Community Football Coach (Sessional)

Job Description

Job Title: Community Football Coach (Sessional)

Hours of work: Sessional –evenings between 16:00 – 21:00pm

Salary: £13.50 – £15 per hour

Location: Various locations around Southwark and Lewisham boroughs

Responsible to: Community Manager

Role Summary:

Are you passionate to work with and engage young people aged 8- to 18-years-old to help them achieve their full potential and improve their well-being through football and sport?

Millwall Community Trust uses the power of football and sport to inspire young people in Southwark and Lewisham. Our community football sessions are either delivered at our Millwall Hub venues or Satellite Sessions which are delivered on Local MUGA’s on estates or local youth clubs.

You will be working with our committed community football team to build a stronger, safer, and more inclusive environment within the community for young people by delivering high quality community football sessions.

You will have the opportunity to work alongside a high-quality delivery team, benefitting from a range of training and development opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

· Plan and deliver inspiring, interactive, and engaging football and sport sessions for young people from 8-18 years old.

· Provide a safe and fun environment for young people to meet new friends, develop skills and improve their physical and mental health through facilitating sport-based sessions.

· Develop and maintain positive relationships with young people, parents, staff, and local partners.

· Select suitable young people to represent Millwall Community Trust in Tournaments and Events.

· Support the education of young people on current issues through workshops and youth forums.

Essential Requirements:

· Minimum FA Level 1 in Football Coaching or the new FA Introduction to Coaching award.

Desired Requirements:

· A recognised Youth Work Qualification.

· Proven track record of working with hard-to-reach young people and young people from a variety of demographics.

· Understanding of and a commitment to health & safety, equal opportunities and data protection policies and procedures.

· Understand the importance of and deliver best practice when working with hard-to-reach young people.

Personal Skills / Abilities:

· A flexible approach to work and be able to work unsociable hours, predominately between 16:00 – 21:00pm

· A positive ‘can do’ attitude, always looking for solutions to problems or issues.

· Ability to develop positive relationships with young people.

· Ability to travel independently to sessions that are held at various locations.

· Strong track record of punctuality and reliability.

· Excellent planning, organizational and time management skills.

· Enthusiastic and self-motivated to make a difference within the community.

· Excellent communication and inter-personal skills to adapt to different age groups and stakeholders.

To Apply: To comply with safer recruitment procedures for the Club we are unable to accept CV’s without an application form accompanied.

Please ensure that you complete our standard application form (which is available via a link on our website). If you do require assistance in any part of the application process, please contact us via recruit@millwallfc.co.uk

Application Form Link: www.millwallfc.co.uk/club/currentvacancies/new-page-16

All applications need to be sent to recruit@millwallfc.co.uk

Due to the quantity of applicants expected, only those short-listed will be notified.

Closing date for applications: Friday 14th Feb0 2025

This document is a guide only and should not be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. It is intended as an outline indication of the areas of activity and will be amended in the light of changing needs of the organisation. All employees may be required to undertake any other duties as may be reasonably requested.

Millwall Community Trust are fully committed to equality, diversity, inclusion, and anti-discrimination. We will work to address areas of under-representation and disadvantage in all aspects of our operations, activities, and services. In practice, this means that we will respect the needs of each and every individual regardless of their differences; and to this end we will deliver our operations, activities and services in such a way so as to ensure that that no one is excluded.

Please note that the appointment of the successful candidate will be subject to standard preemployment screening, as applicable to the post. This will include right-to-work, proof of identity, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), and references.

Please note that any personal data submitted to the charity as part of the job application process will be processed in accordance with the GDPR and related UK data protection legislation. The charity’s Policy on Data Protection is available on request.

Entry into employment with the charity and progression within employment will be determined only by personal merit and the application of criteria which are related to the duties of each particular post and the relevant salary structure. In all cases, ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration. No applicant or member of staff shall be discriminated against because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Job Type: Zero hours contract

Pay: £13.50-£15.00 per hour

Expected hours: 4 – 20 per week

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Life insurance
• Referral programme

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 09/02/2025