Permanent - Full Time · Competitive plus benefits · LCWFC Training Ground - Aylestone · Closing date: Friday, 27th November 2026
Leicester City Football Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk of harm, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
Kickstart your career Leicester City Football Club Women as a Performance Wellbeing Lead!
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 37.5 Hours
Do you have the drive and passion to make a real impact at LCFCW?
We're looking for an experienced and passionate Performance Wellbeing Lead to join our team at LCFC Women. In this pivotal role, you'll lead the Academy's Performance Wellbeing programme, supporting players to thrive both on and off the pitch throughout their football journey.
Working across the Female Player Pathway, you will play a key role in developing and delivering a holistic wellbeing and personal development programme that empowers players to fulfil their potential, navigate key transitions, and prepare for life both within and beyond football. You will work collaboratively with coaches, performance staff, players and parents to create a positive, supportive, and high-performing environment that prioritises wellbeing, development and lifelong success.
The successful candidate will:
- Have experience in player care, performance wellbeing, pastoral support, education, mentoring, or a related field.
- Be passionate about supporting the development of female athletes.
- Be an excellent communicator with the ability to build positive relationships with players, parents and colleagues.
- Be highly organised, adaptable and able to work both independently and collaboratively.
- Demonstrate sound professional judgement, discretion and confidentiality.
- Be committed to creating safe, inclusive and player-centred environments.
Core duties within the role will include:
- Leading the Academy's Performance Wellbeing programme across all phases of the Female Player Pathway.
- Delivering wellbeing, personal development and life skills education through workshops, mentoring and one-to-one support.
- Supporting players through key transitions into, through and beyond the Academy.
- Working collaboratively with coaches and multidisciplinary staff to support holistic player development.
- Developing and monitoring Individual Development Plans (IDPs) and wellbeing targets.
- Engaging with parents and guardians to support player wellbeing and development.
- Providing tailored support to players with specific wellbeing or personal development needs.
- Contributing to safeguarding, welfare and player support processes.
- Building effective relationships with key stakeholders, including The FA, club partners and external practitioners.
- Ensuring the programme meets and exceeds FA Professional Game Academy standards.
The ideal candidate will possess relevant wellbeing, pastoral care, performance lifestyle, education or player development experience, alongside a degree in a relevant discipline such as Education, Sport, Psychology, Social Sciences or a related field. Professional qualifications in coaching, mentoring or player development would be advantageous, together with a strong understanding of athlete wellbeing, female athlete development and safeguarding within elite sport.
If you're passionate about positively impacting the lives of young female athletes and have the drive, expertise and enthusiasm to contribute to a high-performance environment, we'd love to hear from you.
About The Club
Knowing some of the history of LCFCW helps you appreciate the sense of community, spirit and family for which the Club are renowned for.
In May 2021, LCFC Women were promoted to the FA Women’s Super League. From its formation in 2004, the Club was run on an amateur and semi-professional basis with support from Leicester City Football Club. In August 2020, the Club turned professional after being acquired by King Power International – Leicester City’s parent company – and realigned as a core team in Leicester City’s football operation.
Benefits Package
Our people are the lifeblood of the Club, and we feel should be rewarded as such – we offer a competitive salary, pension scheme and life assurance for all permanent employees. You’ll enjoy free onsite parking, access to our subsidised staff restaurants and up to 33 days of annual leave (including bank holidays) amongst a host of other great employee benefits!
One City. One Club. One Leicester.
Leicester City Football Club believes that football is for all, and we are committed to Diversity and Inclusion, where valuing the individual is our highest priority. We are working to see equality across all areas of the Club and welcome applications from all areas of the community.
If you have any requirements in regard to the recruitment process, please let us know; we are happy to support your needs.
Next Steps
We’ll be reviewing applications as and when they are submitted and invite shortlisted candidates for interviews, so don’t wait – if you think this role sounds like the right fit, apply today! We’re excited to hear from you and can’t wait to see how you’ll help us reach new heights!
