Job purpose

To deliver on our Football Development activities in Wolverhampton and surrounding areas and support the international programme.
Coach across the Football Development programme and work with other staff to deliver high quality sessions. Update player tracking and liaise with full time staff on evaluation of players. This is an exciting time to join our Football Development department as we have been growing the provision and reach of our sessions in the local and surrounding areas.

Key responsibilities

• Coach on the football development programme in Wolverhampton and surrounding areas


• Assist the International programme on the delivery of sessions


• Be available to deliver on educational programmes


• Liaise with senior staff to review sessions on Evening & Weekend, Tots programmes


• Support International Growth with delivery on Touring groups who come to the UK


• Create relevant sessions plans, monitoring and evaluations for sessions


• Monthly meetings with Football Development Manager and Football Development Officers


• Support the clubs ‘Pyramid’ on player movement.

Safeguarding

This role carries a specific safeguarding responsibility. This means that the post-holder is required to apply all relevant policies and uphold the Club’s commitment to safeguarding vulnerable people.

Person Specification

• Strong understanding of football development activities


• Understand how to promote the brand through football development activities


• Knowledge of coaching pathway structure


• Knowledge of player pathway (boys & girls)


• To understand, demonstrate knowledge and have experience of current safeguarding practices


• Knowledge of developing a coaching curriculum


• Coaching players through a coaching structure


• Knowledge of current coaching trends


• Ability to assess and track player’s progress


• Understanding of the club’s vision, mission and values


• To be able to act as a positive mentor to children and young people in sport


• Be a positive mentor to other casual staff or new casual staff


• Accurately record and complete relevant paperwork


• Planning and organisational skills


• Presentation skills


• Evidence of working with targeted groups


• Evidence of working in school environment, recreational, development and elite levels


• Ability to communicate at all levels and with external partners


• Ability to build good relationships with external partners


• Ability to remain calm under pressure


• Availability for flexible working hours


• Ability to travel around the club’s domestic geographical area


• Availability to travel Internationally to deliver on activities


• Understanding of how to work safely with children and/or adults at risk and uphold generally accepted practice when working with those participants


• Promote, adhere to and implement the Club’s Equality Policy and to work consistently to embed equality and diversity within club


• Analytical skills, able to analyse data and make recommendations on improving the service or process


• Experience in organising and delivering on Football Development activities (outfield or goalkeeping)


• Ability to identify players to progress through the players pathway


• Experience with working with key stakeholders at a professional club


• Post-holder must hold or obtain at the earliest opportunity the relevant safeguarding training (i.e. FA Safeguarding Children Workshop)


• Post-holder will be subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level and cleared by the Wolves Safeguarding Manager


• Level 2


• Outfield or Goalkeeping qualification


• FA Safeguarding


• FA Emergency Aid


• Hold a full driving licence


• Qualified to degree level (desirable)


• UEFA B