Performance Nutritionist
Description
Position: Performance Nutritionist
Location: Sparrows Lane Training Ground
Salary TBC
Hours: 0.2 FTE (1 day per week)
About Us:
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Charlton, south-east London. The club was founded on June 9th, 1905 and has a very storied history from rising to the top-flight of English Football in the 1930s (First Division) and again in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, to winning the FA Cup in 1947 and to leaving their Valley home in the mid-1980s only to make an impassioned return in 1992. Historically, the women's team played under Charlton Athletic from 2000 to 2007 but were released to become an independently run team in 2007 following the men's team's relegation from the Premier League.
The women's team were originally formed as a non-professional team in 1991 and were highly successful in the early 2000s winning The FA Cup, the League Cup, and the Charity Shield, as well as coming runners-up in the top division in multiple seasons. In February 2021, the club acquired the Charlton Athletic Women's team, turning the team full-time professional, and integrating them to become one club again.
Currently, our men's first team competes in League One, the third tier of English football, and our women's team competes in the Women’s Championship, the second highest division of women's football in England. At Charlton, we are ‘one club’ and can be truly described as a ‘family club’.
Job Title: Performance Nutritionist
Current Job Holders: N/A
Department: Performance Services
Effective Date: July 2024
Location: Sparrows Lane Training Ground
JOB PURPOSE
To develop and deliver the nutrition service provision for the Men’s First Team and Boy’s Academy squads at Charlton Athletic Football Club.
To contribute to and support the nutrition catering service provision at Sparrows Lane Training Ground to enhance performance, and positively contribute towards on and off-pitch training objectives.
To work with the Director of Performance Services to formulate the club nutrition strategy, and ensure aligned with Performance Services and Coaching strategies.
RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Management responsibility for: Nutrition and supplement provision
Reports to: Will Abbott
Budgetary signing limit and commercial framework: None
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Provide specific evidence based nutrition interventions for individual athletes.
Regularly collect, monitor and feedback individual athlete anthropometric and body composition data.
Review the impact of performance nutrition support across Men’s First Team and Boy’s Academy programmes.
Educate athletes and support staff on nutrition strategies to enhance performance, recovery, and health.
Collaborate with science and medical staff members to deliver on the Performance Services departmental strategy.
Develop supplemental strategies for individual athletes aimed to support their performance and recovery requirements.
Provide individual interventions for injured and rehabilitating athletes.
Develop performance nutrition menus for use at home and away, supporting team performance and recovery.
Lead the nutrition supplement provision at the club with specific consideration of anti-doping regulations.
Maintain comprehensive records and database of work conducted with athletes.
Contribute towards in-house research projects, contributing towards scientific literature.
MAIN JOB REQUIREMENTS AND PERSON SPECIFICATION
Education/Qualifications/Training:
Qualification at degree level in an appropriate subject.
Qualification at higher degree level in an appropriate subject (MSc or equivalent).
Accredited Sports Nutritionist or equivalent (i.e. SENr accredited).
ISAK level 1 accreditation.
Specific Experience:
Experience as a practicing registered nutritionist.
Experience in providing nutritional support to professional athletes to improve performance.
Experience of translating evidence-based information into understandable advice for different stakeholders.
Experience of designing and implementing nutritional education and resources in an elite sporting environment.
Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver holistic performance services to high performing athletes.
Experience of understanding the requirements of elite athletes in a high-performance environment.
Experience managing a supplement provision for a team sport.
Abilities/Skills/Knowledge:
Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
Ability to manage multiple tasks and a high workload.
Ability to work calmly under pressure.
Ability to work unsupervised.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Receptive to feedback about behaviour and performance.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Excellent written skills.
Knowledge of the science supporting sports nutrition.
Knowledge of the requirements of high performing environments.
Knowledge of team sports environments.
Knowledge of the physiological demands of Football.
Additional Information:
This a part time role that includes work on weekends and evenings;
Applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK;
Charlton Athletic FC is committed to following relevant health & safety regulations and all members of staff are expected to be fully aware and adhere to, at all times, the Club’s H&S and fire safety procedures;
Charlton Athletic Football Club are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expect all staff to share this commitment;
Equality, diversity and inclusion are core to our values as a club. CAFC is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and its policies for recruitment, selection, training, development and promotion are designed to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, ethnic and national origin, disability or gender reassignment.
Safeguarding:
Charlton Athletic Football Club are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. The successful candidate may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining a post, as all cases are mediated individually according to the nature of the role and the information provided.
