Community Coach & Community PlayworkersLincoln City

COMMUNITY COACH & COMMUNITY PLAYWORKERS

Various sessions available on a Zero-Hour Contract

Contract: Zero-Hour Contract

Salary: £12.71 per hour
Locations: Lincoln and surrounding areas
Hours: Home Matchdays including Saturday's and Tuesday evenings.

Variable - Community Events as required

Lincoln City Foundation is seeking enthusiastic and committed Sessional Sports Coaches

to support the delivery of our wide range of programmes including sport, community, youth,

and football development

About the Role

This flexible role is ideal for individuals passionate about making a positive impact through sport, physical activity, and youth engagement. You’ll deliver safe, fun, and inclusive sessions that inspire children, young people, and families to achieve their potential, develop new skills, and lead healthy, active lives.

Whether it’s on the pitch, in schools, community centres, or at matchday events, our coaches create engaging experiences that support wellbeing, learning, and personal growth for participants of all ages and abilities.

This is a dynamic role ideal for someone who enjoys working with people of all ages, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and wants to make a positive impact in the community.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging, safe, and high-quality sports and physical activity sessions in line
• with programme objectives and Foundation standards.
• Support and lead a variety of activities, optional sessions include football coaching,
• youth mentoring, after-school and holiday clubs, community sessions, and
• matchday/fan engagement events.
• Build positive, trusting relationships with children, young people, and families, acting
• as a role model who promotes respect, inclusion, and positive behaviour.
• Contribute to the planning, delivery, and evaluation of sessions and programmes,
• ensuring all activities are inclusive and meet participant needs.
• Maintain high standards of health & safety, safeguarding, and wellbeing during all activities. · Support event logistics including setup, equipment management, and basic administration as required. · Collaborate effectively with staff, volunteers, and external partners to create safe, supportive, and fun environments. · Assist in identifying participants who may need additional support to fully engage or progress, signposting to further opportunities where appropriate.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience in sports coaching, youth work or community engagement (paid or voluntary)
• Willingness to undertake mandatory training (Safeguarding, First Aid, etc)
• Awareness of safeguarding and health & safety responsibilities
• Understanding of behaviour management and inclusive practice
• Friendly, approachable and able to build rapport with people of all ages
• Passionate about using sport and physical activity to make a positive difference in the community
• Reliable, organised and committed to delivering high-quality sessions
• Flexible and willing to work evenings, weekends, school holidays or matchdays
• Able to work within a diverse community and draw on individual strengths to promote equality and diversity
• Clean driving license and access to transport.

What We Provide

• Training, including safeguarding (and first aid if needed).
• Ongoing support from our staff team.
• The chance to represent the Club and Foundation as part of our community.

Lincoln City Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.