Head of Academy Sports Psychology

Full time Sports Psychology

Job Description

Your main responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to the following:

·        To implement and evaluate a psychology programme for the player/parents/carers in the Academy including workshops.

·        To implement and evaluate a psychology programme for the staff in the Academy including relevant educational activity, in service training days, feedback and discussion meetings with staff in the different phases and departments.

·        To provide feedback to the staff in relationship to their work but also in relation to the development of their players.

·        To devise, implement and evaluate a psychology programme for the players in the Academy which will be differentiated in relation to the relative phases.

·        To provide individual support and individual programmes to players on the full-time programme in the Youth Development and Professional Development Phases.

·        To set generic and individual goals/targets/objectives for player’s dependent on their needs from discussions with the players, coaches and parents/carers.

·        To collaborate with player care department over delivery of suitable educational activity for personal development

·        To collaborate with education department to deliver psychological programmes to Under 18's as part of their Sporting Excellence Professional Football Apprenticeship

·        To attend all relevant meetings and conferences organised by the relevant organizing bodies.

·        To maintain and update the performance management application (PMA).

·        To update the players’ Performance Clock and hold review meetings at relevant times.

·        To ensure the Academy Performance Plan underpins the work of the department.

·        To contribute positively to the Clubs vision and culture

·        To promote and adhere to the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy and to work consistently to embed ED&I into everything.

·        To ensure the working environment is free from harassment and discrimination and any other form of unacceptable behaviour.

·        To fully participate in one-to-ones and departmental reviews and meetings.

·        To fully participate in annual and mid-term appraisals.

·        To understand the Club’s Safeguarding policy, procedures and best practice guidelines and use these to ensure appropriate and safe working practices applicable to the role.

·        To promote and assist with Safeguarding.

·        To carry out CPD and keep up to date with any training and updates relevant to the role.

·        To ensure the health & safety within the Club for self and others is adhered to at all times.

·        To carry out all responsibilities with due regard to the Club values and all policies and procedures, in particular Health & Safety, Equality and Diversity and Safeguarding.

·        To undertake all required training, including mandatory Club Equality and Diversity, Safeguarding and Health and Safety training.

The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.