Our Story

Manchester City Women is an English football club initially founded by City in the Community in 1988. Relaunched by a formal partnership with Manchester City FC, MCWFC entered the FA Women’s Super League and professionalised in 2014. Success has followed in not only the FAWSL but also the Women’s FA Cup and Continental Tyres League Cup, while the team has regularly competed in the UEFA Women’s Champions League. ​

The team plays its home fixtures at Joie Stadium, a 7,000 capacity arena. The stadium sits on the wider Etihad Campus, which also encompasses the City Football Academy, a state-of-the-art training and development facility that houses its women’s, men’s and academy teams. ​

Our Winning Team

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and passionate individual to provide the delivery and development of Performance Lifestyle and Wellbeing support to MCWFC Academy players (8-19 years). Within this role you will provide holistic support and development of the MCWFC Academy players in career, wellbeing, lifestyle and education, aligned to the MCWFC Performance Lifestyle and Wellbeing strategy.

This is Your City

As part of our team, you will be entitled to 26 days annual leave plus an additional day off for your birthday, private healthcare and a simply health cash plan, an annual discretionary bonus, plus a range of partnership and lifestyle discounts.

Your Impact

1. Performance Lifestyle and Wellbeing Curriculum

• Deliver and coordinate to one-to-one and group-based player development, to support their journey as a football player and independent young person, e.g. time management, finance, social media.


• Support in the development of MCWFC Academy Performance Lifestyle and Wellbeing curriculum, to include parent/guardian education.

2. Support in the management of Host Families recruited for MCWFC academy players

• Support in the recruitment of host families.


• Complete ongoing monitoring and supervision with host families.


• Complete administration tasks associated with host family process, including coordination of payments and safety certificates.


• Be the primary MCWFC contact for MCWFC Host Families

3. Provide proactive transition support as players transition onto, through and from for the MCWFC Academy.

• Collaborate across a multi-disciplinary team to ensure the highest possible standards and smooth transition process for every player.


• Build relationships and communicate with relevant stakeholders, including parents and guardians.


• Work with First Team Performance Lifestyle and Wellbeing Coach to assist in the transition of academy players into the First Team.

4. Proactive member of MDT meetings and psychosocial wellbeing forums.

• Collaborate as part of an internal psychosocial group to facilitate mental health and wellbeing support to players.


• To complete necessary administrative tasks to ensure successful service delivery, including the development of resources, notetaking and diary management.


• To undertake any other reasonable duties as determined by Director of Performance Services and Performance Lifestyle & Wellbeing coach

What we are looking for

Essential

• Demonstratable experience in a similar or relatable role


• Ability to build and maintain relationships with young adults and key stakeholders


• Able to create and deliver engaging presentations and workshops to a variety of stakeholders


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills


• Excellent IT skills

Desirable

• Knowledge of football academy pathways or high- performance sporting environment


• Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team in high performance environments


• Experience of supporting individuals through coaching and mentoring/basic coaching and mentoring skills