To deliver high quality football coaching sessions to accomplished & aspiring grassroots players aged 6 to 16.
To deliver football & sports sessions across the wider Foundation to a range of children, young people and adults.
Responsibilities
- To act as an Ambassador for FFCF and maintain and develop relationships to ensure high quality experiences for young people, partner organisations, other staff and customers
- To effectively plan and deliver high quality football sessions in-line with coaching syllabus, philosophy and values
- To effectively support the development of individual players through the creation of individual development plans throughout the season
- To identify and support the development of progression pathways for talented young people
- To effectively plan and deliver extra-curricular and community activities across the wider Foundation
- To support the transition between school-based activities, wider Foundation activities and where appropriate, other community activities
- Assist in data collection and completion of monitoring for reports on an ongoing basis, within the timescales required
- To work closely with Football Development Officer's to understand programme standards and attendance targets and support the promotion of FFCF activities
- To support the smooth function of the Operations Department in line with the Foundation values and targets and work across programmes, when required
Requirements
Essential:
Experience:
- Leading football sessions to age groups U7 to U16
- Delivery of extracurricular and community activities to all age groups
- Supporting and developing coaches in a sports environment
- Working with external partners to achieve successful outcome
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Marketing and promotion
Skills, knowledge & qualifications:
- Minimum of UEFA C qualification in Coaching Football
- FA First Aid - in date
- FA Safeguarding - in date
- Ability to drive, has access to a car or ability to travel independently
Personal qualities:
- Committed and motivated by the purpose of the Foundation
- Demonstrates respect for colleagues, partners and customers and when possible operates above and beyond expectations
- Well presented with a good manner
- Excellent punctuality
- Ability to prioritise work and consistently meet deadlines
- Effective communicator
- Cheerful positive attitude
Preferred:
Experience:
- Delivery in a Club Community Organisation (CCO)
- Delivery of activiry to young people with a Disability.
- Delivery of CPD events to coaches.
- Delivery of Physical Education lessons to primary age children
Skills, knowledge β& qualifications:
- UEFA B qualification
- Non-football NGB sports qualifications
- Mentoring qualification
- Talent Identification qualification
- Understanding of Physical Education standards in schools (Ofsted guidance)