AddressWe are excited to be searching for a pool of Casual Assistant Goalkeeping Coaches, who will help the Women's England Talent Pathway 'Unearth, Inspire and Empower' future generations of England Goalkeepers and Goalkeeping coaches.
Our successful candidates will demonstrate excellent leadership at the Future Lionesses Goalkeeping Centre through support and guidance. Also, delivering inspirational technical goalkeeping programmes on and off the pitch.
We are advertising these positions across various areas of the county. As part of your application form, you will be able to specify where you wish to cover if successful:
The roles to be recruited are as follows:
Chichester
Essex
Gloucester
Northumbria
Nottingham
Plymouth
Sheffield
West Riding
What You'll Do?
- Support and contribute to the planning, delivery, and review of the Goalkeeping technical training programme(both on and off-pitch)
- Plan and deliver progressive goalkeeping sessions, in collaboration with a goalkeeper coaching team, to develop the core skills of Future Lioness Goalkeepers.
- Ensure all session planning and administration tasks are completed weekly and stored accordingly.
- Establish and maintain positive relationships with players, parents, coaching staff, and key stakeholders (such as FA Regional Talent Managers and Club Coaches.)
- Develop and uphold strong communication channels with Coach Development Officers, FA Women's Goalkeeping Manager and FA staff.
- Have an awareness of the Future Lionesses' goalkeeping characteristics, and the Discover My Talent programme and understand current Talent Pathway benchmarks.
- Monitor, track and support high-potential goalkeepers within the region and refer them appropriately.
- Support the identification, information transfer and development journey of high-performing goalkeepers.
- Ensure equipment logistics are complete before each weekly session.
- Attend the Coach Development Programme of Future Lionesses Goalkeeping Centres.
What You'll Need?
Essential for the role :
- Ability to build positive working relationships.
- Ability to present information to support player development work.
- Minimum FA Level 2 in Coaching Goalkeepers / National Goalkeeping Certificate.
- Minimum FA Level 2 / UEFA C.
- FA Emergency First Aid in Football (in-date)
- FA Safeguarding Children (in-date)
- Willingness to undertake an FA Enhanced DBS Check.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
Beneficial to also have:
- UEFA B.
- UEFA B / A Goalkeeping Licence.
- Level 2 EFAiF.
- A detailed knowledge of the women's game.
Please note, that interviews will be taking place on 11th, 15th or 19th July online. We suggest candidates are available to attend the next stage of the process.
What's in it for you?
We pride ourselves in offering a competitive rate of pay as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role.
We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, and by doing this we offer top-of-the-range facilities across two core business locations. We have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English football. We are also delighted to have a world-class Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.
Our Organisation
The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.
The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women's Super League, FA Women's Championship, and Vitality Women's FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.
We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.
Your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George's Park or our Processing Centre unless the role is advertised as a home based contract. The contractual location of this role can be found at the top of this advert on our FA vacancy page.
The FA, For All, For You
Our equality, diversity and inclusion strategy forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination.
https://www.thefa.com/-/media/thefacom-new/files/about-the-fa/2021/fa_a-game-for-all-strategy.ashx
A Game For All outlines three key strategic commitments - Lead the Change, Be the Change, and Inspire the Change - which will ensure tackling discrimination remains a core priority for English football for years to come.
We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.
We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.
As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.
