Player Support Assistant - Men's First Team
- Everton Football Club
- Finch Farm, Finch Lane, Halewood, Liverpool, UK
- 09 Apr, 2025
Job Description
During the course of a glittering history spanning three centuries, the Club has been shaped and guided by its aspirational motto Nil Satis Nisi Optimum - nothing but the best is good enough.
One of only three clubs to have been a founder member of both the Football League and Premier League, Everton has played more games in English football's topflight than any other club.
While rightly proud of our rich past, and Goodison Park, our home of more than 130 years, we are now setting our sights on an exciting future at a state-of-the-art new stadium opening in summer 2025, under our new ownership, The Freidkin Group.
In doing so, we remain committed to developing and supporting teams across our Men’s, Women’s and Academy set-ups that inspire and continue to compete at the highest level of the game.
About the opportunity: A unique and exciting opportunity has arisen to work within our Men’s First Team Player Support Department as a First Team Player Support Assistant.
Reporting to the Head of First Team Player Support, you will be responsible for providing professional support across the department, ensuring all day-to-day requirements are completed, which can include;
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Assist the Head of First Team Player Support with providing personal support to players with day-to-day tasks, including relocation assistance, accommodation arrangements, and family support, and attend any appointments as necessary.
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Help coordinate travel and transportation arrangements for players, including domestic and international travel.
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Provide general administrative support to the First Team Player Support department, including scheduling appointments, data entry, and managing communications.
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Keep accurate and up-to-date records of player welfare-related issues, providing reports to the Head of First Team Player Support.
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Maintain a database of relevant contacts and service providers (eg. vehicle providers, accommodation agents, relocation services).
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Attend and provide support across all First Team home fixtures.
You will contribute towards the efficient and effective functioning of the department, influencing administrative process’ and ensuring a best-in-class service.
Who we are looking for: Essentially, we are looking for a professional, experienced assistant who has excellent administration and communication skills, both written and verbal, who places high value on attention to detail.
You must be comfortable working with a wide variety of demands and be flexible enough to support our elite players across competitive fixtures.
We need someone who possess’ the ability to work discreetly under pressure, and is a passionate, energised team player who embraces opportunities to collaborate with a broader diverse team.
It would be advantageous if the successful candidate spoke a foreign language (French, Spanish and Portuguese are preferred).
The role is 12-month Fixed-Term opportunity and will be based at Finch Farm training ground in Liverpool (Halewood), however there is expected frequent travel involved within the post, working 35 hours per week plus matchdays.
The closing date of this advert is Wednesday 23rd April 2025.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a substantial amount of applications.
Everton Family Safer Recruitment Practices
The Everton Family is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
As a requirement of our safer recruitment practices, this role will require a Enhanced DBS check or evidence that you are subscribed to the DBS Update Service, information of which can be found here
This role is subject to both evidence and verification of relevant qualifications, including proof of eligibility to work in the UK, which will be discussed with you if your application is successful.
Equity & Inclusion
Everton Football Club is committed to ensuring everyone is respected, celebrated and empowered for who they are, regardless of their identity. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, and underrepresented communities. We are dedicated to supporting the physical and mental/emotional wellbeing of all our people. Should you have a disability or long-term health condition and require reasonable adjustments to be made to the application/interview/onboarding process, please let us know by contacting the Talent Acquisition Team via email - careers@evertonfc.com
To support our pledge to diversify our organisation and through our commitment to the Football Association’s, Football Leadership Diversity Code, Everton welcomes applications from people of all walks of life. As part of our commitment to Disability, Inclusion and Accessibility we are more than happy to make reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process should you require.
Everton FC Careers
We are Everton Football Club and are one of the icons of world club football. As one of the bastions of the global game, with a rich and successful history, we are now setting our sights on a new, exciting future.
Our values underpin how we behave, how we represent our club in our city, and across the world of football, and how we look after one another daily. They provide a framework for how we work with partners, suppliers, and most importantly our fans.
Everton, 'the people's club,' is a mainstay in English football dating back to a time when Everton's Mere Green development was the first 'major' football stadium in the country. Today's facilities at Goodison Park are a little different, of course, but the passion and loyalty of its supporters, coupled with the values of the club, stands as strong as it once did.
With Everton's plans for a new 52,888 capacity stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock in Liverpool approaching, perhaps now is the perfect time to begin a career at Everton Football Club. Now under Farhad Moshiri's management, the club has its sights firmly set on improving both on and off the football pitch. The opportunities which the new project will bring to Liverpool are vast, and it will likely mean that jobs at Everton FC will be hot property.
Although there is a feeling of genuine change at Everton FC, spearheaded by the legendary Carlo Ancelotti, the sense of family and togetherness is still at the core of the club's day to day running. Everton FC boasts such values and is recognised as a family-orientated club with proud traditions. A career at Everton FC should be considered for those reasons alone, as Amanda Chatterton, Community Business Development Manager at Everton FC , highlights in her staff testimonial on the club's website, "It has been amazing from day one. Family is the most important thing to Everton. It has been my family from both working life and personal. People are friendly and supportive, and I have built some great relationships. The fact that we are in The Sunday Times Top 100 companies to work for says it all. It really is a pleasure to come into work every day."
The inclusion of Everton FC in The Sunday Times top 100 companies to work for in 2019 is recognisable for what it is within the club; a fantastic achievement. This recognition was largely thanks to Everton implementing several employee initiatives, including groups for the workforce, such as the LGBT+ Network and The Women's network. The Toffees were the first football club ever to be named on the list, highlighting just how appealing jobs at Everton FC are to jobseekers.
The organisation presents a diverse workforce across a variety of different roles and sectors, with benefits including but not limited to:
- Living Wage Employer
- Over 39% of the workforce earning over £35k
- Sunday Times Top 100 Companies 2019 - voted 71st in the UK
- The Workplace Wellbeing Charter accredited
- Locality - Royal Liver Building, Goodison Park / New Development, and USM Finch Farm training complex
- Everton FC offers either free gym/ sports facilities or subsidised gym membership
- The club provides support for non-work related training
If the type of inclusive family-orientated workplace that Everton strives to promote sounds like it would complement your aspirations, maybe a career at Everton FC, or their related charity - Everton in the Community - is for you.