Full-time Football Coach

About Bloomsbury Football Foundation

In 2018, Bloomsbury Football Foundation started with four kids and a bag of footballs on a housing estate in Camden. Today, we reach over 7,000 children and young people every week across London and we're just getting started.

We exist because not every child grows up with the same opportunities to play, belong, and progress. Too many young people are locked out of the game by cost, circumstance, or geography. We're changing that and using football, the world's most popular sport, as a powerful vehicle for health, wellbeing, and social change. It's not about producing stars. It's about shaping better futures.

In just a few years, our income has grown from £1m to over £5m. We're now expanding beyond London into areas of deprivation across the country, with ambitions to reach over 40,000 young people every week by 2031. No other sport-for-good charity in the UK has achieved scale at this level. We intend to be the first.

To get there, we need people who believe what we believe that football has the unique power to change lives. Forward, together.

About the role

Bloomsbury Football Foundation is on a mission to transform the lives of young people through the magic of football, ensuring everyone has the opportunity to play, regardless of ability to pay, and delivering programmes that support young people's development on and off the pitch. 

Our coaching programmes span Communities, Club Football, Schools, and Special Projects, reaching over 6,500 young people every week across some of London's most underserved communities. From grassroots community sessions and school clubs to Academy training and specialist inclusive provision, every programme is built on the same foundation of quality, inclusion and belonging. 

The Lead Coach plays a central role in bringing that to life. You are the person young people show up for, responsible for planning and delivering high-quality and impactful sessions across our programmes, working with young people ages 4 to 18 years. 

To succeed in this role, you'll be an experienced coach with a UEFA C qualification, a commitment to inclusive coaching, and the creativity and professionalism to deliver consistently across a wide range of settings and groups. Someone who understands that the relationships you build are just as important as the sessions you deliver, and that being a trusted, consistent adult in a young person’s life is one of the most valuable things a coach can be. You'll thrive in a fast-moving environment, take real pride in your work, and share our belief that every young person deserves a place to play, belong and progress. 

• UEFA C coaching qualification (or equivalent) 
• Up-to-date Safeguarding and First Aid certificates 
• Experience working with children and young people in a sporting or educational setting 
• Ability to work across multiple venues and settings in Central London 
• Flexibility to work mornings, evenings and weekends (up to 6 days per week) 
• The right to live and work in the UK (we do not sponsor visas) 

• Experience delivering inclusive or specialist football provision (disability, refugee, or girls' football) 
• Experience working in a charity or social enterprise 
• UEFA B or above 

Our commitment to inclusion
At Bloomsbury, belonging isn't just something we create for the young people we serve it's something we live as an organisation and is embedded into core values. We are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we work in, and we actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, and identities.

We particularly welcome applications from women and people from underrepresented groups, who remain underrepresented in both the sport and charity sectors. We know that the best idea wins regardless of who it comes from, and we are proud to be building an organisation where everyone has a place to play, belong, and progress.