Community Coach (Casual)

Forest Green Rovers are looking for Community Coaches to join on a casual contract.

The successful candidates will need to be able to deliver a range of active sessions, such as coaching football-based activities on our soccer camps and in community settings such as Youth Clubs, PL Kick's sessions, encourage fundamental movement in Wildcats sessions and supporting occasional after school and curriculum-based classroom sessions.

New coaches will be accountable for the welfare of children and vulnerable adults under their responsibility, in line with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adult Policies.

We also expect individuals to embrace equality, diversity, and inclusivity to facilitate a consistent, co-ordinated, and embedded approach to fairness and opportunity across the Trust.

The role may require you to be available on matchdays, which are typically every other Saturday or a weekday evening and will involve evening sessions.

Essential

• Knowledge of the FA Coaching Pathway and a minimum of a Level 1 football coaching badge
• Experience of working or volunteering within either school, club, or community sporting settings
• Ability to plan, deliver & evaluate coaching sessions
• Good communication, organisational and interpersonal skills
• Enhanced CRB Certificate or Current FA DBS Clearance
• FA Safeguarding & Emergency aid/ BFAS Qualifications
• Ability to work within a team effectively & efficiently and buy-in to the environmental ethos
• Computer Literate

Desirable

• Experience of working in a charity or community organisation
• Mentoring other staff through coaching/teaching
• Knowledge of the national curriculum for children aged 5-11 years and/or 11-16 years
• Knowledge and understanding of the charity, voluntary and community sector
• A desire to pursue a career in the football industry and be a committed, enthusiastic, and highly motivated, showing a passion for promoting participation and love for the sport
• Experience with Quality Assurance Reporting platforms
• Experience facilitating cup, camps, and curriculum programmes
• Working with socially excluded young people and vulnerable adults
• Teaching Qualification, Level 2 Coaching Award or UEFA B license
• Level 2 or 3 Supporting PE and school sport (or equivalent)
• Clean Driver’s License

Founded in 1889, Forest Green Rovers is a football club with a rich 133-year history.

Now we are at the forefront of something entirely new here. FIFA described us as the greenest football club in the world – it's undoubtedly true that no other football club in the world has put the environment at the heart of what it does.

We aim to be in the Championship in around five years.

On the footballing side, we are on the journey of building an infrastructure, organisational structure, and processes in line with our ambition. Now is the time to take the next step on this with this role being an integral part of that.

We're planning to build a stadium to match those ambitions. Designed by world-renowned architect Zaha Hadid, 'Eco Park' will be the only stadium made entirely of wood – another world first.

What's in it for you...

• Healthcare plan, life assurance and generous pension contribution
• Volunteering day
• Various company discounts (including shops, days out and events)
• Holiday of 25 days (plus bank holidays) & ability to buy/sell days
• Cycle to work scheme, car-pooling and onsite parking available

As a valued member of the team, you will be supporting the Group Environmental policy and its associated targets to make the Green Britain Group net carbon neutral by 2025.

Flexibility Statement

The fast-moving nature of the company's business means that from time to time you may be asked to perform duties or tasks outside of your original job description on an ad hoc basis. This allows the company to use its people in the best possible way at all times and helps the employees to make their contribution in a changing environment.

Forest Green Rovers is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to providing equality for all.