Organisation Burnley FC in the Community Salary £13 per hour Location Various locations across Burnley and Pendle Contract type Closing date 30 January 2026 Job Description Job Title: ETC Strength and Conditioning Coach
Department: Football Development
Location: Various locations across Burnley and Pendle
Contract Type: Casual/Zero Hours
Working Pattern: 4 hours per week on a Thursday, on occasions, you may be required to undertake additional duties.
Closing Date: 30th January 2026
Salary: £13 per hour
About us
Burnley FC in the Community (BFCitC) is the award-winning, official charity of Burnley Football Club.
We work hard every day to deliver our mission to inspire, support and deliver change to communities across Burnley, Pendle, Rossendale, the Ribble Valley and West Yorkshire.
We believe in the immense power of our football club to transform people’s lives for the better. We believe Burnley and Pendle is a special place – a home to extraordinary people like you. Come and be part of our story!
The Role
The ETC Strength and Conditioning Coach will support the Female Football Development Officer (FFDO) to deliver on the Emerging Talent Centre and ensuring our players are physically prepared for training sessions.
Roles and Responsibilities
•To plan and deliver a physical performance programme aligned to a physical framework to our ETC players.
•Implement on field conditioning sessions to develop physical qualities related to power, speed, and agility.
•Deliver strength and conditioning sessions and formal monitoring and evaluation of player performance.
•Deliver female specific conditioning sessions for players age between 8-16 years that helps injury prevention
•Planning sessions based off a set framework provided by the Centre Manager.
•Provide players with workout plans to take home with them and practice in their own time that is age appropriate.
•Communicate regularly with the Centre Manager, Coaching staff, and Physio to ensure we maximize the players’ performance.
•Deliver to small groups and deliver sessions that are specific to the needs of the players’ age and stage of development.
•Liaise with coaching staff to deliver sessions with relevant training load, ratios and intensities aligned to the ETC players’ development needs.
•Be able to identify areas of development that players need to work on to help improve performance.
•To be able to work flexible hours where the role of the job requires.
•To work towards agreed objectives.
•Comply with all Charity policies.
•Promote the Burnley FC in the Community brand and ethos in a professional, strong, and positive manner.
•Work alongside other team members to support in other areas of the organisation as and when required to promote best practice.
•Hold a commitment to equality and diversity in the workplace.
•Willingness to attend training courses to enhance own professional development.
•Always demonstrate the Charity’s values.
This job description is issued as a guideline to assist you in your duties and is not exhaustive. You may, on occasion, be required to undertake additional or other duties within the context of this job description.
Essential Qualifications, Experience & Skills
•Working towards UKSCA and or BASES Accreditation.
•BSc (Hons) Degree in Sport and Exercise Science or equivalent.
•FA Safeguarding Children Course.
•Experience of planning and delivering on-field physical development sessions for players.
•Understanding of Growth and Maturation and the potential implications on the person.
•A sound understanding of safeguarding and welfare requirements.
•Full clean driving license with access to own transport.
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