This is an exciting opportunity to deliver on our Football Development activities at one or more of our locations: Wolverhampton, Telford, Shrewsbury, Codsall, Newport, Cannock or Stafford and to support the international programme.
This role involves coaching across the Football Development programme and working with other staff to deliver high-quality sessions updating player tracking and liaising with full-time staff on the evaluation of players.
Please note that this is a casual role.
For more details on this role and the requirements, please see the job description.
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JOB DES CRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Casual Football Development Coach
DEPARTMENT: Football Development
REPO RTS TO: Football Development Officers
LOCATION: Wolverhampton, Telford, Shrewsbury, Codsall, New port, Cannock or Staf ford HOURS: Casual DATE: August 2 026
We are Wolves. English football’s original innovators.
As a founding member of the Football League, we boast one of the richest histories in the beautiful game, shaping modern football while always staying true to our Old Gold roots.
Our purpose is to make our pack proud by uniting our city, inspiring our communities and delivering unfo rgettable moments.
We challenge ourselves to be brave, embrace new ideas and take ownership of our actions, while earning trust through integrity, respect and humility. United as One Pack, we care for one another, celebrate our differences and work together to achieve more than we ever could alone.
At Wolves, we hono ur our past while shaping our future. Creating lasting memories for our supporters, our city and each other.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. We expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. This means that the post holder is required to apply all relevant policies and uphold the Club’s commitment to safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk
Job purpose
To support the growth of domestic Football Development operations with the delivery of footballbased c oaching sessions across the West Midlands. Sessions will include after -school clubs, Football Development C entres (Boys & Girls), Goalkeeper Development Centre sessions on evenings and weekends, and our Soccer School programme during sch ool holi days.
An interest and willingness to tra vel global ly to support with the growth of the Club’s brand on an international scale delivering football-based coaching sessi ons with Club partners.
Deliver high quality football-related coaching sessions to support with p layer retention and increased opportunities of talent ide ntification for the movement of players into our elite player pathway.
Update player tracking and liaise with fu ll time staff on evaluation of players.
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Key responsibilities
- Deliver football coaching at venues across the region during evening and weekends
- Be available to deliver on extra-curricular provision in educational settings (3pm – 4:30pm)
- Liaise with FDOs to review sessi ons delivered on Football Development programmes
- Create relevant sessions plans, moni toring and evaluations for sessions
- Attend meetings with FDMs and FDO ’s when required.
- Support the clubs ‘Pyramid’ on player movement into the elite player pathway
- Understand the importance of Club CPD events, and attend relevant training when required
- Support International Growth with del ivery on Touring groups who come to the UK
- Be open to delivering sessions oversees on the International and Tour programme
General responsibilities
- Compliance with Cl ub policies
- Compliance with the Club’s health a nd safety procedures
- Compliance with the Club’s safeguarding policies
- To promote the Club’s values
- To w ork consistently to emb ed equality & diversity into the Club
- To undertake such other duties as may be reasonably expected
- To maintain professional conduct at all times
Safeguarding
- This r ole carries a specif ic safeguarding responsi bility. This means th at the post-holder is required to apply all relevant policies and uphold the Club’s commitment to safeguarding vulnerable people.
Key relationships
- Football Development Manager – Domestic
- Football Development Manager - International
- Football Development Officers
- Programme partners
Scope of job
- Deliver on Football Development activities and support with the continual growth of the programme within venues and schools ac ross Wolverhampton and surrounding counties, and internationally.
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Pers on Specification
Job Title: Football Development Coach (Casu al)
Knowledge: the level and breadth of knowled ge to do the job e.g. understanding of a defined system, method or procedure, legal or regulatory frameworks etc
Essential
- Strong understanding of football development activities
- Understand how to promote the brand through football de velopment activities
- Knowledge of coaching pathway structu re
- Knowledge of player pathway (boys & girls)
- To understand, demonstrate knowled ge and have experie nce of current safeg uarding practices
Desira ble
- Knowledge of del ivering a coaching curriculum
Technical/work-based skills: skills specific to the job e.g. language competence, typing skills, coaching skills etc
Essential
- Ability to deliver football-based coaching sessions to players aged from 4 to 15 years old
- Knowledge of cur rent coaching trends
- Ability to assess and track player’s progress
- Understanding of the club’s vision, mission and values
- To be able to act as a positive role model for children and young people in sport
- Be a positive mentor to other casu al staff or new casual staff
- Accurately record and comp lete relevant paperwork
- Planning and organisational skills
Desira ble
- Evidence of working with targeted g roups
- Evidence of working in a school, recreational, and development areas General skills and attributes: more general characteristics e.g. flexibility, communicati on skills, team working etc
Essential
- Ability to communicate at all le vels and with external partners
- Ability to remain calm under pressu re
- Availa bility for flexible working hours (minimum of 2 days per week)
- Ability to travel around the club’s domestic geographical area
- Availa bility to travel In ternationally to deliver on activities
- Understanding of how to work safely with children a nd/or adults at risk and uphold genera lly accept ed practice when working with those partic ipants.
- Promote, adhere to and implement the Club’s Equality Policy and to work consistently to embed equality and diversity with in Club.
Desira ble
- Analytical skills, ab le to analyse data and make re commendations on improving the service or process Experien ce: proven record of experie nce in a particular fiel d, pro fession or speci alism.
Essential
- Experien ce and a demonstratab le track record of delivering football-related coaching sessions to children a ged be tween 4 to 15 years old
- Experien ce of del ivering outfield and or goalkeeper relat ed sessions.
- Ability to identify players to progress thro ugh the Football Development and Club player pat hways
Desira ble
- Working with chi ldren and/or adults at risk
- Experien ce with working with key stakeholders at a professional club Qualificati ons: the level of educational, professional and/or occupational training required
Essential
- Post-holder must hold the relevant safeguarding training (i.e. FA Safe guarding Children W orkshop)
- This position is subject to a satisfactory DBS check. The successful candidate must have a clear and appropriate DBS certificate in place prior to commencing employment, in line with our safeguarding obligations
- The FA Introduction to Coaching Football (Level 1)
- The FA Safe guarding Children C ourse
- The FA Introduction to First Aid in Football
- Post-holder must hold a current driving licence
Desira ble
- The FA UEFA C Licence (Level 2) or above
- The FA National Goalkeeping Course or above
- The FA Introduction to Talent Identificat ion (Level 1) or abo ve
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