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Children’s Football Coach (Weekend) – Castleford & Selby
£13 per hour | Self-Employed | Weekend Work | Full Training Provided
Are you energetic, enthusiastic and passionate about making a difference in children’s lives?
Kixx is an award-winning children’s football academy, delivering fun, engaging and high-quality football sessions for children aged 18 months to 10 years. We’re looking for a motivated Assistant Coach to join our growing team, helping to create memorable experiences that build confidence, develop football skills and inspire a lifelong love of sport.
Whether you already have coaching experience or you’re looking to start your coaching journey, we’d love to hear from you. If you have the right attitude, we’ll provide the training and qualifications needed to help you succeed.
About the Role
As an Assistant Coach, you’ll support our Lead Coaches in delivering exciting football sessions across Castleford and Selby on weekends.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Assisting with fun, engaging football sessions for children aged 18 months to 10 years.
- Creating a safe, positive and inclusive learning environment.
- Encouraging children to develop confidence, teamwork and new football skills.
- Building positive relationships with parents, children and fellow coaches.
- Representing the Kixx values with enthusiasm and professionalism.
What We’re Looking For
We’re looking for someone who is:
- Friendly, energetic and approachable.
- Reliable and punctual.
- Confident working with young children.
- Patient, encouraging and positive.
- A strong communicator with both children and parents.
- Passionate about helping children learn and have fun.
- Keen to learn and develop as a coach.
Previous football coaching experience is preferred but not essential.
A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is preferred due to travel between venues.
What We Offer
- £13 per hour (Self-Employed).
- Weekend working.
- Full coaching support and mentoring.
- Coaching qualifications provided where required.
- Opportunities to develop and progress within the coaching team.
- A rewarding role where you’ll make a real difference to children’s confidence, development and enjoyment of sport.
- A great start/addition to coaching.
Our goal is simple: To have a positive impact on every child at every opportunity and be your first choice football club for kids.
We do this through an innovative programme which offers a high energy, fun, age-appropriate introduction to physical activity through football.
Our programme has been carefully designed for both boys and girls between the ages of 18 months and 10 years of age by professional footballers and coaches alike.
Kixx sessions develop children’s physical and social skills simultaneously promoting an active and healthy lifestyle. Our sessions have been created and developed by professional footballers and trained coaches who use the best games, drills, exercises and materials for working with this age group.
All sessions provide a fun, playful, safe environment which encourages children to develop a positive sense of themselves, respect for others, a positive disposition to learn new skills, and a sense of pride in their ability to master them.
Kixx is WAY more than just football…
It’s about friendship, learning, having an abundance of fun, being active and having a positive impact!