Location: Sparrows Lane Training Ground
Salary TBC
Hours: 0.2 FTE (1 day per week)
About Us:
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Charlton, south-east London. The club was founded on June 9th, 1905 and has a very storied history from rising to the top-flight of English Football in the 1930s (First Division) and again in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, to winning the FA Cup in 1947 and to leaving their Valley home in the mid-1980s only to make an impassioned return in 1992. Historically, the women's team played under Charlton Athletic from 2000 to 2007 but were released to become an independently run team in 2007 following the men's team's relegation from the Premier League.
The women's team were originally formed as a non-professional team in 1991 and were highly successful in the early 2000s winning The FA Cup, the League Cup, and the Charity Shield, as well as coming runners-up in the top division in multiple seasons. In February 2021, the club acquired the Charlton Athletic Women's team, turning the team full-time professional, and integrating them to become one club again.
Currently, our men's first team competes in League One, the third tier of English football, and our women's team competes in the Women’s Championship, the second highest division of women's football in England. At Charlton, we are ‘one club’ and can be truly described as a ‘family club’.
Job Title: Performance Nutritionist
Current Job Holders: N/A
Department: Performance Services
Effective Date: July 2024
Location: Sparrows Lane Training Ground
JOB PURPOSE
To develop and deliver the nutrition service provision for the Men’s First Team and Boy’s Academy squads at Charlton Athletic Football Club.
To contribute to and support the nutrition catering service provision at Sparrows Lane Training Ground to enhance performance, and positively contribute towards on and off-pitch training objectives.
To work with the Director of Performance Services to formulate the club nutrition strategy, and ensure aligned with Performance Services and Coaching strategies.
RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Management responsibility for: Nutrition and supplement provision
Reports to: Will Abbott
Budgetary signing limit and commercial framework: None
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Provide specific evidence based nutrition interventions for individual athletes.
Regularly collect, monitor and feedback individual athlete anthropometric and body composition data.
Review the impact of performance nutrition support across Men’s First Team and Boy’s Academy programmes.
Educate athletes and support staff on nutrition strategies to enhance performance, recovery, and health.
Collaborate with science and medical staff members to deliver on the Performance Services departmental strategy.
Develop supplemental strategies for individual athletes aimed to support their performance and recovery requirements.
Provide individual interventions for injured and rehabilitating athletes.
Develop performance nutrition menus for use at home and away, supporting team performance and recovery.
Lead the nutrition supplement provision at the club with specific consideration of anti-doping regulations.
Maintain comprehensive records and database of work conducted with athletes.
Contribute towards in-house research projects, contributing towards scientific literature.
MAIN JOB REQUIREMENTS AND PERSON SPECIFICATION
Education/Qualifications/Training:
Qualification at degree level in an appropriate subject.
Qualification at higher degree level in an appropriate subject (MSc or equivalent).
Accredited Sports Nutritionist or equivalent (i.e. SENr accredited).
ISAK level 1 accreditation.
Specific Experience:
Experience as a practicing registered nutritionist.
Experience in providing nutritional support to professional athletes to improve performance.
Experience of translating evidence-based information into understandable advice for different stakeholders.
Experience of designing and implementing nutritional education and resources in an elite sporting environment.
Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver holistic performance services to high performing athletes.
Experience of understanding the requirements of elite athletes in a high-performance environment.
Experience managing a supplement provision for a team sport.
Abilities/Skills/Knowledge:
Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
Ability to manage multiple tasks and a high workload.
Ability to work calmly under pressure.
Ability to work unsupervised.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Receptive to feedback about behaviour and performance.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Excellent written skills.
Knowledge of the science supporting sports nutrition.
Knowledge of the requirements of high performing environments.
Knowledge of team sports environments.
Knowledge of the physiological demands of Football.
Additional Information:
This a part time role that includes work on weekends and evenings;
Applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK;
Charlton Athletic FC is committed to following relevant health & safety regulations and all members of staff are expected to be fully aware and adhere to, at all times, the Club’s H&S and fire safety procedures;
Charlton Athletic Football Club are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expect all staff to share this commitment;
Equality, diversity and inclusion are core to our values as a club. CAFC is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and its policies for recruitment, selection, training, development and promotion are designed to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, ethnic and national origin, disability or gender reassignment.
Safeguarding:
Charlton Athletic Football Club are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. The successful candidate may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining a post, as all cases are mediated individually according to the nature of the role and the information provided.
Skills
- Management
- Performance
- Nutritionist
