Hourly Paid Assistant Football Coach
Heart of Worcestershire College
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Job summary
Heart of Worcestershire College is seeking an enthusiastic Assistant Football Coach to support the Football Academy across campuses. You will assist the Head Coach, plan and deliver coaching and fitness sessions, and help with matches, ensuring a safe, inclusive environment and strong student engagement.
The role is term-time, based mainly at Worcester campus with travel to other sites as required. It attracts an hourly rate up to £15.48, with 6 hours per week for 30 weeks.
Qualifications
- Level 2/GCSE in Maths and English or willingness to gain.
- FA Level 2/UEFA C licence or higher.
- Enhanced DBS clearance.
- First Aid qualification.
Responsibilities
- Assist Head Football Coach with running the Football Academy.
- Independently run football coaching and fitness sessions.
- Assist with matchday activities and deputise for the Head Coach when required.
- Maintain a safe, inclusive environment for training and matches.
Skills
Education
Job description
Job Title Hourly Paid Assistant Football Coach Closing Date 15/10/2026 23:59 Pay Up to £15.48 per hour (including holiday pay) depending on experience and qualifications. Hours 6 Hours x 30 Weeks Type Part Time
To become an Assistant Football Coach in our Sports department, we need someone who is motivated, passionate and ambitious.
The successful candidate will have the chance to acquire new skills and develop their abilities in a wide range of activities.
We have a variety of students from the surrounding area, we are a welcoming and inclusive community that champions diversity and equality across our college.
Our departments collaborate to establish and uphold the inclusive HoW culture, we keep this in mind as we manage interactions with the public, fellow employees, and nearby schools.
Although this position is centred on our Worcester campus, all applicants must be prepared to travel to our other campuses or surrounding areas as required.
To find a more detailed list of your day-to-day responsibilities, please refer to the key roles and accountabilities section on our Job Description. You will support in many aspects. To name a few:
- Support the Head Football Coach in delivering the Football Academy programme, including training sessions and matches.
- Independently plan and lead football coaching and fitness sessions for students.
- Assist with matchday activities and deputise for the Head Coach when required.
- Maintain a safe, effective and inclusive environment for all training sessions, matches and equipment.
Heart of Worcestershire College, the county's largest further education institution, offers a diverse range of academic, vocational, and community courses throughout its campuses. In all we do, our principles of diversity, integrity, partnership, and trust come through, enabling us to offer timely and knowledgeable services both within and outside of our immediate neighbourhood. By 2030, we also intend to be 90% green!
Our goal is to advance, innovate, and inspire. We're looking for people who want to come along for the journey because our growth will be your growth.
- Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (available 24/7, 365 days a year); giving access to free confidential counselling
- Regular Continuing Professional Development
- Opportunity to gain further qualifications and enhance professional development through our Awards process
- Generous holiday allowance
- Agile and Flexible working (Dependent upon role)
- Employee discounts & benefits package including high street and travel discounts
- Fantastic progression opportunities
- A mentor to support you in your new role
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Free onsite parking (Certain Campuses only)
- Opportunities of volunteering within local community and charities
Every person we hire has a different mix of experiences, cultures, and identities, as well as a unique background and physical make-up. Together, we strengthen HoW.
The College is striving to attract, develop and retain the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised.
We want you to know that HoW is an equal opportunity employer as you are probably applying for or considering applying for a job with us if you are reading this. This College expects everyone to share its commitment to promoting and protecting children, young people, and vulnerable adults' welfare and equality of opportunity.
For us, this means that we always work to be as inclusive as possible in all areas of employment and that we will not allow any form of discrimination.
All successful applicants will be required to complete and pay for a Disclosure & Barring Service check. Along with online verification to ensure the safety of our pupils.
To learn more about the role, please contact our HR Department on 01527 572592 or hr@howcollege.ac.uk.
- Job Description
- AIM AND PURPOSE OF THE JOB
- Provide coaching support for Heart of Worcestershire College's Under 21's Football Academy training and fixtures.
- Attend training and, if appropriate, the team fixtures supporting the Head Coach (HC) (both home and away).
There is also a requirement to be available during pre-season training during the months of August and September as needed.
- To assist the Head Football coach with the running of the Football Academy.
- To be able to independently run football coaching/fitness sessions.
- To assist the head coach and occasionally deputise for the head coach during matches home and away.
- To assist with fitness training and health promotion of all students on the Football Academy.
- To be responsible for maintaining safe and effective management of all training sessions, matches and equipment relating the Football Academy.
- To be available to assist an average of 6 hours per week during pre-season and regular season.
- To commit to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
- To take direct responsibility for own continuous professional development.
- To undertake such other duties as are commensurate with the grade and purpose of the post.
- To commit to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
- To participate in the College's Performance Management Scheme and attend such training events as are necessary to enable him/her to carry out the duties of the job description.
- To continually improve teaching, learning and assessment through proactive CPD and sharing best practice.
- To actively participate in the College's Quality System, including quality improvement strategies and initiatives.
- To undertake such other duties as may be assigned commensurate with the grade and purpose of the post.
- To take reasonable care for the health and safety of him/her and for others affected by his/her work.
