Secondary Education Coach (25hrs)

Salary: £17-£20 per hour (depending on qualification), or £112 per day

Hours: 25 hours per week (with potential to extend)

Contract: Sessional, permanent

Location: Selhurst Park Stadium and schools within South London

Closing Date: 3rd July 2026

Interview Date: w/c 6th July 2026

Job Summary

Are you passionate about inspiring young people through sport and education? Join Palace for Life Foundation as a Secondary Education Coach, delivering engaging football coaching, mentoring and small-group interventions across partner schools. This is a rewarding opportunity to motivate secondary-aged students, build confidence and make a lasting impact every day.

What We Offer

• A minimum of 25hrs work per week;

• Training and development opportunities across the organisation;

• The chance to work with the official charity of a Premier League football club;

• A meaningful role where you can make a positive impact on the lives of young people in South London.

Job Description

As Secondary Education Coach, you will:

• Deliver high-quality, engaging football sessions for secondary-aged students across partner schools;

• Build positive relationships with young people through mentoring, pastoral support and small-group interventions;

• Support young people’s confidence, behaviour and personal development through sport;

• Record and report programme data to demonstrate impact and outcomes effectively;

• Promote wider Palace for Life Foundation programmes and opportunities within schools;

• Ensure the safety, welfare and wellbeing of all participants, following safeguarding policies and procedures at all times;

• Represent Palace for Life Foundation professionally and support wider team initiatives where needed.

Person Specification

As successful candidate you will have:

• A passion for using sport to inspire, support and positively impact young people;

• Experience working within secondary school environments;

• Experience in mentoring, behaviour support or delivering small-group interventions with young people;

• A UEFA B Football Coaching qualification or equivalent (or working towards), alongside FA Emergency First Aid and FA Safeguarding Children qualifications;

• The ability to build positive relationships with students, school staff and wider stakeholders;

• The ability to work proactively, flexibly and independently across multiple school settings;

• The ability to represent Palace for Life Foundation professionally and positively at all times.

Safeguarding

We are committed to ensuring the welfare and protection of all children, young people and adults who take part in our activities, and all staff are expected to share this commitment. All successful candidates will go through safer recruitment checks (including a criminal records check) 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

Education

Locations

South London

Hours

Sessional

South London

OUR BENEFITS

• Flexible and remote working

• Generous holiday allowance

• Healthcare plan

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Match tickets for CPFC home games

• & 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.