Millwall Community Trust Casual Coach

Hours: Casual – Predominately between 7:30am – 10:00pm

Salary: £13.00 - £15.00  per hour

Location: Variety of Community/Educations sites in Southwark and Lewisham boroughs

Role Summary:

Millwall Community Trust (MCT) are looking for casual coaches to organise, plan, prepare and deliver Football or sport sessions, on a casual basis. These sessions will be within either a community or school setting.

From delivering football and multi sports coaching in schools and leisure centres, to promoting healthy lifestyles in educational workshops, to working with gifted young players in an academy setting, this is an exciting role in a high performing department.

Suitable candidates will have experience of working with children and young people and have a minimum of a FA Level 1/Introduction to football coaching qualification.

Key Responsibilities:

· Deliver a variety of comprehensive football coaching activities in the local community that are age appropriate, meet the needs of individuals and groups which are in accordance to the MCT scheme of work.

· Be self-motivated, committed and reliable once assigned work.

· Work with individuals and/or groups from a range of abilities, age ranges and varying backgrounds.

· Be responsible for the correct use and safe keeping of equipment. Ensure that the facilities are checked before use and safe for practical participation.

· Build and support positive working partnerships with existing/new key partners to receive continued funding for delivery of programmes.

· Maintain high standards of professional behaviour towards colleagues, young people with whom we engage and the wider general public when working for and wearing MCT kit.

· Develop professional and supportive relationships with all young people engaged in the session.

· Undertake regular professional development days as set by Millwall Community Trust (MCT) in order to continue own personal development.

· Have knowledge and experience of (or be willing to develop) working in diverse settings, such as housing estates, youth clubs, leisure centres, public parks and open spaces, schools and colleges.

· Undertake administrative tasks related to the sessions that including updating registers, consent forms, risk assessment, incident and accident forms, writing case studies that demonstrate impact of projects, and recording any outcomes and accreditations achieved by participants using relevant monitoring and evaluation systems.

· Have an up to date knowledge of, and adhere to, MCT policies and procedures, including those relating to Safeguarding, Health and Safety and emergency procedures, including those of venues where you may be based.

· Undertake other duties as required to ensure efficient delivery of MCT sessions.

Essential Requirements:

· Minimum FA Level 1 in Football Coaching or the new FA Introduction to Coaching award.

· Safeguarding Children & First Aid certificates.

· Must be confident in teaching football and Sport / PE sessions

· In date DBS issued in the past year.

· Knowledge of the National Curriculum (PE)

· Commitment to safeguarding children and young people

Desired Requirements:

· Level 2 (UEFA C Licence) or above NGB (National Governing body) coaching qualification in another sport.

· Proven track record of working with children and young people from a variety of demographics.

· Understanding of and a commitment to health & safety, equal opportunities and data protection policies and procedures.

· Understand the importance of and deliver best practice when working with hard-to- reach young people.

Personal Skills/ Abilities:

· A positive ‘can do’ attitude, always looking for solutions to problems or issues.

· Ability to develop positive relationships with young people.

· Ability to work as part of a team and maintain good working relationships.

· Strong track record of punctuality and reliability

· Excellent planning, organizational and time management skills.

· Enthusiastic and self-motivated to make a difference within the community.

· Excellent communication and inter-personal skills to adapt to different age groups and stakeholders.

To Apply: To comply with safer recruitment procedures for the Club we are unable to accept CV’s without an application form accompanied.

Please ensure that you complete our standard application form (which is available via a link on our website). If you do require assistance in any part of the application process, please contact us via recruit@millwallfc.co.uk

Application Form Link: www.millwallfc.co.uk/club-information/work-for-the-lions/application-form

All applications need to be sent to recruit@millwallfc.co.uk

Due to the quantity of applicants expected, only those short-listed will be notified.

Closing date for applications: Ongoing

This document is a guide only and should not be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. It is intended as an outline indication of the areas of activity and will be amended in the light of changing needs of the organisation. All employees may be required to undertake any other duties as may be reasonably requested.

Millwall Community Trust are fully committed to equality, diversity, inclusion, and anti-discrimination. We will work to address areas of under-representation and disadvantage in all aspects of our operations, activities, and services. In practice, this means that we will respect the needs of each and every individual regardless of their differences; and to this end we will deliver our operations, activities and services in such a way so as to ensure that that no one is excluded.

Please note that the appointment of the successful candidate will be subject to standard preemployment screening, as applicable to the post. This will include right-to-work, proof of identity, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), and references.

Please note that any personal data submitted to the charity as part of the job application process will be processed in accordance with the GDPR and related UK data protection legislation. The charity’s Policy on Data Protection is available on request.

Entry into employment with the charity and progression within employment will be determined only by personal merit and the application of criteria which are related to the duties of each particular post and the relevant salary structure. In all cases, ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration. No applicant or member of staff shall be discriminated against because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Safeguarding Policy Statement

What is safeguarding?

Safeguarding is the action that is taken to promote the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and protect them from harm. Safeguarding means protecting people from abuse, maltreatment, neglect, harm and/or exploitation. Through MCT setting up and following good safeguarding policies and procedures, it means that children, young people and adults at risk - that come into contact with our organisation - are protected from those that might pose a risk. All organisations that work with (or come into contact with) children, young people and adults at risk are required to have safeguarding policies and procedures to ensure that everyone - regardless of their age, gender, religion or ethnicity - can be protected from harm.

MCT’s Safeguarding Ethos

MCT will always seek to provide protection to any person that receives our services. To this end MCT will provide staff and volunteers with guidance on procedures they should adopt in the event that they suspect a person may be experiencing, or be at risk of, harm. MCT believes that a no one should ever experience abuse of any kind. MCT have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk to keep them safe. MCT are committed to work in a way that protects them. This Safeguarding Policy Statement applies to everyone that comes into contact with MCT - including as applicable - the Board of Directors & Executive Team, Senior Managers, Staff, Agency Staff, Contractors, Suppliers, Volunteers, Students on work experience, as well as anyone else working on behalf of MCT. This policy also applies to any other person that engages with the work of MCT and includes parents, carers, families and other visitors to MCT premises. 

Safeguarding at MCT

MCT places the safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk as its prime focus and has developed full safeguarding policies and procedures. To underpin the approach, MCT ensures all of its management team, staff members and volunteers have been fully trained in safeguarding to enable the organisation to live and breathe its approach. In developing MCT’s safeguarding policies and procedures, the organisation has adopted the following three-part safeguarding strategy which focuses on:

1.      Getting the right people involved with MCT

This is achieved through adherence to MCT’s Safer Recruitment Policies and Procedures.

2.      Creating a safe environment for children, young people & adults at risk

This is achieved by providing all required safeguarding training, support and best practice advice; and further guidance by the effective communication of MCT’s Codes of Conduct.

3.      Promoting clear systems to deal with any safeguarding concerns

This is achieved through implementation of all MCT’s policies and procedures relating to safeguarding.