Women's First Team Lead Goalkeeper Coach - Sessional

Barnsley Football Club; Bolton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Bolton Wanderers Football Club is seeking a dedicated Goalkeeper Coach for the Women's first team. The role involves leading goalkeeper coaching, ensuring player development, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. Ideal candidates will hold a UEFA B Goalkeeping Licence and have experience in a professional football setting.

Qualifications

• Significant experience working in a professional football club.
• Experience of working with female athletes.
• Member or intend to become a member of the FA Licensed Coaching Club.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage goalkeeper coaching across the Women's first team.
• Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team to support player wellbeing.
• Ensure timely updating of player information on the management system.

Skills

Customer focus

Effective communication

Team working

Personal effectiveness

Education

UEFA B Goalkeeping Licence

FA Safeguarding Children certification

Basic First Aid for Sport certification

Job description

Lead and manage the goalkeeping coaching across the Women's first team; ensuring coaching, welfare and education philosophies are upheld in line with the Women's Performance Plan.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan, deliver, and lead on all goalkeeper coaching, always promoting good practice.
• Work with the First Team Head Coach to set targets and outcomes in line with the Women's Performance Plan.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with staff across the Club.
• Ensure coaching files for goalkeepers are maintained and up to date, including relevant Individual Development Plans(IDP).
• Ensure timely and accurate updating of player information on the Women's player management system.
• Liaise effectively and work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team across the Women's and other departments of the club where required.
• Lead on goalkeeper recruitment in-line with the First Team Head Coach, and ensure relationships with partner clubs are maintained when including Goalkeepers on dual-registrations.
• Support on set piece design and implementation, including leading set pieces on a matchday.
• Work alongside a multidisciplinary team (MDT) to support match preparation.
• Collaborate with the MDT staff to ensure the players' physical conditioning, nutrition, and overall wellbeing are addressed.
• Carry out regular performance reviews with subordinates in line with Company guidelines.

General Responsibilities:

• Be an ambassador of the Group, providing excellent customer service at all times whilst portraying a professional image both internally and externally.
• Treat all colleagues as customers, ensuring respectful, positive outcomes across all communications.
• Adhere to and abide by all BWFC policies, procedures and guidelines, especially remembering responsibilities to others under Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety, Equality and Diversity.
• Perform other duties as required, which are considered relevant to the role and to the objectives of BWFC.

About The Candidate

Qualifications & Knowledge

• Hold a minimum of a UEFA B Goalkeeping Licence.
• Significant experience of working in a professional football club.
• Experience of working with female athletes.
• Be a member or intend to become a member of the FA Licensed Coaching Club.
• Hold in date and valid FA Safeguarding Children and Basic First Aid for Sport (BFAS) or Emergency Aid (EFAiF) certification.
• Customer focus:Develops and maintains knowledge of the needs of customers and focuses energy and efforts on meeting these needs.
• Effective communication:Communicates confidently and effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Team working:Supports others in the achievementof their objectives.
• Personal effectiveness:Develops effective plans to deliver optimum results within agreed timeframes, by the most cost efficient route.

About The Club

As a founder member of the Football League (EFL), Bolton Wanderers is an internationally renowned club with a history of playing in all four professional leagues of English football and winning the FA Cup on four occasions. This distinguished heritage provides a strong foundation for our current drive and future aspirations.

Since the 2019 acquisition by Football Ventures (Whites) Ltd, a new chapter is underway for Bolton Wanderers and Bolton Stadium Hotel, focused on actively shaping a dynamic and enduring future. We are committed to a distinctive approach, driving the club's progress with ambitious plans realised through practical, genuine and comprehensive strategies.

As we continue striving towards achieving greater success, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a dedicated, dynamic Goalkeeper coach to join our journey and help shape the history of the Women's Team at Bolton Wanderers.

As as equal opportunities employer, Bolton Wanderers Football Club is committedto the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.

BWFC seek to ensure that all children and young people are protected and kept safe from harm while they are with staff and volunteers within Bolton Wanderers activities. Everyone at Bolton Wanderers has a safeguarding responsibility to all work colleagues, fans and any vulnerable adults and children.