Football Coach (Casual)
Salary: £14.00 - £21.00 per hour depending on qualification
Hours: Evenings on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays
Contract: Sessional
Closing Date: Rolling applications
Interview Date: As applications received
Job Summary
We are looking for highly motivated football coaches to deliver engaging football sessions across our football development pathway. You will be responsible for planning and delivering informative team coaching sessions, and will join a team of experienced and dedicated coaches, developing the next generation of footballers in South London.
What We Offer
- Regular hours to suit your schedule;
- London Living Wage salary as a minimum;
- Training and development opportunities across our teams;
- The opportunity to work with the official charity of a Premier League football club.
Job Description
As Football Coach you will:
- Plan and deliver age-appropriate training sessions focusing on fundamental skills, movements and techniques, implementing fun and engaging practices that promote player development and enjoyment of the game;
- Manage and coach teams during matches and tournaments, ensuring all players receive equal playing time and experience, providing tactical instructions and encouraging positive sportsmanship;
- Maintain clear and consistent communication with players, parents and other coaching staff;
- Ensure the safety and wellbeing of all players during training sessions and matches, adhering to Foundation policies and procedures;
- Maintain accurate records of attendance and player development.
Person Specification
As successful candidate you will:
- Have experience in coaching football, ideally within a talent development environment, with a proven track record of success;
- Be an FA/UEFA qualified coach, ideally at Level 2/UEFA C or above;
- Be reliable, organised, flexible and wiling to learn;
- Be available for evening, weekend and/or holiday work.
Safeguarding
We are committed to ensuring the welfare and protection of all children, young people and adults at risk who take part in our activities, and all staff are expected to share this commitment. All successful candidates will go through safer recruitment checks before commencing employment.
Equalities
We endorse the principle of equality and strive to ensure that all our staff and participants have a genuine and equal opportunity to participate to the full extent of their own ambitions and abilities, and can be assured of an environment in which their rights, dignity and worth are respected.
We want our staff to reflect the diversity of our local community, and we welcome applications from individuals of all age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion of belief and marriage and civil partnership.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made to support your application, please just let us know.
- Department
- Football Development
- Locations
- South London
- Hours
- Sessional
South London
OUR BENEFITS
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Flexible and remote working
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Generous holiday allowance
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Healthcare plan
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Employee Assistance Programme
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Match tickets for CPFC home games
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& plenty more!
Our Values
- TEAMWORK 🤝
We support everyone around us and treat them with respect, working together to achieve great results.
We are proud to represent Palace and aspire to be the best in everything we do.
- INNOVATION💡
We are not afraid to try new things, we are creative and inspiring, always seeking new ways to progress.
About Palace For Life Foundation
The Palace for Life Foundation is the official charity of Crystal Palace FC which has been working with the south London community for over 30 years. We use the power of football and the Palace brand to change the lives of young people across south London, particularly the most vulnerable. We work with 18,000 people each year, inspiring them to find a better path and to lead a healthier life.