Pre-Academy Coach (Casual)

Nottingham Forest; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham Forest Football Club is seeking a Pre-Academy coach to support the development of Academy players. This casual role involves providing coaching to elite players, handling trialist signings, and ensuring effective communication with players and parents. The successful candidate will need to possess a UEFA B Licence and previous coaching experience with youth, making this an exciting opportunity within a passionate club culture.

Qualifications

• Minimum current qualification UEFA B Licence.
• Previous experience working with these age groups, preferably in an Academy.
• Must have a DBS/CRB check and Safeguarding Children Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Provide coaching to develop players and achieve objectives.
• Informed decisions regarding trialists and player retention.
• Ensure all training and game details are communicated effectively.

Skills

Coaching

Player Development

Communication

Education

UEFA B Licence

FA Youth Award

Emergency First Aid

Job description

Engagement: Casual position offering variable hours on a flexible basis

Location: The Nigel Doughty Academy, Nottingham, NG2 7SR

Department: Academy Coaching

Reporting to: Head of Foundation Phase

About the Role:

We are looking for a new Pre-Academy coach to join our Category 1 Academy Coaching Department. You will support and report to the Head of Coaching and be responsible for the technical development and assist in the physical, mental, social and, where necessary, academic development of the Academy schoolboy players within Nottingham Forest Football Club.

The role will be on an ad-hoc engagement/sessional basis.

This is a great opportunity to join NFFC at an exciting time and be part of a successful Club that is passionate about its people.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Provide coaching to develop players of elite quality who are creative and allow us to achieve our objective of outplaying the opposition.
• In conjunction with their respective age group co-ordinators, make informed decisions regarding the signing of trialists and the retention of players.
• Be fully prepared for all games and training, and tidy up playing areas after training and games, including dressing rooms for both home and away matches.
• Ensure all players and parents are informed of details regarding training and games.
• Act at all times in a manner appropriate to the Club, displaying the Academy traits, and ensure that all players in your charge also act appropriately and display these traits.
• Promptly communicate with the Academy Phase Leads all important information, e.g., late arrivals, non-attendance.
• Ensure the correct procedures are followed for trialists, including registration and adherence to trial periods.
• Enforce the player and parent Code of Conduct.
• Drive the Club minibus when required to transport players, staff, and parents to and from games.
• Participate in Continued Professional Development (CPD) activities, both inside and outside the Club, to improve coaching quality, including keeping qualifications up to date and acquiring relevant additional qualifications when appropriate and approved by the Head of Coaching.
• Assist in scouting players within the Academy where necessary and available.
• Complete all necessary administration to comply with EPPP requirements and the Player Performance Application (PMA).

What are we looking for:

Essential:

• Minimum current qualification UEFA B Licence.
• FA Youth Award.
• DBS/CRB check.
• Safeguarding Children Certificate.
• FA Coaches Club Licence Maintenance.
• Emergency First Aid (or equivalent).
• Previous experience working with these age groups, preferably in an Academy or Centre of Excellence.

Desirable:

• UEFA A Licence.
• Advanced Youth Award.
• Professional Playing Experience.
• UEFA Pro Licence.

Forest For Everyone

We aim to create a culture that embraces and celebrates our differences, enabling individuals to feel comfortable, maximize their potential, and eliminate discrimination.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marital/civil partnership status, pregnancy/maternity leave, race, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.

We are committed to developing policies to promote equal opportunities and diversity within our workforce. We require all applicants to provide accurate diversity data during the application process.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding

As part of our commitment to safeguarding, the successful applicant may be required to undergo a DBS check or an enhanced DBS check. The results will be considered on an individual basis, and we will act proportionately when deciding on employment continuation. An FA Enhanced DBS disclosure is required for all relevant new appointments. Applicants must declare any convictions, cautions, or other relevant disclosures. Failure to meet safeguarding requirements may result in withdrawal of the job offer or termination of employment.