1. The Department

Our Boys Academy Department has been awarded the prestigious category one status accolade, demonstrating that we provide the highest level of quality coaching, education, training, and facilities for our youth football provision.

To continue to deliver our ambitious plans for identifying and developing young footballers, we have some exciting opportunities available for Assistant Coaches to work across our Pre-Academy and Emerging Talent Centre Programmes.

Pre-Academy Programme

The Pre-Academy programme works with the U7 and U8s age groups, whilst players within these age groups are not officially signed players, we aim to provide a high-level quality coaching environment to develop and identify talented players to register at U9s.

Emerging Talent Centres

The Emerging Talent Centres provide a platform for players who are deemed “on the fringes” to access high quality coaching and facilities. The aim of the emerging talent centres is to “Identify and Access” and “Monitor and Develop” a wider pool of players on a weekly basis.

We are recruiting for Assistant Coaches across our Pre-Academy and Emerging Talent Centres at the following locations:

*         Coventry Centre – Butts Park Arena

*         Birmingham Centre – Inner City Academy (Brookvale)

2. The Role

You will be responsible for delivery of high-quality coaching sessions whilst working closely with staff from the Coaching and Talent ID Departments to support the development and identification of young players who have the potential to play for Aston Villa Academy.

You will have access to a thorough Continued Professional Development (CPD) framework delivered across the season.

3. The Person

We are looking for highly motivated and proactive Assistant Coaches who are passionate about developing and identifying young footballers.

The successful candidates will be qualified to at least FA Level 2 in Coaching Football / UEFA C Licence and have an up-to-date FA First Aid Certificate.

You will have previous experience of working with children in particular the coaching of young players aged 7-11 and demonstrable experience of planning and delivering football coaching sessions to a high level.

You must also be available to work flexibly as this role will require you to work evenings and weekends.