Accessibility Lead

We are a football club with a desire to be the best and are always looking for talented people to join our Everton Family.

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Who are we: Everton Football Club is one of world sport's most respected and revered names - a by-word for innovation and professionalism during the course of a glittering history that spans three centuries.
One of the 12 founder members of the Football League, Everton has played more games in English football's top flight than any other club.
While rightly proud of our rich past, and Goodison Park, our home of more than 130 years, we are now setting our sights on an exciting future at a state-of-the-art new stadium currently being constructed on the banks of the iconic River Mersey.
In doing so, we remain committed to developing and supporting teams across our men’s, women’s and Academy set-ups that inspire and compete at the highest level of the game.

Our values underpin how we behave, how we represent our club in our city and across the world of football, and how we look after one another and our community. They provide a framework for how we work and engage with partners, suppliers and, most importantly, our fans.

About the opportunity: As we embark on our final season at Goodison Park and enter a new chapter in our history, we have a brand new, exciting role for a Accessibility Lead to join our Stadium Operations team and take ownership of the wide-ranging accessibility offerings and facilities at our new home, Everton Stadium.

As Accessibility Lead you get to play a vital part in the development of our accessibility operational policies and plans as we work towards being ready to operate at Everton Stadium. You will oversee the allocation of appropriate seating during the sales window and thereafter, the management of all onsite and offsite parking available to disabled supporters, the management of pre-booked accessibility matchday shuttle bus services and the management of facilities such as the Sensory Room, Sensory Box, Quiet Rooms etc.

Working hand in hand with the Stadium Operations and Fan Centre teams, with the main focus being Everton Stadium, you will be deliver expert advice and guidance, alongside contributing to the development and implementation of strategic policies, practices, and action plans.

You will function as the Club’s Disability Access Officer, supporting the provision of inclusive, accessible facilities and services, and will work closely with the Disability Liaison Officer to assist with queries from disabled supporters throughout the season, and on matchdays, non-matchdays and other event days. In adopting this element of the role, you will celebrate the very best of Everton Football Club’s traditions and values in managing the front-line relationship between the Club and our disabled supporters.

You will collaborate with other stakeholders across the Club to ensure we’re fully inclusive and accessible across all Club sites.

Who we are looking for: We are searching for a forward thinking, confident, enthusiastic, collaborative, determined and personable professional, who demonstrates a desire to embrace merging concepts and technologies, whilst marrying these with existing good practice and relationships with our fans.

Our ideal candidate will have knowledge of UK Accessibility Stadia legislation (including but not limited to Green Guide, Purple Guide, Premier League, Level Playing Field etc.), UEFA accessibility guidance and full knowledge of the Equity Act. of delivering EDI interventions and influencing positive change via a range of stakeholders and collaborating with the disabled community, providing support and advice to organisations around accessibility.

Interpersonal and influencing skills are essential and being able to inspire and drive delivery across a wide range of E&D areas.

This really is a great opportunity to work alongside great colleagues, where we put our people and our fans at the heart of everything we do.

This position is on a permanent contract working 35 hours per week.

The location for this role is within our Club’s iconic headquarters in the Royal Liver Building in Liverpool, with the opportunity to work flexibly with our Hybrid working approach.

The closing date of this advert is on Friday 12th April 2024.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a substation amount of applications.

Everton Family Safer Recruitment Practices

The Everton Family is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

As a requirement of our safer recruitment practices, this role will require an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check or evidence that you are subscribed to the DBS Update Service information of which can be found

This role is subject to both evidence and verification of relevant qualifications including to work in the UK which will be discussed with you if your application is successful.

Equity & Inclusion

Everton is committed to ensuring everyone is respected, celebrated, and empowered for who they are, regardless of their identity. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, those who identify as female and those from racially diverse communities. We are dedicated to supporting the physical and mental/emotional wellbeing of all our people. Should you have a disability or long-term health condition and require reasonable adjustments to be made to the application/interview/onboarding process, please let us know by contacting the Talent Acquisition Team via email -

To support our pledge to diversify our organisation and through our commitment to the FA’s Football Leadership Diversity Code, Everton welcomes applications from people of all walks of life. As part of our commitment to Disability, Inclusion and Accessibility we are more than happy to make reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process should you require.