Job Description
Overview
SW Performance Coaching is seeking a confident and reliable Football Coach to deliver high-quality football sessions. You will be responsible for planning and delivering engaging sessions independently while creating a safe, positive, and inclusive environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and deliver engaging football coaching sessions
- Lead weekly Saturday morning sessions
- Ensure safeguarding, welfare, and health & safety standards are met
- Set up and pack away equipment
- Communicate professionally with parents, children, and staff
Essential Requirements
- FA Level 2 Football Coaching Qualification (minimum FA Level 1)
- First Aid qualification (or willingness to obtain one)
- Safeguarding Children qualification (or willingness to obtain one)
- Confident running sessions independently
- Previous experience coaching children (preferred)
- Must have own transport to travel to LE67
- Valid Enhanced DBS check (or willingness to obtain one)
- Appropriate self-employed status (or willingness to register)
Desirable
- Additional coaching or sports-related qualifications
What We Offer
- Competitive hourly pay based on qualifications and experience.
- Support and mentoring from a UEFA qualified coaches.
- Opportunities for continued professional development.
- Optional opportunities to coach at our school holiday camps.
- Potential additional coaching hours across our other venues, including school programmes, community football sessions and individual coaching.
- A supportive and growing coaching team.
Additional coaching opportunities are optional and subject to availability. The primary commitment for this role is Saturday mornings, 9:00am-10:00am.
Pay: £10.85-£15.00 per hour
Expected hours: 1.0 per week
Benefits:
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Experience:
- Football coaching: 2 years (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Certificate in Coaching Football (required)
- First Aid Certification (required)
- Safeguarding Certification (required)
- Enhanced DBS (required)
Work Location: In person
SWPC is an experienced provider of school and community sports programmes, working to raise participation and performance standards across grassroots and educational settings.
We pride ourselves on creating fun, inclusive, and structured environments where every child can develop physically, socially, and emotionally through sport.