Reports to: Head of Football Operations, with dotted line to Chairman
Direct reports: Assistant Head Coach, First Team Coaching staff, Analyst, First Team
Operational staff
Role Overview
Leading the Women's First Team to develop players and compete at the FAWNL Tier 4 level you will deliver competitive performances in line with clear playing philosophy to raise standards and compete for promotion. You will maintain the culture of the squad in line with the club philosophy and work collaboratively with the club staff.
Key Responsibilities
* Plan and deliver high-quality training sessions.
* Lead matchday preparation and management, including tactical analysis and liaising with staff and players.
* Deliver on agreed performance objectives, including raising standards both on and off pitch, while ensuring budget is adhered to.
* Recruit players and additional staff as required, following recruitment plan.
* Support technical, tactical, physical, and psychological player development including individual and group development plans.
* Support and manage players and staff.
* Delegate duties and manage multi-disciplinary team of staff.
* Work within club policies to ensure welfare and professional standards are prioritised.
* Collaborate with the club committee to increase sponsorship and off-pitch opportunities to raise standards, including working with the junior section of the club.
* Represent the club appropriately through traditional and social media.
Who we are looking for
* Qualifications: UEFA B license, FA Introduction to First Aid in Football, FA safeguarding, DBS clearance (on appointment), full and clean driving license.
* Experience: Minimum two seasons FAWNL or equivalent experience, understanding of FAWNL and FA Cup requirements, alignment to club philosophy and willingness to drive standards, understanding of high-performance environment, knowledge of part-time and dual career player management.
Commitment
* Evening and weekend work required.
* Training Tuesday/Thursday evening with matches played Sunday afternoon.
* Additional hours flexibly required to complete responsibilities in line with the needs of matchday preparation.
* Ability to travel to and from training and matchdays is essential.
What we offer
* High quality facilities.
* Coach travel to away matches.
Leafield Athletic LFC reserves the right to remove this posting as soon as the role is filled.
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