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Football Coach (Twinning Project)

Who are we: We are Everton in the Community, one of the UK`s top sporting charities and firmly established on the world stage of community sports development. We are considered one of the Premier League’s leading community schemes due to the quality and reach of its various programmes.

Since 1988, Everton in the Community has been at the forefront of social intervention across Merseyside, not afraid to tackle issues which others shied away from. We use the power of sport to motivate, educate and inspire people in our local communities to improve their life chances. If you would like to be part of a fantastic team, that really strives to make a difference in thousands of lives, then please get in touch today to find out more about our careers.

About the opportunity: We are looking for an Football Coach to join our growing Everton in the Community team.

The Twinning Project is a national initiative, which pairs professional football clubs with both male and female prisons in England and Wales. The Twinning Plus programme looks to combine football and education, supported by prison PE officers, to co-deliver accredited coaching and employability based qualifications to prisoners, and to better prepare them for life after their release.

The purpose of the Football Coach role is to deliver a comprehensive and engaging football delivery programme, in conjunction with the HM Prison & Probation Service Twinning Project at HMP Liverpool

The Football Coach will deliver sessions that support participants in developing and improving transferrable skills via football delivery. Working closely with the English Functional skills tutor, the post holder will plan, design and deliver sessions to maximise participant progress and the achievement of programme KPI’s.

Other key responsibilities will include:

• To plan, deliver and evaluate a comprehensive football programme, that meets the aims and objectives of the programme, whilst being informative, educational and engaging


• Prepare, utilise and amend the Twinning Project Plus resources for delivery as required


• Improve levels of participation in sport


• Relay a curriculum to football to inspire and motivate learners


• Use Football, as a tool to engage those participants with high complex needs.


• Be innovative to engage and motivate difficult and challenging individuals


• To work closely with Twinning tutor, and if required other programme managers, to ensure delivery of programmes are coordinated appropriately.

Safeguarding

To understand the Club’s Safeguarding policy, procedures and best practice guidelines. To use this understanding to ensure safe working practices, appropriate reporting of concerns and contribute positively to an Anti-bullying environment.

Who we are looking for:  We are looking for an individual who is Dynamic, personable and highly self-motivated. You will be people focused and able to develop and build existing and new working relationships

Essentially, the successful candidate must have a Level 2 in FA Football.

Other key Knowledge and Skills will include:

• Level 2 in FA Football


• Experience of delivering football sessions to large groups


• Good understanding of Health and Safety and Safeguarding issues in a public setting.


• A track record of meeting programme KPI’s and outcomes.


• IT literate to a good level and competent


• Certificate/Training in Safeguarding


• Relevant training in health and safety and child protection


• Full UK Driving Licence