Community Engagement Coach; Casual

Salary: £14.00 - £21.00 per hour depending on qualification

Hours: Evenings on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and/or Sunday

Contract: Sessional

Closing Date: Rolling applications

Interview Date: As applications received

We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic Community Engagement Coaches to work across our 'Premier League Kicks', 'Get Involved' and other community outreach projects. You will be responsible for planning and delivering engaging sessions, and will join a team of experienced and dedicated coaches, using sport and youth work to help young people better their lives.

• Regular hours to suit your schedule;
• London Living Wage salary as a minimum;
• Training and development opportunities across our teams;
• The opportunity to work with the official charity of a Premier League football club;
• Make a difference to the lives of young people in South London.

As a Community Engagement Coach you will:

• Plan and deliver age‑appropriate sessions which focus on developing life skills along with fundamental football skills and techniques;
• Promote enjoyment for the game across the whole 'Premier League Kicks' programme, including Disability and Girls sessions;
• Support in the delivery of tournaments and matches, refereeing or managing young people, ensuring they all receive equal playing time and experience;
• Maintain clear and consistent communication with participants, parents, community partners and other coaching staff;
• Ensure the safety and wellbeing of all participants during sessions and matches, adhering to Foundation policies and procedures;
• Maintain accurate records for monitoring and evaluation to include attendance and feedback.

As successful candidate you will:

• Have experience in coaching football, ideally within a community environment, with a proven track record of success;
• Be a FA/UEFA qualified coach, ideally at Level 2/UEFA C, or have an appropriate youth work qualification;
• Have a passion for making a difference to young people’s lives;
• Be reliable, organised, flexible and willing to learn;
• Be available for evening, weekend and/or holiday work.

We are committed to ensuring the welfare and protection of all children, young people and adults who take part in our activities, and all staff are expected to share this commitment. All successful candidates will go through safer recruitment checks (including a criminal records check) before commencing employment.

We endorse the principle of equality and strive to ensure that all our staff and participants have a genuine and equal opportunity to participate to the full extent of their own ambitions and abilities, and can be assured of an environment in which their rights, dignity and worth are respected.

We want our staff to reflect the diversity of our local community, and we welcome applications from individuals of all age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion of belief and marriage and civil partnership.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made to support your application, please just let us know.