Women's Head Coach

Barnsley Football Club; Salford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Head Coach to lead their Women's Team for the upcoming season. This role offers the opportunity to craft innovative training programs and strategies aimed at maximizing player potential and achieving competitive success. The ideal candidate will possess a UEFA B Licence and a passion for women's football, with a commitment to fostering a positive team environment. Join a forward-thinking club dedicated to player development and community engagement, where your leadership can make a significant impact on the future of the team.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in women's football management.
• Experience in health and safety duties appropriate to the post.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Women's Team with a focus on player success.
• Design and implement training programs and match strategies.
• Ensure compliance with club policies and safeguarding standards.

Skills

Leadership in Women's Football

Player Development

Tactical Awareness

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

UEFA B Licence

Enhanced DBS Clearance

Valid Safeguarding Certificates

Job description

Contract Type: Casual (Training Monday and Wednesday evenings, matchdays on Sunday)

The Purpose:

Salford City Football Club is looking for an inspiring and dynamic Head Coach to lead our Lionesses Team for the 2025-26 season. We're seeking a visionary leader with a proven track record in women's football management, ready to craft and execute a cutting-edge training program with a focus on competitive matchday performances. We are looking for someone to unlock the full potential of our players and drive us towards promotion with the aim of getting back into the fifth tier. If you're passionate about driving success and making a lasting impact, we want to hear from you!

The Role:

• Provide leadership and direction for our Women's Team, fostering a positive and competitive environment.
• Design and deliver a leading-edge training program focused on player development, fitness, and tactical awareness in line with the Club’s coaching philosophy.
• Develop game strategies, conduct pre-match briefings, and lead the team during matches.
• Maximise the potential of each player through personalised coaching, mentoring, and support.
• Support with logistics for all training sessions, fixtures, tournaments and events.
• Record all relevant information including training sessions, fixtures and player reviews.
• Assist in the decision making process regarding the recruitment and retention of players.
• Utilise performance data and video analysis to identify areas for improvement and implement corrective measures.
• Responsible for the maintenance of balls, bibs, cones and all other equipment as required.
• Lead communication between staff and players to ensure optimal wellbeing and the development of the team.
• Role model and ensure positive and professional behaviours, ensuring honesty and integrity at all times when working with young players at the Club. This includes being presentable, smart and personable at all times when representing the Club.
• Ensure you contribute to providing a safe environment, demonstrating safe working practices and follow safeguarding policies and procedures, reporting concerns when necessary.
• Attendance at First Team home games when the schedule allows.
• Ensure all activities comply with club policies, league regulations, and health and safety standards.

The Essentials:

• UEFA Licence – minimum UEFA B
• Enhanced DBS Clearance
• Valid safeguarding certificates
• Experience in undertaking health and safety duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post

The Club actively encourages Continuous Professional Development and would expect the successful candidate to ensure they are keeping updated with new theory and legislation, attend any necessary FA in-service training, and participate in a program of CPD across the technical teams.

About The Candidate

• An in-depth understanding of women's football, including tactics, training methodologies, and player development.
• A strong communicator who is personable and approachable. You will be able to build and maintain relationships with players and staff with a collaborative approach to work.
• Extremely organised and methodical, able to work to tight deadlines with a high degree of accuracy and able to adapt to changing circumstances.
• Passionate about women's football and dedicated to achieving team success.

You will have experience within Women’s football and always prioritise player development through the creation of a positive environment that nurtures our layers. This role will have freedom to implement ways to develop and improve the program within the club's framework including session design, new ideas, systems of playing, player led sessions and off field experiences.

With a professional and attentive approach, you’ll ensure players needs are met, proactively planning for every eventuality. The role will ensure that the Club adheres to its League obligations, ensuring that the coaching programme operates with a high degree of integrity and professionalism. The role will be key in taking the Lionesses to the next level, focussing on creating a first-class player experience and setting high standards across every element of a player’s journey.

We want to develop our players whilst also ensuring the team is competitive to achieve promotion, so it is also of vital importance that our Head Coach recognises the significance of maximising player potential and being creative to achieve outcomes.

Consideration of our player’s welfare is paramount, alongside the successful candidate having the ability to build positive relationships with players, staff and other internal stakeholders including other coaches and management.

You will be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of behaviour and coaching practice are in place and ensure that you adhere to safeguarding policies and procedures. You will create a positive and proactive safeguarding culture which gives players a safe and exciting experience.

The role requires a high degree of flexibility throughout the week to support our busy training and match schedules. You will be required to work every match day including away games and as such you should be prepared to work evenings and weekends on a regular basis. Flexibility is key due to training and matches potentially changing at short notice. Our current training schedule is on Monday and Wednesday evenings, with matchdays on a Sunday.

You will need a full, clean driving licence.

About The Club

The Club is fully committed to safeguarding all children, young people and adults at risk who engage in our activities.We recognise that we have a responsibility to safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable groups and we have policies and procedures in place which all of our staff are trained in and are expected to adhere to as part of their employment. An offer of employment will be subject to receipt of satisfactory DBS check (depending on the role), satisfactory references and proof of eligibility to work in the UK. Salford City FC is an equal opportunities employer. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment. We encourage applications from all candidates regardless of age, race, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or nationality.