Salary: £26,500

Responsible to: Football and Sports Development Manager

Type of Contract: Fixed Term (until November 2025)

Hours of work: 40 hours per week (including early evenings)

Location: Millwall Community Trust, Lions Centre, Bolina Road, SE16 3LD

Essential : A full, clean driving licence and access to a car are essential for this role due to the requirement for regular travel between various locations.

Role Summary:

Millwall Community Trust is dedicated to using the power of football and sport to inspire and educate individuals in our local communities. We aim to foster a culture of inclusivity, health, and wellbeing through our diverse range of programs.

As the Football & Sports Development Officer, your primary goals will revolve around expanding the football development department's offerings and managing Millwall Community Trust's player performance pathway centres, soccer schools, and holiday camps. You will oversee the execution of these programmes, ensuring optimal performance from staff and implementing improvements. You will also be expected to grow the performance pathway via new venues throughout Lewisham and Southwark, recruiting new staff and budgeting appropriately.

Additionally, you will work in collaboration with the Premier League Primary Stars Officer, organising continuous professional development (CPD) and extra training sessions for coaches within the Trust, as well as covering sessions in schools and offering support as required. You will also support the Post 16 Academy Officer when relevant.

Key Responsibilities

Programme Management and Expansion:

· Manage and supervise the execution of the player performance pathway centres, soccer schools, and holiday camps.

· Identify and establish new venues to expand the current offerings across Lewisham and Southwark.

· Oversee and improve the player performance pathway, increasing participation and ensuring adherence to the Millwall Academy curriculum

· Create new offers to grow the department

Coach Management and Development:

· Recruit, train, and upskill coaches to maintain high standards across all programmes

· Organise CPD and extra training sessions for coaches within the Trust

· Conduct spot checks at schools to ensure quality delivery by staff

· Create development plans for coaches and give regular feedback on delivery

· Ensure player performance pathway individual development plans (IDPs) for players are completed by coaches on a termly basis and checked before going to players

Programme Coordination:

· Coordinate staffing and timetables across the player performance pathway centres, holiday camps and schools.

· Organise a games programme to ensure players participate in weekly fixtures.

· Update the OSS Soccer Schools booking system with new sessions each month.

· Maintain and establish new partnerships with local schools and football clubs.

· Engage and inspire participants (aged 5 - 18) in the programmes.

· Deliver high-quality football sessions in schools and other community settings as required.

Holiday Camps and Soccer Schools:

· Oversee the coordination and execution of Millwall holiday camps during school breaks, managing staff and operations effectively.

· Create new soccer school offers and identify new venues

Post 16 Academy Support:

· Provide support to the Post 16 Academy Manager in delivering the academy programme (when required).

· Ensure alignment with the broader objectives of the Trust's football development initiatives.

Parent and Stakeholder Communication:

· Communicate regularly with parents to ensure their satisfaction and address any concerns.

· Act as an ambassador for Millwall Community Trust, promoting its values and programmes.

Reporting and Administration:

· Prepare weekly update reports for the Football Development Manager.

· Manage budgets and resources effectively to maximise the reach and impact of programmes.

· Download and create all relevant registers for each session

· Create surveys and devise others ways of monitoring player satisfaction

· Complete any other relevant tasks deemed necessary by the Football Development Manager.

Delivery:

· Coach on the performance pathway when coaches missing

· Be the first 'point of call' to deliver school sessions as cover if coaches drop out

· Deliver sessions to showcase best practice and act as a mentor to coaches

Qualifications/Licenses

· FA Level 2/UEFA C Coaching qualification (required)

· Educated to degree level (in a relevant subject) or have at least 2 years’ experience of working in Primary School environment (desirable)

· 1st4Sport L3 Certificate in Supporting the Delivery of PE and School Sport (desirable)

· L2 Multi-skills qualification (desirable)

· Full driving license (required)

· UEFA B/Youth Award (desirable)

· DBS (required)

Experience Requirements

· Knowledge of the P.E curriculum.

· Awareness of issues faced by the local community, particularly young people and schools.

· Co-ordinating coaches and organising timetables for them to perform their duties effectively.

· Coaching experience within academy football or at least Advanced or Pre-Academy settings.

· Understanding of how to use Millwall FC & football as a motivational tool to inspire young people.

· Ability to act as a positive role model for the young people and build positive relationships with those young people who attend your sessions.

· Have a genuine interest in creating opportunities through sport and education for disadvantaged persons within the community.

· Passion for working with young people and using sport to help inspire change.

· Understanding of the mentoring process and how to support adults in their professional development.

· Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures of young people and vulnerable adults.

· Previous experience coaching/teaching sport in a school setting.

· Delivering larger (whole school) learning activities.

· Working knowledge of the National Curriculum.

· Experience of working within a set budget and managing finances.

Personal Skills

· Time management and administration skills

· Effective communication skills for all targeted audiences

· Ability to plan, develop, and evaluate an effective coaching programme

· Ability to lead and motivate team members.

· Team player with energy and passion for the role

· Can do attitude

· Problem Solver