Vacancies Youth Intervention Coach, LFC Foundation
About the role
We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our LFC Foundation team as a Youth Intervention Coach. In this role you will be responsible for the delivery of football sessions on the Premier League Kicks programme, with a strong focus on sessions across the Liverpool City Region.
The Premier League Kicks programme is a targeted programme which uses the power of football and the value of sports participation to help hard-to-reach youngsters in some of the most high-need areas .
What will you be doing?
* Deliver high-quality, engaging football sessions to young people aged 7 to 18 years old.
* Deliver support to young people focusing on building skills, character, and confidence to help them steer away from engaging in offending behavior.
* Deliver and support the development of high-quality sessions, ensuring they are inclusive to all participants who access the provision.
* Deliver high-quality content appropriate to the age and ability of participants.
* Deliver and support sessions which engage and support young people within our communities.
* Deliver and support half-term provisions across the Youth Intervention Department. This will be a wide range of sessions such as workshops, sports, and qualifications.
* To undertake dynamic risk assessments where applicable.
* To ensure that all LFC Foundation equipment is in good working order and assembled properly – to report to the Foundation any equipment that needs attention .
* To support other areas of the LFC Foundation when required.
* Ensure the safeguarding of young people is at the forefront of all decisions and that the Foundation’s safeguarding policy is always adhered to.
* Ensure that the curriculum is inclusive to all, supporting young people’s development, mental health, behavior, school attendance and educational engagement .
* Support across all Youth Intervention Departments to help contribute to provisions KPI’s.
Who are we looking for?
To be successful in this role you must have experience planning and delivering sports sessions, working with vulnerable children and young people.You will have recent experience in signposting young people to further opportunities and knowledge of mentoring in a youth work context, including an understanding of inclusive youth work practices.You’ll have experience in collecting and analysing data and the ability to evaluate successes and areas for development.
You will be able to demonstrate strong organisation skills, excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.You will also have competency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint and be proficiency on social media platforms.
Essential Qualifications:
* Youth Work Qualification or Experience with youth work modules
* Youth Work Level 2 or Advanced Youth Work Desired
Why should you apply?
This is a full-time fixed-term contract, working 15 hours per week. Your main base will be our Anfield Sports and Community Centre. You will be expected to work five out of seven-day basis, with the expectation to deliver four evenings (5pm onwards) to deliver the programme .
To reward your hard work and commitment we offer a competitive salary, 25 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays and the option to purchase up to an additional 5 days) and a contributory pension scheme.
You will have access to our benefits kit bag where you can get high street discounts, and a selection of benefit schemes you can join.There are opportunities to get involved with volunteering through our LFC Foundation to give back to the local community.
At Liverpool Football Club, we have an unwavering commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and are always looking to making a positive difference in the communities that we operate within.We are proud of our achievements in this area, maintaining the Premier League Equality Standard Advanced Level, becoming a founding signatory of the Football Association’s Football Leadership Diversity Code and being recognised as a leader in this important area on and off the pitch.We take our responsibilities in this area seriously and through the work being done across the club,we are committed to increasing the diversity of our people and becoming an increasingly inclusive workplace for all. We are committed to hiring great people representative of diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills across our entire business. If you share our enthusiasm and passion for inclusivity, then we want to hear from you.
Liverpool FC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all Colleagues and Volunteers to share this commitment. This role is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
Youth Intervention Coach, LFC Foundation
* Salary Market Rate
* Frequency Annual
* Job Reference lfc/TP/38/1114
* Contract Type Fixed Term
* Closing Date 16 July, 2025
* Business Area Foundation
* Department Foundation
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