Organisation Chelsea Football Club Salary competitive Location Sussex Contract type Permanent (Part time) Closing date 3 December 2025 Job Description JOB TITLE: Football Coach
LOCATION: Sussex
CONTRACT: Part Time - 20 hours per week
Closing date: 3rd December
We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. In the event that we receive a large number of applications, the position may be filled before the listed closing date. To avoid missing out, please submit your application at your earliest convenience.
We are recruiting Football Development Coaches to deliver high-quality coaching programmes that support children’s physical, social, and technical development. The role requires a commitment to creating a positive, inclusive learning environment and involves delivering sessions across four afternoons or evenings each week, along with one weekend commitment.
Key Responsibilities include:
- To deliver safe, inclusive and high quality coaching sessions on a daily basis across all Clubs coaching activities ensuring participants have the best Chelsea experience. These to include, but not limited to all In and Out of School activity, Player Development Programme sessions and the various programmes delivered during the school holidays and weekends.
- To deliver on activity to support, develop, engage and enhance relationships with local youth football clubs/schools/organisations/businesses, leisure centres/local authority/The Club.
- To deliver on any activity deemed appropriate and reasonable by the Line Manager.
- To support the wider team by networking and sharing relevant information and opportunities to further enhance the out-reach delivery programme while ensuring financial stability and growth.
- To carry out duties relevant to legislation and the Clubs policies and procedures.
- To undertake any Club activity that maybe required in addition to the role.
What you will bring to the role;
- A minimum of the new FA Introduction to Football Coaching qualification. (FA Level 1 is the equivalent qualification) working towards a UEFA C-License.
- In date FA Safeguarding Children course & the FA Introduction to First Aid in Football certificate.
- Clean driving licence
What we can offer you
25 days annual leave (pro-rata)
Pension Contribution (Perm & FT Employees 5%)
Private Health Insurance through Vitality
Life Assurance (4 x base salary)
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
At Chelsea we recognise that the diversity of our people is one of our greatest strengths and we are taking positive action to ensure our existing colleagues and job applicants can fully be themselves and bring their own unique experiences and perspectives to Chelsea FC. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.
If you need reasonable adjustments made to the recruitment process, please reach out to your recruiter, who will be able to advise and support you.
Chelsea FC is fully committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of all children, young people and adults at risk (vulnerable groups). We therefore require all successful applicants to complete a DBS Check prior to starting employment. Depending on the role, successful applicants may also be required to undergo other child protection screening where appropriate.
This Job Description is not intended to be exhaustive; the duties and responsibilities may therefore vary over time according to the changing needs of the Club