A Sessional Coach will deliver high quality football and sports coaching activities across a variety of AFC Wimbledon Foundation’s projects. This could include, but not limited to, Football for All, extra-curricular, PPA, PL Kicks, PL Stars, Walking Football, Girls Only football, Girls and Women’s Programmes, holiday camps and matchday activations.
The Community Coach will ensure all delivery sessions are fun, inclusive and safe.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
To deliver safe, inclusive and high-quality coaching sessions across AFCWF core programmes. Delivering on any activity deemed appropriate and reasonable by the Line Manager.
To deliver on activity to support, develop, engage and enhance the relationships with key community partners, charities, schools, youth services, grassroot providers, NGB’s and local authority for the benefit of AFCWF.
To ensure all sessions plans and registers are completed and accessible upon request by delivery managers.
To support the wider team by networking and sharing relevant information and opportunities to further enhance the out-reach delivery programme.
Support the monitoring and evaluation in accordance with the needs of each programme, under the direction of each programme Senior Officer.
Responsible for following Safeguarding protocol liaising with associated DSO to ensure a clear line of reporting to AFC Wimbledon Foundation Safeguarding Team.
Following the Foundation’s code of conduct and maintaining high quality delivery, ensuring conduct dynamic risk assessments.
To adhere to the Foundation’s policies and procedures, including Safeguarding, Health & Safety, Financial Authorisation, Confidentiality and GDPR. Reporting all safeguarding and health and safety incidents immediately to line managers.
To create a safe environment and act to protect all young people and vulnerable adults that are either in your care or attending club premises and report any concerns to the Safeguarding Lead.
To ensure you are dressed in the appropriate season’s staff uniform provided by AFCWF at all times and that all equipment provided is in good working order prior to any delivery taking place. Reporting any broken equipment to your line manager as soon as possible.
To act as an ambassador for diversity, equality, and inclusion, and demonstrate a positive commitment by treating others fairly in line with our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Policy and reporting any acts of discrimination through appropriate channels.
Deliver additional roles and responsibilities as agreed by Line Manager.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Qualifications:
Essential
Hold a minimum FA Introduction to Football Coaching qualification. (FA Level 1 is the equivalent) In date FA Safeguarding Children course & the FA Introduction to First Aid in Football certificate An enhanced DBS check. Ability to travel to activity & meetings across London and surrounding areas / Full Driving License.
Desirable
Hold a relevant higher education or industry recognised certification. Hold a Youth Worker Level 2 Qualification or working towards. Hold mentoring and / or mental health first aid qualification.
Experience:
2 years’ experience working within community/grassroot coaching (Desirable) A strong knowledge of and experience working in the community Knowledge of Community Club Organisations and Football Charity Programmes.
Understanding of local demographics and social needs.
Skills & Behaviors
Good communication and organisation skills. Ability to organise and motivate team members. Ability to inspire and motivate participants, staff, and community partners to collaborate towards promoting greater inclusion opportunities for adult & young people. Attention to detail. Reliable and trustworthy. Risk aware and confident in escalating information. Confident and approachable personality.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Employee must at all times carry out his/her responsibilities with due regard to the AFC Wimbledon Foundation policies and procedures in particular Health & Safety, Financial Authorisation, Confidentiality and with regard to the Data Protection Act.
The Employee must act to protect all young people and adults at risk that are in their care or attending the Company’s premises. The Employee must report any misconduct or suspected misconduct to the Safeguarding Manager.
The Employee must ensure a positive commitment towards equality and diversity by treating others fairly and not committing any form of direct or indirect discrimination, victimisation or harassment of any description and to promote positive working relations amongst Employees and customers.
The above Job Description is not intended to be exhaustive, the duties and responsibilities may therefore vary over time according to the changing needs of the Club.
About AFC Wimbledon Foundation
AFC Wimbledon Foundation was formed in 2013 after a recognition that the ground-breaking creation, establishment and success of AFC Wimbledon Football Club was built on the energy and effort of its supporters. The football club wanted to pay back this support by providing a series of targeted community-based activities for local people and formed the Foundation to deliver this work. The Foundation has completed some fantastic project work in the early years of its existence across SW London and is positioning itself at the centre of the exciting new stadium development at Plough Lane. The Foundation has developed a series of key girls only and women’s sessions within its work programmes over the last five years and is now looking to expand and develop new funded streams of work, creating additional playing and coaching opportunities, particularly for marginalised communities and those who don’t traditionally access organised team sports. The Foundation has strong links with AFC Wimbledon Womens’ First Team and AFCW Girls teams and part of the role will be to explore further links and partnership work across the Wimbledon family.