Full/Part Time Coach - West Yorkshire, United Kingdom - Leeds United Football Club

Description

Coach Inclusion and Diversity Scheme (CIDS) - Season 2024/2025
Full Time
Professional football must better reflect modern Britain.

Leeds United in partnership with the Premier League, are seeking to improve the diversity of football coaches in the professional game to make this area more representative of society and the playing population.

As part of our commitment to improving diversity, we are proud to be able to support the Coach Inclusion and Diversity Scheme, Season 2024/2025, by providing a high-quality fixed-term employment opportunity to develop under-represented groups within the football industry.

The scheme is open to coaches who are currently under-represented within English Professional Football – coaches from Black, South-Asian and Mixed Heritage backgrounds, and Women coaches from all backgrounds.

We believe that having greater diversity helps the whole club to perform better both on and off the pitch.
What is the Coach Inclusion and Diversity Scheme?
CIDS provides a 23-month fixed-term employment opportunity and development programme for the successful candidate.

The club will act as the 'base' of employment and the individual will work across a variety of football functions within the Club to broaden their learning experience.

The fixed-term employment opportunity will include coaching and observation across the Academy, and collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams. The development programme includes mentoring, workshops, peer learning, projects, and need-led access to FA/UEFA coaching qualifications.
To increase the number of coaches who are from Black, South-Asian and Mixed Heritage backgrounds, including women from all backgrounds in full-time coaching positions in English professional football
To provide coaches on the scheme with a fixed-term employment contract and development opportunities within a Premier League or EFL Clubs
To substantially improve long-term employment prospects for coaches who complete the scheme
To assist in diversifying the workforce at Premier League or EFL Clubs, promoting a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion

The successful candidate will actively be involved in coaching and talent identification across the Leeds United Foundation Phase (U7-U12) in collaboration with our multi-disciplinary teams.

You will have a passion to make a positive difference in children and young people's lives, you will love football, and learning environments that help develop more creative footballers.

The Role & Development Opportunity

The successful candidate will actively be involved in coaching and talent identification across the Leeds United Foundation Phase (U7-U12) in collaboration with our multi-disciplinary teams.

You will have a passion to make a positive difference in children and young people's lives, you will love football, and learning environments that help develop more creative footballers.

Planning, delivery and critical review of coaching and player development activities for the Under 7 to Under 12 age groups in conjunction with Lead Coaches and Head Coach (U9-U14)
Being an active member of the Coaching Department by helping to ensure strategic and operational objectives are delivered.
Being an active member of the Foundation and Youth Development Phase multidisciplinary teams and Academy working groups to help drive player development & continuous improvement of process
Championing all club and Academy policy through modelling best practice in areas such as safeguarding, health and safety and equality, diversity, and inclusion
Living the values of the club and championing our culture to help deliver the Academy Performance Plan and the vision of the Academy and the Club
This is a positive action scheme aimed at addressing some currently under-represented groups within the English professional game.

CIDS is a development opportunity for coaches from Black, South-Asian and Mixed Heritage backgrounds, and Women coaches from all backgrounds.

Coaches must not have previous experience of holding a full-time coaching role in a Premier League or EFL Club
~ Experience of delivering effective and engaging coaching and player development support to children and young people (e.g. in education, grassroots, community coaching, or part-time development centre or Academy setting).
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• Strong connections with the local community, supporting young people in and across the region of Yorkshire.

~ Experience of holistic youth development activities within, or beyond sport.
~ Experience of effective relationship building to establish trust and rapport with children and young people within inner city areas.
~ Knowledge of the challenges and opportunities faced by young people living in inner city environments.

Drive to become a football coach in English professional football and to help individual players, and teams, to successfully develop and perform.

Commitment to fulfilling duty of care for children, young people, and adults in healthy, high performing environment.
Exceptional interpersonal skills, and relationship building expertise.
Resilience for the everyday rigours of high-performance football environments.

Applications are welcome from coaches who are from Black, South-Asian and Mixed Heritage backgrounds, and Women coaches from all backgrounds.

To apply please click on the below link to compete the online application form:

All personal data that the applicant shares on the equality monitoring form will be submitted separately and not form any part of the application process.

Leeds United will only consider applications from coaches who are from Black, South-Asian and Mixed Heritage backgrounds, including Women coaches from all backgrounds.

Please demonstrate in the Supporting Information section of the online application form , that you meet each of the criteria for the CIDS.

In addition, please include answers to the following questions in the Supporting Information section of the online application form .

What inspires you to connect with and develop young people in a football environment?