Community Football Coach

We are currently looking for a Community Football Coach who will need to be able to deliver a range of active sessions, which may include coaching football-based activities on our soccer camps and in community settings, PL Kicks sessions , Girls Development Centre and supporting occasional after-school and curriculum-based classroom sessions.

New coaches will be accountable for the welfare of children and vulnerable adults under their responsibility, in line with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adult Policies.

We also expect individuals to embrace equality, diversity, and inclusivity to facilitate a consistent, coordinated, and embedded approach to fairness and opportunity across the Trust.  Successful candidates will need to embody FGR Community values.

The role may require you to be available on matchdays, which are typically every other Saturday or a weekday evening.

Essential Skills:

• Knowledge of the FA Coaching Pathway and a minimum of a Level 1 football coaching badge
• Experience of working or volunteering within either school, club, or community sporting settings
• Ability to plan, deliver & evaluate coaching sessions
• Good communication, organisational and interpersonal skills
• Enhanced CRB Certificate or Current FA DBS Clearance
• FA Safeguarding & Emergency aid/ BFAS Qualifications
• Ability to work within a team effectively & efficiently and buy-in to the environmental ethos
• Computer Literate

Desirable

• Experience of working in a charity or community organisation
• Mentoring other staff through coaching/teaching
• Knowledge of the national curriculum for children aged 5-11 years and/or 11-16 years
• Knowledge and understanding of the charity, voluntary and community sector
• A desire to pursue a career in the football industry and be a committed, enthusiastic, and highly motivated, showing a passion for promoting participation and love for the sport
• Experience with Quality Assurance Reporting platforms
• Experience facilitating cup, camps, and curriculum programmes
• Working with socially excluded young people and vulnerable adults
• Teaching Qualification, Level 2 Coaching Award or UEFA B license
• Level 2 or 3 Supporting PE and school sport (or equivalent)
• Clean Driver’s License

Green Team Benefits

• Free Food - You can try our world-famous vegan food after your shift.
• Qualifications - You will have the opportunity to upskill and gain valuable work experience and qualifications (e.g. First Aid, Food Hygiene, etc.).
• Bonus scheme - You will receive a bonus if you are consistent with match day attendance.

Flexibility statement

The fast-moving nature of the company's business means that from time to time you may be asked to perform duties or tasks outside of your original job description on an ad hoc basis. This allows the company to use its people in the best possible way at all times and helps the employees to make their contribution in a changing environment.

Founded in 1889, Forest Green Rovers is a football club with a rich history of over 135 years– but we're at the forefront of something entirely new here. FIFA described us as the greenest football club in the world – it's undoubtedly true that no other football club in the world has put the environment at the heart of what it does.

We aim to be in the Championship within the next five years – and we're planning to build a stadium to match those ambitions. Designed by world-renowned architect Zaha Hadid, 'Eco Park' will be the only stadium made entirely of wood.

Forest Green Rovers FC promote inclusion and confront and eliminate discrimination whether by reason of age, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital status or civil partnership, nationality, ethnicity (race), religion or belief, ability or disability, pregnancy and maternity and encourage equal opportunities.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.