Academy Psychologist; FTC)

The Role We are looking for an Academy Performance Psychologist on a 12 month fixed-term contract basis, to be responsible for the coordination and delivery of our performance psychology provision across all age groups (U9-U21). The psychology service will reflect and support the strategic direction of our Academy by optimising players’ champion  this exciting role, you will help develop the requisite psychological capacities to achieve high performance, and you'll be imbedded within an interdisciplinary team and expected to collaboratively work with multiple colleagues to optimise our players’ potential.

Who we areWe are one of the most famous clubs in world football, with a rich heritage and history of success – read more about our history, here.

Beyond that, we are passionate about our local community and, behind the scenes, we have a wide variety of opportunities and career paths for all. We have a very defined purpose: to act for a winning team, culture and community. We achieve this by ensuring we are courageous in the pursuit of progress, we champion our community and each other, and that we do the right thing (even when no one is looking).Our

Commitment to Safeguarding We are committed to ensuring that our environments for children, young people and adults at risk remain safe and inclusive. We therefore require successful candidates to complete an enhanced DBS check and other essential background checks prior to starting their employment.

Your day-to-day
- Provide comprehensive psychology support - you'll directly contribute to the development of Strong Young Gunners by offering education to players, parents/guardians and staff, as well as individual and group-based psychology support for our Academy and loan players, and you will design player profiles and individual development plans
- Oversee diligent psychological monitoring - you will provide thorough psychological assessment for injured players and those nearing a return to playing
- Support player wellbeing - you'll take pride in developing an environment and culture that embraces both challenge and care, regularly overseeing mental health and wellbeing screenings for players, and communicating and contributing towards our Wellbeing in Performance group
- Collaborate with our Coaches - you will work directly with Coaches to design training practices that develop players' champion mentality
- Align closely with our Medical department - you'll partner with our Medical team to identify, support and refer (where appropriate) player and staff mental health concerns
- Maintain a forward-thinking approach - you will actively contribute to the design, execution and sharing of research and development
- Uphold our high standards - you'll strive to maintain our child protection, health and safety and equal opportunities policies and procedures
- Act as an ambassador for our club - you will look to embody our Academy and wider club values and you'll adhere to a strict code of confidentiality in respect of any information relating to our club and its operation

What we are looking for
- Background in high-level sport - you're proud of your history of providing psychology-related services in elite sport, and your experience working with young players in a football academy setting
- Credible expertise - you are currently registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Sport and Exercise Psychologist, and you have postgraduate training completed through the British Psychological Society (BPS) or Chartered Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (CASES)- Certification in Safeguarding and First aid- you hold up to date certificates in FA Safeguarding Children and Emergency First Aid
- Track record of operating within a…