Community Sports Coach

Contract :
Part-Time - Permanent

Hours : 20 hours per week (occasional evenings and weekends required)

Location : LNER Stadium, Lincoln, LN5 8LD
plus various community venues

Do you love working with people and using sport to make a real difference?

We are looking for two new Community Sports Coaches to join our team. You will be passionate, friendly, and committed to helping others enjoy being active—no matter their background or ability.

At Lincoln City Foundation, we believe sport is for everyone. As our new Community Sports Coach, you’ll help deliver fun, safe and supportive sessions in schools, holiday clubs, and community settings across Lincolnshire. You'll encourage people to be active, build confidence, learn new skills and enjoy being part of something positive.

• Deliver safe, enjoyable, and developmental sports sessions in alignment with the programme curriculum and strategic objectives
• Promoting the progression of participants through programme activities, aiming to positively impact their health, wellbeing and personal achievement
• Ensure high standards of session administration including risk assessments, registers and participant assessments

You’ll be an organised, motivated, and compassionate leader who’s passionate about creating safe, engaging, and inclusive environments for young people to thrive.

• Has experience delivering sport or activity sessions (especially with children or young people)
• Holds a recognised coaching qualification (Level 2 or above)
• Understands how to create a welcoming and safe space for all
• Is happy to work as part of a team, as well as on their own
• At least 1 year of experience of delivering within a sports environment or educational setting

We offer a supportive, inclusive, and flexible working environment with a fantastic benefits package:

• Free ticket to Lincoln City FC home league fixtures
• Free onsite parking (non-matchday)
• Company health cash plan
• Free children’s holiday club for your children
• CPD opportunities and social events

We’re a family-friendly, flexible employer who welcomes applications from all backgrounds and abilities.

Please complete the Foundation application form for this role (included in the downloadable application pack below).

Please note:

CVs are not accepted. All offers are subject to references, DBS clearance, and safer recruitment checks.

Lincoln City Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references, a clear Enhanced DBS check, and safer recruitment employment checks.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, a clear DBS, and the necessary safer recruitment employment checks.

As an employer we are happy to explore options for part time working, job shares and other flexible working options to suit your work life balance.

We do not accept CV’s and cannot keep such documents on file.

Lincoln City Foundation values its employees and aims to be an employer of choice. It is important to the Foundation to cultivate an environment of development and progression therefore actively encouraging staff training (internally and externally), networking and opportunities to support a pathway for those that show initiative, innovation and dedication.

We look for individuals to enhance our team creativity, ambition and dynamic. We welcome those who are passionate, adaptable, high performing and target driven.

As a community-led charity, we want our workforce to reflect the make-up of the individuals we engage with. We consider ourselves to be a family-friendly, responsible employer and can offer flexible working patterns. We welcome applications from a variety of backgrounds and abilities.

For more information on the Foundation please take a look at our strategy, vision and mission available on our website.

Lincoln City Foundation welcomes applications from all individuals and communities. Only information relevant to the role defined in the job description will be used in the selection process and personal data is retracted to remove unconscious bias.

No terminology in the advert you have seen is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, religion, disability or sexual orientation.

We welcome applications from candidates that wish to explore flexible working patterns.