Type: Temporary - Part TimeSalary: £14.95 Per hourClosing Date: Thursday, 19th June 2025
The NFL Academy is a major global initiative by the NFL, offering talented student-athletes the opportunity to combine full-time education alongside intensive training in American Football, under the guidance of world class coaching staff.
In partnership with Loughborough College (US High School equivalent), and Loughborough University, our Elite Football Development Programme enrols student- athletes aged 16-18 years from around the world.
The NFL Academy integrates academic excellence, character development and top-tier American Football training, to create pathways for young athletes aiming to secure scholarships to advance within the sport.
Since its launch in the 2019-20 academic year, the NFL Academy has successfully placed over 40 student-athletes into NCAA programmes, including more than 30 signees over the 2023 and 2025 signing periods.
We are seeking to appoint an NFL Academy Quality Control Coach to assist with the provision of a high-quality player development programme.
This role will include working within a multi-disciplinary team and will include working with players for a range of on and off-field activity. The role also includes preparing for, and attending, a range of fixtures, both in the UK and overseas and includes various administrative tasks as advised.
The ideal candidate will have strong interpersonal and communication skills and work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team. You will possess coaching experience in American Football and have demonstrated your ability to coach and develop players.
The role will require flexible working patterns, with some evening/weekend work, as well as attendance at fixtures.
The College is striving to attract, develop and retain the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business.
We are proud to have achieved the Investor in Diversity award. We actively encourage applications who are currently under-represented and where we are using positive action under the Equality Act. We welcome everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.
Alongside our commitment to your professional and personal development, we also offer a generous benefits package including:
● A competitive pension scheme
● On-site parking available for a fee
● One campus facility
● Subsided nursery fees
● Additional annual leave available
● Fantastic CPD and inclusive resources for development
● Opportunities of volunteering within local community and charities
● Generous maternity/paternity pay
We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, agile working, staff forums, staff working groups for sustainability, staff steering groups for Investors in Diversity and support services to support with mental health and wellbeing for staff from different backgrounds.
We are and have consistently invested in providing our learners and employees with an outstanding and unrivalled range of modern facilities and resources.
Kindly be advised that we are unable to provide skilled worker sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the country without the need for sponsorship.