Organisation Blackburn Rovers Football & Athletic Ltd Salary £13.00 Location Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF. Flexibility on location may be required. Contract type (Part time) Closing date 21 November 2025 Job Description Job Title: Girls Emerging Talent Centre (ETC) and Community Football Coach
Salary: £13.00 p/h
Hours of Work: The role will include evening and weekend hours.
Location: Blackburn Rovers Football Club, Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF.
Responsible To: Community Football Development Manager
Contractual Status: Part time 4.5-hours ETC, with opportunities for additional community hours
Closing Date: 21st November 2025 @ 12pm (noon)
Interview Date: w/c 1st December 2025
Overall purpose of the Job:
To support and develop all players within the Emerging Talent Centre (ETC) to attain the highest levels of performance possible in a safe, secure and supportive environment.
Duties and Responsibilities:
ETC:
• To be committed to ensuring the safeguarding and welfare of all staff and players, promoting their wellbeing whilst maintaining professional boundaries.
• To drive and nurture a positive culture within the training group and be a coach who makes the Training Centre a place where players learn, have fun and develop a love for the game.
Plan, prepare, deliver, and evaluate coaching sessions in the ETC, following a training programme.
• 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’ as well as ‘what’ of decisions; know and understand the purpose and ‘why’ of training sessions.
• Contribute towards selection decisions.
• Work with players across all age groups in the ETC.
• Work with individual players to set appropriated development targets with a plan to work towards.
• Provide feedback to players (using technology where appropriate).
• Monitor and evaluate player development and provide feedback to players and parents on a regular basis.
• Liaise with and work closely with coaches, medics and performance staff regarding player development, and prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries.
• Encourage / support the holistic development of players to support them as people and players.
• Ensure player behaviour in the group reflects what is required in the ETC.
• Record participation and attendance at ETC activities
• Ensure communication to players and parents concerning the age group is consistent and aligned to ETC communications.
• Educate parents on the programme and how they can support their child’s football and personal development while in the ETC.
• Store and maintain kit and equipment.
• Seek feedback from others and reflect on personal behaviour and performance to identify areas for improvement.
• Create and maintain a personalised Development Action Plan (DAP), taking input and feedback from a variety of sources.
• Review personal competencies against job specification and identify areas for improvement.
• Attend CPD events and undertake CPD activities in line with identified development themes; and
• Be aware of current research and insight to support programme and coaching development.
Community Football:
• To be committed to ensuring the safeguarding and welfare of all staff and players, promoting their wellbeing whilst maintaining professional boundaries.
• Assist with community school holiday football camps, providing a safe and enjoyable environment.
• Follow the community footballing strategy enabling ‘football for all’.
• Support football sessions external from Blackburn, promoting the brand of Blackburn Rovers and their charity.
• Support on the following football sessions:
School Holiday Football Camps
Community Development Football Sessions
Girl’s Development Sessions (Pre-ETC)
Premier League Kicks o Wellbeing Football Provision
Community Football o Matchday Football Engagement
General:
• To always be approachable and represent Blackburn Rovers Community Trust in a professional manner regarding dress, presentation, personal hygiene, attitude, conduct and professionalism.
• To be able to work flexible and unsociable hours where the role of the job requires including some evenings, weekends and overnight stays.
• To contribute to a positive working and learning environment.
Person Specification:
Knowledge, Experience and Qualifications:
Essential:
• 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.
• UEFA B / FA Level 2 in Coaching Football
• FA Safeguarding Children
• FA Level 1 Introduction to First Aid in Football (IFAiF) or FA Emergency First Aid
Desirable:
• UEFA C/FA Level 2 in Coaching Football
• Experience of working with a charity and/or a professional football club community scheme.
• Proven experience of financial management including financial control, information management, budget setting and implementation.
Skills:
Essential:
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal, placing high value on attention to detail.
• Strong administration, organisational and planning skills in order to meet set deadlines.
• An ability to adapt quickly, be flexible in the face of change and solution orientated.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Ability to anticipate and prioritise a diverse workload, managing work, time and resources cost effectively.
• Flexible approach, with the ability to work alone as well as part of internal and external teams.
• Driven, motivated, creative and innovative in creating a positive performance culture.
• Demonstrates curiosity to learn and develop with a desire to progress in the women’s game.
• Excellent inter-personal skills with an ability to build rapport and positive relationships with all levels of an organisation.
• To maintain confidentiality and discretion at all times.
Desirable:
• Ability to effectively plan and prioritise workload.
• Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office and reporting systems.
Values:
The successful candidate’s values must align with those of Blackburn Rovers Community Trust:
• Innovation
• Creativity
• Individuality
• Inclusivity
• Diversification
• Proactivity
• Ambition
• Determination
• Principles
• Family
DBS Requirements: Enhanced