Emerging Talent Centre Coach

​Position: Emerging Talent Centre Coach​

Location: Sparrows Lane London SE9 2JR, Training Ground

Hours: Tuesday evenings 

About Us:

Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Charlton, south-east London. The club was founded on June 9th, 1905 and has a very storied history from rising to the top-flight of English Football in the 1930s (First Division) and again in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, to winning the FA Cup in 1947 and to leaving their Valley home in the mid-1980s only to make an impassioned return in 1992. Historically, the women's team played under Charlton Athletic from 2000 to 2007 but were released to become an independently run team in 2007 following the men's team's relegation from the Premier League.

The women's team were originally formed as a non-professional team in 1991 and were highly successful in the early 2000s winning The FA Cup, the League Cup, and the Charity Shield, as well as coming runners-up in the top division in multiple seasons. In February 2021, the club acquired the Charlton Athletic Women's team, turning the team full-time professional, and integrating them to become one club again.

Currently, our men's first team competes in League One, the third tier of English football, and our women's team competes in the Women’s Championship, the second highest division of women's football in England. At Charlton, we are ‘one club’ and can be truly described as a ‘family club’.

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Role Description:

• Support and develop all players within the group to attain the highest levels of performance possible in a safe, secure, and supportive environment
• Drive and nurture a positive culture within the training group. Be a coach who makes the ETC a place where players learn, have fun, and develop a love for the game
• Deliver football coaching sessions in line with the ETC curriculum/ blueprint
• Ensure the age group's coaching programme adheres to and exceeds all club standards and FA ETC license requirements
• Mentee coaches have a rewarding experience in the ETC
• ​Be an advocate ​and guardian of​the​women's game.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Plan, prepare, deliver, and evaluate coaching sessions, following a training syllabus designed by the ETC Player Development Lead
• Provide in put to the development and on going improvement/adaptation of the coaching curriculum
• Coach in a way that ensures players:
  • are encouraged to ask questions and seek feedback for improvement and clarity
  • are encouraged to have input to footballing decisions and their own learning process.
  • are communicated the why' as well as 'what' of decisions
  • know and understand the purpose and 'why' of training sessions
• Provide learning and development opportunities to volunteer coaches by:
  • Giving them stretching responsibility
  • Providing developmental feedback on their coaching
  • Seeking their input and views on players and sessions
• Input into selection decisions by attending trials and take part in selection decisions

• Work across age groups

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Player Development

• Work with individual players set appropriated development targets with a plan to work towards
• Input information in to the ETC's monitoring system to allow for analysis
• Provide feedback to players
• Monitor and evaluate player development and provide feedback to players and parents/carers on a regular basis.
• Liaise with and work closely with coaches, medics and performance staff regarding player development, and prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries
• Ensure all ETC games and festivals are well managed with a development philosophy clear to players and parents/carers
• Be available to players to offer advice, guidance and support on football and personal matters. E.g., ensure they are managed well through things like injury and other challenges that could affect their performance and wellbeing.
• Ensure player behaviour in the group reflects what is required in the ETC
• Work with the ETC's Safeguarding Manager to ensure that the wellbeing and welfare of all players and staff is always an operational priority.

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Administration

• Record participation and attendance at Girls ETC activities for the designated age group.
• Ensure communication to players and parents/carers concerning the age group is consistent and aligned to ETC communications
• Educate parents/carers on the programme and how they can support their child's football and personal development while in the ETC.
• Store and maintain kit and equipment
• Maintain a well-supplied medical bag for all ETC sessions in consultation with the ETC Physio.

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Personal Development

• Seek feedback from and reflect on personal behavior and performance to identify areas for improvement
• Create and maintain a personalised Development Action Plan (DAP), taking input and feedback from a variety of sources
• Review personal competencies against job specification and identify areas for improvement
• Attend CPD events and undertake CPD activities in line with identified development themes
• Be aware of current research and insight to support programme and coaching development
• Work with an advisor or mentor from outside the ETC

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Qualifications/Training:

Essential

• The FA Level 2/UEFA C License or above coaching qualification
• FA DBS
• FA Safeguarding Children
• FA Level 1 Introduction to First Aid in Football (IFAiF)

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Desirable

• Physical Development of Youth Female Players (growth and maturation, female athlete physiology & menstrual cycle)
• Talent Identification & Talent Development across all sports
• Player support qualifications (e.g., Talented Athlete Lifestyle Support)
• Coaching &mentoring qualification

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Specific Experience/Knowledge:

•  Experience of working with young athletes
• Experience of working in a football environment.
• Understanding of the needs of the modern young player in terms of their physical and psychological development.
• An up to date understanding of Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures
• Roles which have brought understanding of how children learn and develop

Additional Information:

• This a full time role that includes work on weekends and evenings (negotiable);
• Applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK;
• Charlton Athletic FC is committed to following relevant health & safety regulations and all members of staff are expected to be fully aware and adhere to, at all times, the Club’s H&S and fire safety procedures;
• Charlton Athletic Football Club are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment;
• CAFC is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and its policies for recruitment, selection, training, development and promotion are designed to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, color, nationality, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, ethnic and national origin, disability or gender reassignment.

Safeguarding:

Charlton Athletic Football Club are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. The successful candidate may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining a post, as all cases are mediated individually according to the nature of the role and the information provided.

Note: Please note that due to the high volume of applications we receive we regret that we are unable to respond to unsuccessful applicants.

This Job advertisement may close earlier if a suitable candidate is recruited before the closing date.