Girls Academy Coach for The AG5 Academy by Alex Greenwood

Hours: Between 2-5hrs a week. May increase.

For: The AG5 Academy – Man City & England Lioness Alex Greenwood’s Football Academy. Inspiring the next generation of players to play the game.

Location: Flexible but within central Manchester or Liverpool area

Pay: Hourly rate DOE

Contract: Part time, contractor

This is an exciting opportunity to work with us to set up a second site for The AG5 Academy following on from the huge success of our first site.

About You: The individual will have;

Experience & Qualifications

• Significant experience of working in female football and youth football
• Experience of working with talented players
• Excellent understanding of the girls talent pathway in the country
• FA DBS check
• FA Safeguarding Children Workshop
• FA Emergency Aid/ FA Level 1 Introduction to First Aid in Football
• FA Level 3 Coaching Award (minimum)

Skills and personal attributes

• Well-presented and professional
• Ability to travel
• Ability to build excellent working relationships with managers, colleagues and staff
• Help with sourcing and hiring of assistant coaches for their site
• High level of integrity and discretion
• Strong work ethic with a can-do attitude with drive and self-motivation
• Ability to use communication and some social media platforms
• Accuracy and attention to detail including good written and verbal skills
• Driving license (required)
• Have strong connections with local sports venues/halls (desirable)
• Use of a van/storage facility (desirable)

Duties

• Plan, deliver and review training sessions
• Help drive numbers of attendees to the Academy
• Help source suitable venues (indoor and outdoor) depending on the season
• Work with more junior staff to run the sessions
• Provide feedback to players
• Support the development of a positive culture within the Academy
• Maintain a safe environment for everyone at all times
• Collaborate with other staff to develop a progressive learning environment

Other responsibilities:

• Be available to travel to other sites outside of their region (on occasion, if required)
• Self-assess and work on own personal and professional development

In addition to these responsibilities carry out such duties as may reasonably be required. The above duties are a guide to the nature of the work required & are not intended to reflect all tasks associated within the role.