Job Description
Location: St Mary’s Stadium, Southampton (with up to 40% home working)
Hours: Full time, core hours 10:00-16:00 Mon-Fri with flexible start and finish times.
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £26,500-£30,500
Criminal Record Check: Enhanced with Child’s List
Saints Foundation bring Southampton FC to the heart of the community, using the power of the club
and our passionate team to help fulfil individual potential and make Southampton a better place to live
for all.
What will you be doing?
We have an exciting opportunity for a new Secondary School Engagement Coordinator to join our
team and take the lead with the charity’s successful Community Champions programme. You’ll be
responsible for overseeing the content of what is being delivered as well as managing the
partnerships with schools and managing the staff within the team.
Your aim will be to ensure the programme delivers to the expectation of Saints Foundation strategy,
its funders and key stakeholders.
You’ll be provided with our Saints Foundation branded uniform supplied by Hummel, and the
opportunity to make a positive input to our local community.
Is this you?
If you have an understanding of secondary school education settings in Southampton and experience
of developing partnerships at all levels within schools, as well as having an approachable, motivating
personality, then you’re the person we are looking for. You are without a doubt a people person who
loves building relationships and being a positive influence on the younger generation.
Essential Experience:
• Experience of successfully delivering community-based projects
• Demonstratable achievements of KPI’s and Outcomes
• Experience in building relationships with hard-to-reach young pupils and encouraging positive change
• Experience in leading a team of full-time and casual staff
What we can do for you
Giving you the right balance in your life is important to us, and our benefits are designed to complement
this – from 2 free match tickets for every home league game, free breakfast and afternoon snacks on
site, discounts at local shops and restaurants, an Employee Assistance Programme and mental health
first aiders for when things get tough, to specialist support with professional development and access
to a world of internal and external training courses and professional qualifications.
How can I apply?
Just click on the link below, enter your details and answer a quick pre-screening questionnaire, then
attach your CV.
First stage interviews for this role will be held between 31st March – 4th April 2023 and second stage interviews will be held during 5th – 6th April 2023.
The closing date for applications is Wednesday 22nd March 2023.
*We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if a high volume of applicants are received.*
Southampton Football Club is part of St. Mary’s Football Group, which also includes the affiliated registered charity – the Saints Foundation.
We as a Group compete as a Premier League club at the highest level of professional football with a culture which promotes respect, unity, aspiration, innovation and discipline – this is The Southampton Way.
We look for people with integrity, compassion and support for those around them; people who take pride in what they do with an honest approach, who embrace a challenge while also being accountable for their decisions; people who have the energy and passion to bring an innovative approach to their role and strive to be different from the rest; people with the aspiration to lead the way and become an example to others.
Within the walls of St. Mary’s Stadium, Staplewood Campus, the Bath Academy and our other sites and development centers across the South of England, you’ll be given the platform to work in a vibrant, intelligent and challenging environment with the potential to develop and become the best at what you do.
We don’t stand still, we are constantly moving forward.