Female Scholarship Assistant Coach

EFL; Cambridge; Remote; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridge United FC is seeking a proactive and highly organised individual to support and manage players within the Scholarship programme for the club's Female teams. You will deliver coaching aligned with the Academy Philosophy and curriculum, assist in games operations, and help drive continuous improvement across the CRC programme.

You will monitor training and match performances, contribute to recruitment where appropriate, and pursue ongoing CPD while handling administrative tasks to

Qualifications

• Strong organisational and planning abilities to meet players' needs.
• Clear understanding of the Academy system & football environment.
• Ability to build relationships with club staff.
• Ability to integrate with an existing Youth Development staffing structure.
• Enthusiastic, hardworking, and a good motivator.
• Proactive, highly organised, able to work unsupervised.
• Experience working in a high performing business environment.
• Understanding how players are developed.

Responsibilities

• Support and manage the players in the Scholarship programme for our Female teams.
• Deliver coaching sessions to all Scholarship players in line with the Academy Philosophy and coaching curriculum.
• Attend and assist in the operation of the games programme for the Scholarship Schemes.
• Manage, review and implement the strategy to continuously improve the programme.
• Ensure the Academy Philosophies and Values are adhered to by the Players within the CRC programme.
• Assist in monitoring and assessment of players in the CRC programme from training and match performances.
• Assist with scouting and recruitment processes for all teams within the Scholarship programme.
• Undertake personal CPD as appropriate to meet role demands.
• Assist with administrative tasks including organisation, recording of sessions and player reviews.

Skills

Organisation

Academy system knowledge

Relationship building

Team integration

Motivation/leadership

Proactive

High performance environment

Player development understanding

Job description

• Support and manage the players in the Scholarship programme for our Female teams.


• To deliver coaching sessions to all Scholarship players in line with the Academy Philosophy and coaching curriculum.


• To attend and assist in the operation of the games programme for the Scholarship Schemes.


• To manage, review and implement the best strategy to continuously Improve the programme as best as possible.


• To ensure the Academy Philosophies and Values are adhered to by the Players within the CRC programme.


• To assist in the monitoring and assessment of the players in the whole CRC programme from training and match performances.


• To assist with the scouting and recruitment processes where appropriate for all teams within our Scholarship programme.


• To undertake personal CPD as appropriate to meet the demands of the role.


• To assist with administrative tasks related to the role, including general Organisation, recording of sessions and match performances and player reviews.

About The Candidate

• High levels of organisation and planning to meet the player’s needs.


• A clear understanding of the Academy system & football environment.


• An ability to build relationships with staff members at the club.


• An ability to integrate with an already strong Youth Development staffing structure.


• An enthusiastic, hardworking individual who is a good motivator.


• Proactive, highly organised individual with an ability to work unsupervised.


• Experience working in a high performing business environment.


• Understanding how players are developed.

About The Club

Cambridge United is a community focused football club woven into the fabric of a world-renowned city admired for its education, research, and technology.
Cambridge United aspire to compete at the highest levels of English Football whilst operating a sustainable football club embedded within the heart of its community.
As a Club we have three main objectives which we aspire to achieve:

Creating Memories

We are a modern progressive community focused club run sustainably to create memorable moments on and off the pitch, which help engage and excite current and future generations.

Driving Standards

Through constant self-reflection and education, we seek to evolve both on and off the pitch, with a clear focus on raising our standards and levels of performance.

Improving Lives & Communities

With our players, staff, and fans at the heart of the Club, we seek to construct and enhance relationships between communities and use the power of sport to change lives.

The Values

We engage positive and inspiring characters who are committed to serving and strengthening our community, by adopting our three key values.

Teamwork

We achieve more through working together than alone and are United in Endeavour.

Hard work

We are committed to learning and working towards our pursuit of excellence in everything we do.

Humility

We will celebrate each other’s successes and recognise that no individual is greater than the collective.

We believe that standing still in both football and business is not an option. We are on an exciting journey to reach the highest levels of English Football.

Recent investment into training facilities and the purchase of the Cledara Abbey Stadium which will soon be redeveloped, optimises our aspiration to grow with one of the world’s fastest developing cities where the rules of Association Football were created.

We pride ourselves on providing employees with an opportunity to succeed and value innovation, collaboration and personal growth. Most importantly we are dedicated to creating a supportive and inclusive environment, underpinned by our motto to be ‘United in Endeavour’.

Employability statement

Cambridge United FC is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff. We aim to create a supportive and inclusive working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit.

Safeguarding statement

Cambridge United FC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. For those positions where a criminal record check (DBS) is identified as necessary, this will be carried out in line with other safer recruitment checks. The post holder will be required to undergo Safeguarding training periodically.

Equality, Diversity & inclusion

Cambridge United FC is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from disabled candidates. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

We aim to create a supportive and inclusive working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit. We do not discriminate based on age, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religious or political belief or affiliation, trade union membership, gender, gender reassignment, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, disability, socio-economic background or any other inappropriate distinction or characteristic covered by the Equality Act 2010.