Job Title: Female Football Development Coordinator
Department: Community Football Development
Reports to: Senior Manager – Football Development
Salary: £28,000 - £30,000
Brentford FC Community Sports Trust
With community work spanning three decades, Brentford FC Community Sports Trust has established itself as a pioneering organisation for the local community. It uses the power of sport to educate, motivate and inspire people from all walks of life.
Working in partnership with Brentford FC, the Trust offers a portfolio of programmes in education, health, sports participation and community engagement. The Trust has won the ‘Football League Community Club of the Year’ award four times and now employs more than 100 members of staff.
Inclusion Statement
Brentford FCCST is an organisation which values and is passionate about diversity and inclusivity. We welcome and encourage applications from qualified candidates, including those from underrepresented groups such as those from ethnically diverse backgrounds, women, those from the LGBTQ+ community and those with disabilities. Should you require any workplace accommodations (also known as ‘reasonable adjustments), you will have the opportunity to let us know at the appropriate points in the hiring process.
Safeguarding Statement
Brentford FCCST is committed to equality, the safeguarding and welfare of all children and adults at risk. This responsibility is shared by all staff and volunteers at the club, safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. Staff will be required to undertake regular safeguarding training to enable and reinforce a proactive approach to safeguarding. This role requires the post holder to apply all relevant policies and uphold the club’s commitment to safeguarding vulnerable people to ensure a safe environment for all. This includes the timely reporting of any safeguarding concern to the safeguarding team. We remind those barred from regulated activity that it is an offence to apply for such positions.
Should you require any workplace accommodations (also known as ‘reasonable adjustments), you will have the opportunity to let us know at the appropriate points in the hiring process.
General Trust Accountabilities
- To ensure compliance with all relevant policies, including health and safety and safeguarding policies
- To ensure compliance with all relevant legal, regulatory, ethical and social requirements
- To ensure compliance with the Trust’s Code of Conduct.
- To build and maintain good working relationships both internally and externally, maintaining a professional image at all times when representing Brentford FC Community Sports Trust
- To keep confidential any information gained regarding the Trust and its personnel
- To maintain a flexible approach to work at all times
Main Purpose of Job
Brentford FC Community Sports Trust is seeking a passionate, motivated and highly organised Female Football Development Coordinator to lead the operational delivery, coordination and continued growth of its female football development provision.
The successful candidate will take responsibility for the Trust's Girls Football Development Programme, Girls Emerging Talent Centre (ETC) and Girls U18 Junior Premier League (JPL) team, ensuring high-quality coaching, effective programme management and clear player development pathways.
The role will also focus on building and maintaining strong relationships with professional girls' academies, grassroots football clubs, schools, local authorities and key community partners to create meaningful opportunities for female players to progress and achieve their potential.
Working closely with the Senior Manager of Football Development and wider Trust departments, the postholder will contribute to the strategic development of female football, increasing participation, improving accessibility and strengthening the Trust's reputation as a leading provider of girls' and women's football.
Responsibilities
- Programme Management: Coordinate and oversee the delivery and continued development of the Trust's Girls Football Development Programme, Girls Emerging Talent Centre (ETC) and Girls U18 Junior Premier League (JPL) team, ensuring high standards of coaching, organisation and player experience.
- Player Development and Pathways: Implement the Trust's coaching philosophy and player development framework, ensuring clear progression opportunities from grassroots and development football through to ETC, professional academies, Post-16 education and senior women's football.
- Academy and Grassroots Partnerships: Establish, develop and maintain strong relationships with professional girls' academies, grassroots clubs, schools, governing bodies and community partners to create opportunities for player identification, development, fixtures and progression.
- Strategic Development: Support the implementation of the Trust's female football development plan across Sports Participation and Community Engagement, contributing to the continued growth of women's and girls' football.
- Participation and Programme Growth: Identify and develop new opportunities for female football participation across Hounslow, Ealing, Richmond, Hillingdon, Spelthorne and Berkshire, focusing on recruitment, retention, accessibility and inclusion.
- Coaching Workforce Development: Coordinate, support and develop a workforce of part-time and casual coaches, ensuring consistent coaching standards through regular observations, feedback, mentoring and professional development opportunities.
- Fixtures, Tournaments and Events: Plan and coordinate competitive fixtures, development match days, tournaments, festivals and trials, including opportunities against professional academies and other suitable opposition.
- Programme Administration: Maintain accurate attendance registers, player records, VIEWS database information, risk assessments and other operational documentation, ensuring programmes are delivered efficiently and in accordance with Trust procedures.
- Monitoring and Evaluation: Monitor and evaluate programme performance, player development, participation, retention and outcomes, providing regular reports and updates against agreed departmental objectives and KPIs.
- Community Engagement and Inclusion: Work collaboratively with internal departments and external partners to remove barriers to participation, promote equality and inclusion, and demonstrate positive outcomes in participants' physical and mental well-being, confidence and personal development.
- Safeguarding and Professional Standards: Ensure all programmes operate in accordance with the Trust's safeguarding, health and safety and equality policies, maintain appropriate equipment and resources, participate in relevant staff training and undertake any other reasonable duties as required.
Key Internal Relationships
- Senior Manager – Football Development
- Community Football Development Co-ordinators
The Selection Criteria Essential
- Minimum UEFA C Coaching qualification and working towards UEFA B qualification
- Previous experience in coaching football at grassroots or academy level.
- FA Safeguarding certificate.
- FA Emergency Aid certificate.
- Current DBS.
Desirable:
- UEFA B qualification or above
- National Goalkeepers Course Certificate
- Computer Literate (Microsoft Office) / IT skills
- Full UK driving licence and transport via car
Personal Qualities:
- Ability to work under own initiative and as part of a team
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate young players.
- Excellent organisational and planning abilities.
- Commitment to continuous professional development and staying updated with the latest coaching methodologies.
- Ability to travel to variety of workplaces within West London utilising own transport.
- Flexible to work outside normal office hours including midweek evenings and weekends
To Apply: Please complete the application form and submit your CV and covering letter.
A CV application will not be sufficient. Applications will not be considered where the application form has not been completed in full.
Please note that where appropriate for the role, you will be required to complete additional background checks such as Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks and police checks for any time you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 10 years. You can find out more about this at https://www.gov.uk/dbs-check-applicant-criminal-record
