Academy Football Coach

Essex Professional Coaching is a physical activity and sports coaching provider that has been providing outstanding football provision across Essex since 2017.

Our Essex Select Academy programme offer's players across the U6 - U16 age groups the opportunity to develop their football skills in focused, invitation only training groups alongside a competitive programme of games.

Our mission is to ultimately bridge the gap from grassroots to academy football for talented grassroots players, whilst providing unrivalled experiences to support players in their football journey.

Are you passionate about coaching and developing young players? Do you like the idea of positively impacting the lives on children through football on a weekly basis? If you answered yes to the above, then this position could be perfect for you.

As an academy coach with Essex Professional Coaching, your role and responsibilities will include:

• Plan, deliver and evaluate age appropriate football coaching sessions in line with our academy coaching syllabus
• Support and feedback to both children and parents in regards to their child's development on a regular basis
• Produce and develop an individual learning plan for each player that you coach in the programme
• Liase with the academy manager to successfully implement the player recruitment and retention process
• Lead the coaching group at various competitive fixtures, tournaments and festivals throughout the year
• Be a role model for the children you coach, displaying passion, enthusiasm and care for the children you come into contact with to build positive relationships
• Work as part of a coaching team to deliver a remarkable coaching experience for all involved
• Set up and film all academy fixtures using the company Veo camera

To be considered for the football academy coaching role you must demonstrate the following:

Personal qualities

• Motivated to deliver high quality football coaching sessions
• Effective communication skills when interacting with both young people and adults
• Passion for football and working with children
• Ability to encourage, develop & inspire individuals through coaching
• Reliability, with good time management skills
• Be able to deliver on two different evenings midweek across Monday (7.30-9pm, Tuesday (6-7.30pm) or Thursday (5-6pm or 6-7.30pm) - Please note this is essential for the role

Skills & experience

• Have previous experience of working with children aged between 5 - 16 to deliver football coaching activities
• Hold the FA level 1 coaching qualifications (required)
• 1st Aid Certification (required)
• Safeguarding qualification (required)
• Current enhanced DBS certificate (required)
• Hold a UEFA C licence coaching qualification (desirable)
• Hold a UEFA B licence coaching qualification (desirable)
• Sports coaching or physical education degree/diploma (desirable)
• Previous experience in coaching in a professional football academy (desirable)

Benefits

• Long term casual contract between 3 - 5 hours per week
• Opportunity for overtime during school holidays
• Full access to coaching equipment and resources
• Access to internal training and CPD opportunities (Equivalent to 30 hours per year)
• Personal budget for external training courses and qualifications
• Free school holiday childcare for children aged 5+
• Employee assistance programme
• Nike coaching kit

After shortlisting has taken place, we adopt a 3 stage interview process:

1. Telephone Interview - To go through the role and get to know you better

2. Practical Delivery - You will be required to plan and deliver a session at one of our football centres based on a session objective provided by our team

3. Formal Interview - To discuss your suitability for the role

Successful applicants will then be provided with a job offer via telephone and this will be followed up with email confirmation.

*This job is subject to receipt of DBS and relevant references

Salary is dependant on experience.

Job Type: Part-time

Salary: £11 - £20 per hour

Benefits:

• Childcare
• Company events
• Employee discount

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Coach two of the following evenings midweek during term time - Monday (7.30-9pm), Tuesday (6-7.30pm) or Thursday (5-6pm or 6-7.30pm) - Please note this is essential for the role

Work Location: In person

Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 1.5 - 4.5 per week

Salary: £11.00-£20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Childcare
• Employee discount

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

• If you could have any superpower what would it be and why?
• If we could reward you with something to the value of £100 what would you choose?
• Please list 3 dates and times where you would be available for a telephone interview
• List 2 - 3 questions you have about the role

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 14/07/2023
Expected start date: 28/08/2023