Join Spartans Community Foundation and use your love of football and great football coaching skills to help change lives in North Edinburgh. We are looking for new sessional coaches for our thriving Football Development Department that delivers commercial football programmes and social impact programmes in local schools.
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Job Title: Community Football Coach (sessional)
Key Objective: To provide high quality football coaching in Spartans Community Foundation's commercial community coaching and schools programmes, specifically for young people aged 3-15 years
Salary: Qualification and age dependant*
Contract: Casual worker agreement
Hours: Various and flexible and depend upon availability and demand
Benefits
* Continued professional development and support for you to learn and grow as a coach
* Supported and/or paid access to training courses e.g. First Aid
* Staff uniform (Macron kit allowance)
* Discounted access to Community Coaching classes and camps for family members
Main Responsibilities
* Plan and deliver high quality coaching sessions that are fun and engaging and develop football skills and a love of the game
* Ensure that all sessions are delivered in a safe and enjoyable environment adhering to child protection and safeguarding best practice
* To be punctual and well-presented and organise and prepare the venue and equipment prior to the arrival of participants
* Complete administration tasks as required and in line with data protection guidelines
* Attend in-house CPD sessions or formal training when required
* Have a positive commitment to promoting diversity, equality, and inclusion
* Communicate your availability for sessions efficiently to Spartans Community Foundation Football Development Officers
* Always act as an ambassador for Spartans Community Foundation
Experience
* Proven experience of delivering high quality, engaging football coaching to children and young people – are you a "Disney" coach?
* Ability to work well with diverse groups of people
* Strong communication skills
* Ability to create and maintain a positive and inclusive coaching environment for all
* Experience of working in community coaching/commercial football coaching environments (desirable).
* Experience of working with and in schools (desirable)
Qualifications
* Scottish FA Children's Coaching Award Level 1.3 or equivalent (desirable), minimum SFA 1.1
* Scottish FA or equivalent safeguarding qualification
* Full driving license (desirable)
* First aid qualification (desirable)
Applicants must the right to work in the UK.
To apply, send a short covering note and an up-to-date CV via email to. Your note should outline why you believe you are suitable for the role and why you would like to be considered. Send your application to Please title your email "Community Football Coach - Sessional".
What happens next?
Suitable candidates will be selected for interview. The interview will include an assessment of your suitability for the role and a football coaching practical element. Please note that you will not receive payment for the practical session. Details will be supplied to candidates prior to the interview.
The Spartans Community Foundation is an equal opportunities employer, and the successful candidate will be required to provide references and undergo an enhanced DBS check.
This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. It is an offence therefore to apply if you are barred from working with children.
*pay rate depends on age of applicant.
Pay: £10.00-£12.60 per hour
Work Location: In person