Community Football Coach

Forest Green Rovers Football Club; Nailsworth; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plan

Life assurance

Generous pension contribution

Discounts on shops and events

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Onsite parking

Job summary

Forest Green Rovers Football Club is seeking a Community Football Coach to deliver a range of active sessions, including football activities on soccer camps and in community settings, as well as PL Kicks and Girls Development Centre programs.

You will promote safeguarding and inclusivity, embody FGR values, and may work on matchdays or evenings as required. A genuine passion for youth development and football is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 1 football coaching badge.
• Experience in school, club, or community settings.
• Ability to plan, deliver & evaluate coaching sessions.
• Enhanced CRB/DBS clearance.
• FA Safeguarding & Emergency Aid qualifications.
• Clean Driver's License.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a range of football coaching sessions in camps and community settings.
• Support school/community sessions and curriculum-based activities.
• Mentor other staff through coaching/teaching.
• Promote participation and love for football within the community.

Skills

Level 1 badge

Deliver coaching sessions

Communication skills

Team player

Driving license

Education

FA Coaching Pathway Level 1

UEFA B or Level 2 Coaching Award

Teaching Qualification

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

We are currently looking for a Community Football Coach who will need to be able to deliver a range of active sessions, which may include coaching football-based activities on our soccer camps and in community settings, PL Kicks sessions , Girls Development Centre and supporting occasional after-school and curriculum-based classroom sessions.

New coaches will be accountable for the welfare of children and vulnerable adults under their responsibility, in line with the Trust's Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adult Policies.

We also expect individuals to embrace equality, diversity, and inclusivity to facilitate a consistent, coordinated, and embedded approach to fairness and opportunity across the Trust. Successful candidates will need to embody FGR Community values.

The role may require you to be available on matchdays, which are typically every other Saturday or a weekday evening.

• Knowledge of the FA Coaching Pathway and a minimum of a Level 1 football coaching badge
• Experience of working or volunteering within either school, club, or community sporting settings
• Ability to plan, deliver & evaluate coaching sessions
• Good communication, organisational and interpersonal skills
• Enhanced CRB Certificate or Current FA DBS Clearance
• FA Safeguarding & Emergency aid/ BFAS Qualifications
• Ability to work within a team effectively & efficiently and buy-in to the environmental ethos
• Computer Literate
• Experience of working in a charity or community organisation
• Mentoring other staff through coaching/teaching
• Knowledge of the national curriculum for children aged 5-11 years and/or 11-16 years
• 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 with Quality Assurance Reporting platforms
• Experience facilitating cup, camps, and curriculum programmes
• Working with socially excluded young people and vulnerable adults
• Teaching Qualification, Level 2 Coaching Award or UEFA B license
• Level 2 or 3 Supporting PE and school sport (or equivalent)
• Clean Driver's License

We are an equal opportunities employer and committed to ensuring that all are treated fairly and with respect, regardless of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, sex or sexual orientation.

FGR are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment fully. And as an organisation we are committed to supporting staff development in this area. Forest Green is looking to the future - Climate change is an existential threat, and we need to build a more sustainable world.

Sustainability is at the core of everything we do at FGR. We're on a mission to push the boundaries of what is possible in the world of sport, and beyond. Established in 1889, we're also one of the oldest football clubs in the world.

That history continues with every season and every trophy, bolstered by the support of an incredibly passionate, global fanbase. Those moments are only made possible with the right people; those who show courage, tenacity, ambition, dedication to their community, and independent thought.

As the world's first vegan football club, doing things differently is a way of life. We're looking for like-minded people that can help create the future our planet needs.

Let's change the game.

What's in it for you...

• Healthcare plan, life assurance and generous pension contribution
• Various company discounts (including shops, days out and events)
• Holiday of 25 days (plus bank holidays) & ability to buy/sell days
• Cycle to work scheme, car pooling and onsite parking available

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 it's people in the best possible way at all times and helps the employees to make make their contribution in a changing environment.