About Us:

Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Charlton, south-east London. The club was founded on June 9^th, 1905 and has a very storied history from rising to the top-flight of English Football in the 1930s (First Division) and again in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, to winning the FA Cup in 1947 and to leaving their Valley home in the mid-1980s only to make an impassioned return in 1992. Historically, the women's team played under Charlton Athletic from 2000 to 2007 but were released to become an independently run team in 2007 following the men's team's relegation from the Premier League.

The women's team were originally formed as a non-professional team in 1991 and were highly successful in the early 2000s winning The FA Cup, the League Cup, and the Charity Shield, as well as coming runners-up in the top division in multiple seasons. In February 2021, the club acquired the Charlton Athletic Women's team, turning the team full-time professional, and integrating them to become one club again.

Currently, our men's first team competes in League One, the third tier of English football, and our women's team competes in the Women’s Championship, the second highest division of women's football in England. At Charlton, we are ‘one club’ and can be truly described as a ‘family club’.

Role Description:

To assist with the daily operation and function of the Men’s Academy Sport Science Department across a wide variety of disciplines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist the daily monitoring of all PDP (U21/ U18s) players using a range of physical tests to produce pre-training reports for the Sports Science department and coaching staff.

• Live monitoring of players GPS during training/rehabilitation sessions to feed information back to relevant staff to ensure physical targets are achieved.

• Assist with the collection and analysis of all data to produce daily training/load monitoring reports for Sport Science and coaching staff when required.

• Continually develop and maintain all Sport Science databases to the highest standard.

• Assist with the delivery of strength and conditioning sessions for the Academy’s players (U21s – U9s) inclusive of mobility, strength, power, speed and athletic development.

• Assist with recovery sessions to ensure optimal recovery between matches/sessions to reduce the risk of injury and optimise physical outputs.

• Measure, record, and track all physical testing of players including anthropometric, gym and pitch-based tests.


• Take part in external and internal CPD, maintain knowledge of contemporary research and trends within the field and contribute to the evolution of the current program within the multidisciplinary team.

Education/Qualifications/Training:

• Must be enrolled on a BSc in Sports Science or a related discipline and looking to complete a sandwich year.

Abilities/Skills/Knowledge:

• A basic understanding of Sport Science and its role within a professional sporting environment.

• Comprehension of Strength & Conditioning principles.

• Able to demonstrate understanding of sports nutrition.


• Knowledge of field and gym based testing and how it can be applied in professional sport.

Additional Information:

• This a full time role that includes work on weekends and evenings;

• Applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK;

• Charlton Athletic FC is committed to following relevant health & safety regulations and all members of staff are expected to be fully aware and adhere to, at all times, the Club’s H&S and fire safety procedures;

• Charlton Athletic Football Club are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment;


• CAFC is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and its policies for recruitment, selection, training, development and promotion are designed to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, color, nationality, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, ethnic and national origin, disability or gender reassignment.