Football Coach

Cardiff and Vale College; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A Welsh education institution is seeking a part-time football coach to manage the football program at Cardiff. Responsible for overseeing training, player liaison, and identifying talent, the ideal candidate must hold a UEFA B coaching license and have at least two years of coaching experience. This role offers a salary of £20 per hour for Level 3+ and requires 8.5 hours weekly with some flexibility in scheduling.

Benefits

Generous Annual Leave

Health Scheme

Employer's pension contribution of 16.30%

Qualifications

• At least two years of coaching experience.
• Ability to create a high-performance culture for players.
• Experience in implementing training and succession-planning programs.

Responsibilities

• Manage the football program and foster high standards.
• Communicate with players and stakeholders.
• Attend trials to identify talented players.
• Organize players' schedules and ensure effective training.

Skills

Football coaching

Player liaison

Team management

Welsh language skills

Education

UEFA B coaching license

Job description

Overview

Salary: £20 per hour- Level 3 + above, £15 per hour- Level 2

Contractual hours: 8.5

Basis: Part Time - Fractional

Package: Generous Annual Leave, Health Scheme and alongside your salary an employers contribution of 16.30% is made as part of the Local Government Pension scheme.

Job category/type: Sports

Date posted: 17/09/2025

Job reference: REQ00000253

Responsibilities

• Responsible to Head of Football for the day-to-day management of the Football programme. To create a culture, which encourages high personal standards on and off the field, commensurate with a high-performance environment.


• Act as the player liaison, communicating with all individuals.


• Implement a succession-planning programme through recruitment, retention and transition of players into the senior college team(s).


• Support a playing and training strategy which is coherent to the players and recognises the strengths and weaknesses of the team and individuals.


• Encourage the use of analysis systems to develop the team and individuals.


• Assist the Head of Football with written criteria for the selection of players, which should be based on personal and positional qualities. These criteria should be published to players.


• Attend trials and other fixtures in order to identify talented players.


• Attend regular update meetings with the Head of Football.


• Manage players schedule to include the following: - strength and conditioning monitoring, injury evaluation, practice times, ensure clarity of communication systems, recovery sessions, meeting times and match day preparation.


• Welsh language skills are not essential but would be desirable for this role.

To be eligible for this role you will need to hold at least a UEFA B license in a Football Coaching qualification, recognised by the FAW and have at least two years coaching experience. Training sessions take place 4:00pm-5:30pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday with games on a Wednesday from 12:00pm-4:00pm. The successful candidate will have a set schedule across these timings that will equate to 8.5 hours on a weekly basis. Although the timings will be set, some flexibility maybe required at times.

Please note that this is a fixed term contract until March 2026.

Applications are to be made using the Cardiff and Vale College application form only. The college welcomes applications in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application in English. If we invite you to interview, let us know if you would like us to conduct the interview and assessment process in Welsh. The closing date for completed applications 29/09/2025 at 11:59pm. Interviews will take place in the week commencing 29/09/2025. To find out more or apply go to www.cavc.ac.uk or contact the Human Resources Department on 02920250311 or .

All vacancies are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and employment will not commence without a valid up to date DBS check. This is a contractual agreement that must be in place before your employment starts. The Colleges procedure for the Suitability of Ex-offenders for Employment is available upon request. These are contractual agreements that must be in place before your employment can commence. We are committed to the recruitment and retention of disabled people and are a positive disability confident scheme employer.

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