- To actively support College Safeguarding, Equality and Diversity policies.
- To operate/conduct all HR tasks and functions within the principles of GDPR.
The appointment is subject to the Conditions of Service for Business Support Staff.
- Enhanced DBS
- 2 x References, one of which must be your current or most recent employer
- Qualification validation check
You will be paid an hourly rate for every hour of work.
The hours of work will be based on 6 hours per week for 30 weeks per year (term time only).
As this is a term time only appointment you will receive a payment in lieu of holiday, which is in addition to your salary. You will also be paid for any Statutory Bank Holidays and concessionary days which fall within your working week.
The College operates an occupational pension scheme, namely the 'Local Government Pension Scheme'.
All newly appointed staff must serve a 4-month probationary period. During the probationary period you will have to complete the corporate staff induction, a Teaching and Learning Induction session if you deliver learning and additional mandatory courses on: Equality & Diversity session, Keeping Children safe in Education, Safeguarding Training session, Prevent, GDPR, Cyber Security and Health & Safety training session. Failure to complete these will prevent you from successfully completing your probation.
As defined in the person specification of the job description, those staff with these responsibilities are required to undertake first aid and or fire marshal duties across the College, when called upon to do so. Staff must ensure they are up to date with the relevant training.
Please note that without 2 satisfactory references being received before the end of the probationary period, new staff will not be able to successfully pass their probationary.
The successful applicant will be based at Worcester Campus but may be required to work at other locations from time to time.
The College will undertake qualification validation by writing to the appropriate educational institute. Only those qualifications which are essential for the post will be followed up.
If you are required to obtain a qualification as a contractual requirement, the College reviews its CPD budget on an annual basis regarding availability of funds and cannot therefore guarantee that newly appointed staff will receive either part or full funding for the course fees. However, student loan facilities are available.
All staff are required to have a minimum level 2 qualification in both English and Maths. If you are not already in receipt of one or both of these qualifications, you will be expected to obtain it (them) during your employment at the College.
The College 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 newly appointed staff will be required to undertake safeguarding training following their appointment.
Heart of Worcestershire College adheres to the Department of Education's guidance on 'Keeping children safe in Education'. As part of your induction, you will be required to read and understand part 1 of this document.
All successful applicants will be required to complete and pay for a Disclosure & Barring Service check. The costs of this check will be deducted from the applicants first salary payment from the College. The College adheres to the DBS Code of Practice and has policies covering the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders and the Secure Storage, Handling, Use, Retention and Disposal of Disclosures and Disclosure Information. Copies of these are available on request.
The College is committed to the fair treatment of its staff, potential staff or users of its services, regardless of race, gender religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependants, age, physical/mental disability or offending background.
As an organisation we use the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) to assess the suitability of all prospective appointments. We undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure on the basis of conviction or other information revealed.
Applicant/employees are required to declare any unspent conditional cautions or convictions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 or any adult cautions (simple or conditional) or spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020'.
The only exception to this requirement is that applicants/employees do not need to disclose any 'protected' cautions, or convictions as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2013.
All successful applicants will be required to undertake any appropriate training and development as required, including Health and Safety.
H oW College is a Smoke Free environment from the effects of direct/indirect contact with smoking, including using the following:
- Cigarettes
- E-cigarettes
- Vaporisers
- Pipe smoking
- Cigars
- And all other associated smoking products.
Candidates with a disability should contact the HR Department before interview if they require any adjustments to be made for the interview and/or selection tests.
Please be aware that HoW College complies with the current Data Protection Act and is currently developing systems to ensure that we will be fully compliant with GDPR when this comes into force in May 2018. GDPR is a European wide update to the Data Protection Act, with more requirements and stronger enforcement. As such we expect all staff to fully comply with the requirements of these legislation. Failure to do so will lead to formal disciplinary action.
Members of staff will be provided with guidance in relation to GDPR to ensure that full compliance is achieved and maintained within the College.
Further information can be obtained by using the following link: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/
Requirements
Attainment (e.g. Qualifications, Experience)
Essential:
- Level 2/GCSE 'C/4' (at least) qualification in both Maths and English, or a willingness to gain.
- FA Level 2/UEFA C licence or higher.
- (EMFAIF) or similar.
- Enhanced DBS.
- First Aid Qualification.
Desirable:
- Sport/Sports Coaching/PE Degree or similar.
- FA Level 3/4 or UEFA B licence or higher.
- NGB Coaching Qualifications (not football).
- Advanced First Aid qualification.
- Previous experience working in an elite sporting environment.
- UK Driving License including D1 category.
General Skills
Essential:
- Good communication skills.
- Computer Literacy including MS office and Excel.
Desirable:
No Desirable General Skills
Specific Special Skills
Essential:
- Experience of working within performance/elite level sport (preferably football).
Desirable:
- Understanding of EPPP and requirements working in a Cat 1 Academy.
- Experience of working in an education setting.
Disposition/Personal Qualities
Essential:
- High work ethic.
- Encourage, maintain and manage the performance of elite footballers.
Desirable:
No Desirable Disposition/Personal Qualities
General Points
Essential:
- Full Driving Licence.
Desirable:
No Desirable General Points
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