Football Coach - Leeds, United Kingdom - Leeds United Foundation

Leeds United Foundation

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Leeds, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The Leeds United Foundation Women and Girls Department

Job Title:
After School Football Coach

Salary:
£15 per hour

Hours: 5 hours per week

Between 3-5pm Monday - Friday

Location:
Onsite: Leeds United Foundation, Elland Road, Leeds LS11 0ES

Offsite:
various locations across West Yorkshire

Reports to:
Senior Women and Girls Officer & Women and Girls Development Officers

Motivation to work with children and young people
Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people.

About the Organisation

The Leeds United Foundation is a non-profit, sports charity that exists to deliver targeted, high-quality programmes that have a real and measurable positive impact on the relationship between the club, its fans and the community.

About the programme

Main areas of responsibility:

Welfare of players within the programme
To work with schools to develop strong partnerships to ensure the programme is sustainable
Have a confident and enthusiastic approach to delivery
Ensure engagement numbers are high and sustained throughout the school year.
Provide high quality coaching and support
Complete and support administrative duties such as Risk Assessment / Registers / Wellness report every session inline with programme requirements / Health and Safety / Child Protection
Attend meetings with the project lead
To adopt principles of continuous personal and professional development with regards to the role
To build and maintain good working relationships both internally and externally, always maintaining a professional image when representing The Leeds United Foundation
To keep confidential any information gained regarding the Charity, Club, and its personnel
To always maintain a flexible approach to work
To maintain the upkeep of all relevant equipment pertaining to the delivery of programmes and to the safety of participants.
To undertake all other such relevant duties directed by the Senior Management team, which from time to time may be required with respect to the promotion of The Leeds United Foundation.
To keep confidential any information gained regarding the Charity, Club, and its personnel

To maintain a flexible approach to work.
To be aware of and abide by all the Leeds United Foundation policies and procedures, in particular Safeguarding and Equality Diversity & Inclusion

Person specification:

Essential _
Playmaker / Introduction to coaching
FA Licensed
A recognised FA First Aid Qualification
Knowledge and understanding of child protection issues including holding a current FA Safeguarding Children Workshop certificate
An accepted FA Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure (previously known as an FA CRB Disclosure)
Experience in coaching girls' football
Have knowledge and understanding of child development and be sensitive to children's needs
Willingness to work weekends and training events when required
Own transport essential
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work both independently, using your own initiative, and as part of a team.
Excellent knowledge of safeguarding and safeguarding practices.
Knowledge and understanding of working with young people
Desirable_
UEFA C
Understanding of the Leeds United Foundation Girls Pathway
To have a willingness to use online technologies to support the sharing of advice and guidance online to players

To include:
Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Google Drive.

Equality & Diversity:

Safeguarding & Recruitment:

Closing date: 14/06/2024

Start date:

TBC

Job Type:
Zero hours contract

Pay:
£15.00 per hour

Expected hours: 5 per week

Benefits: