COACHING

• Plan, prepare, deliver, and evaluate coaching sessions, following a training syllabus designed by the ETC Player Development Lead
• Provide input to the development and ongoing improvement/adaptation of the coaching curriculum
• Coach in a way that ensures players:
• are encouraged to ask questions and seek feedback for improvement and clarity
• are encouraged to have input to footballing decisions and their own learning process.
• are communicated the why’s as well as ‘what’ of decisions
• know and understand the purpose and ‘why’ of training sessions
• Provide learning and development opportunities to volunteer coaches by:
• Giving them stretching responsibility
• Providing developmental feedback on their coaching
• Seeking their input and views on players and sessions
• Input into selection decisions by attending trials and take part in selection decisions
• Work across age groups

SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE:

• Experience of working with young athletes
• Experience of working in a football environment.
• Understanding of the needs of the modern young player in terms of their physical and psychological development.
• An up to date understanding of Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures
• Roles which have brought understanding of how children learn and develop

Charlton Athletic Football club are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We endeavour to provide a fun, safe and welcoming environment where children and young people feel respected and valued.

• This a zero hours, casual role that will include shifts on weekends and evenings (negotiable);
• Applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK
• Charlton Athletic is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
• As such, this post is exempt for the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and the successful candidate must disclose all convictions spent convictions should be declared, that have not been subject to filtering by the DBS
• Charlton Athletic Women FC is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and its policies for recruitment, selection, training, development and promotion are designed to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, ethnic and national origin, disability or gender reassignment.
• Any personal data that you provide to Charlton Athletic Women Football Club Ltd (data controller) will be processed in line with applicable data protection laws and will be used only for the purpose of recruitment.
• We will keep your personal information for 6 months after which we will erase it. You can always choose to have your data erased earlier by emailing us
• We’d love to hear from you if you believe you can meet the challenges of working within an elite sporting environment.

Please note that due to the high volume of applications we receive we regret that we are unable to respond to unsuccessful applicants.
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Job Types: Temporary, Zero hours contract
Contract length: 10 months
Work Location: In perso

JOB PURPOSE

• Support and develop all players within the group to attain the highest levels of performance possible in a safe, secure, and supportive environment
• Drive and nurture a positive culture within the training group. Be a coach who makes the ETC a place where players learn, have fun, and develop a love for the game
• Deliver football coaching sessions in line with the ETC curriculum/ blueprint
• Ensure the age group’s coaching programme adheres to and exceeds all club standards and FA ETC licence requirements
• Mentee coaches have a rewarding experience in the ETC
• Be an advocate and guardian of the women’s game