Organisation Activate Management Ltd Salary £12.16 - £14.93 Location Northamptonshire Contract type Fixed Term (Part time) Closing date 30 April 2026 Job Description Let’s Play Football Coach
Salary: £12.16–£14.93 per hour (depending on experience)
Hours: 8:30am–4:30pm or 9:30am–5:30pm (venue dependent)
Travel Expenses: 30p per mile after the first 35 miles per day (uplift available for car share)
About Activate Camps
Activate Camps provide fun, safe and inclusive holiday camps where children and teenagers develop their skills through technical sessions, challenges, gameplay and team competitions. Teamwork and a positive attitude are at the core of every camp experience, with all participants earning points for the Activate Games by demonstrating our BEST qualities: Bravery, Enthusiasm, Sportsmanship and Teamwork.
About Let’s Play Football
Let’s Play Football is an exciting 3 day and 5 day football and freestyle camp for children aged 5–16.
Developed in partnership with Freestyle Superstar Coach Jamie Knight, the programme includes:
•Freestyle football skills
•Unique Skills Challenges
•Crazy Catch activities
•Small sided games
•Technical coaching sessions
The result? The ultimate football experience.
The Role
As a Let’s Play Football Coach, you will deliver high quality, engaging football and freestyle sessions to a group of approximately 10–15 children. Your focus will be on creating a fun, safe and inspiring environment while maintaining excellent group control, positive energy and professional delivery.
You’ll plan and deliver sessions following the Let’s Play Football curriculum, adapt activities to meet the needs of your group, and encourage every child to be at their BEST.
Coaches are also responsible for ensuring participants are wearing shin pads and appropriate footwear.
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Key Responsibilities
Pre Camp
•Complete all Activate Camps training.
•Complete onboarding tasks accurately and on time.
•Review and understand the timetable and curriculum.
During Camp
•Present professionally in full Activate uniform.
•Support camp set up and registration.
•Lead a group of 10–15 children.
•Deliver fun, technical and progressive football/freestyle sessions.
•Lead an Extra Time Club activity.
•Assist with grouping children based on ability on Day 1.
•Supervise children during breaks and lunchtimes.
•Ensure children’s health, safety and wellbeing at all times.
•Communicate with parents when required.
•Support the Camp Manager with reasonable requests.
•Maintain a clean, safe camp environment and report hazards or incidents promptly.
•Lead a team in World Cup activities and manage point scoring.
•Support reflective practice with your group at the end of each day.
•Ensure all children leave safely with their belongings.
Post Camp
•Pack away equipment safely.
•Complete and submit daily session logs to Head Office.
•Participate in a staff debrief.
•Prepare sessions and equipment for the following day.
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What We’re Looking For
Essential
•Valid Enhanced DBS (or willingness to obtain one).
•Strong safeguarding awareness.
•Basic understanding of health and safety.
•Experience leading groups of children.
•Passion for working with young people.
•FA Level 1 (or equivalent experience).
•Good football knowledge.
•Confident communicating with parents.
Desirable
•Previous work on a football camp.
•Evidence of regular FA CPD.
•FA Level 2 coaching qualification.