports coaching, youth work or community engagement (paid or voluntary)

Willingness to undertake mandatory training (Safeguarding, First Aid, etc)

Awareness of safeguarding and health & safety responsibilities

Understanding of behaviour management and inclusive practice

Friendly, approachable and able to build rapport with people of all ages

Passionate about using sport and physical activity to make a positive difference in the community

Reliable, organised and committed to delivering high-quality sessions

Flexible and willing to work evenings, weekends, school holidays or matchdays

Able to work within a diverse community and draw on individual strengths to promote equality and diversity

Clean driving license and access to transport.

What We Provide

Training, including safeguarding (and first aid if needed).

Ongoing support from our staff team.

The chance to represent the Club and Foundation as part of our community.

Lincoln City Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, a clear DBS, and the necessary safer recruitment employment checks.

We do not accept CV’s and cannot keep such documents on file.

Please note that due to Child Employment Laws we cannot employ anyone under the age of 18 to work on our programmes.

Why join Lincoln City Foundation?

Lincoln City Foundation values its employees and aims to be an employer of choice. It is important to the Foundation to cultivate an environment of development and progression therefore actively encouraging staff training (internally and externally), networking and opportunities to support a pathway for those that show initiative, innovation and dedication.

We look for individuals to enhance our team creativity, ambition and dynamic. We welcome those who are passionate, adaptable, high performing and target driven.

As a community-led charity, we want our workforce to reflect the make-up of the individuals we engage with. We consider ourselves to be a family-friendly, responsible employer and can offer flexible working patterns. We welcome applications from a variety of backgrounds and abilities.

For more information on the Foundation please take a look at our strategy, vision and mission available on our website.

Inclusivity

Lincoln City Foundation welcomes applications from all individuals and communities. Only information relevant to the role defined in the job description will be used in the selection process and personal data is retracted to remove unconscious bias.

No terminology in the advert you have seen is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, religion, disability or sexual orientation.

We welcome applications from candidates that wish to explore flexible working patterns.

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