Organisation Everton Football Club Salary £Competitive Location Finch Farm, Halewood Contract type Fixed Term (Part time) Closing date 9 August 2024 Job Description Who we are: Everton Football Club is one of world sport's most respected and revered names - a by-word for innovation and professionalism during the course of a glittering history that spans three centuries.
One of the 12 founder members of the Football League, Everton has played more games in English football's top flight than any other club.
While rightly proud of our rich past, and Goodison Park, our home of more than 130 years, we are now setting our sights on an exciting future at a state-of-the-art new stadium currently being constructed on the banks of the iconic River Mersey.
In doing so, we remain committed to developing and supporting teams across our men’s, women’s and Academy set-ups that inspire and compete at the highest level of the game.
Our values underpin how we behave, how we represent our club in our city and across the world of football, and how we look after one another and our community. They provide a framework for how we work and engage with partners, suppliers and, most importantly, our fans.
About the opportunity: For decades, our Club’s Academy has been one of the most respected and renowned in football. Its vision to develop young players who are technically and tactically capable of playing for Everton’s First Team, or having a career in the professional game, remains as focused as ever.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Foundation Phase Academy Coach to join the team at our Finch Farm training facility on a Casual basis.
This role will be responsible for supporting the management and development of an age group within the Academy, in line with the Playing & Coaching philosophy, vision and values of the Academy and the Club. The successful candidate will support an age group in the Foundation Phase (U9-12).
You will be required to work as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team to ensure that the needs of all players are fully catered for, and to plan and deliver the coaching programme for the age group you lead to a high standard.
Who we are looking for: Our ideal candidate will need to be experienced working with children, parents and other staff members with the ability to effectively communicate both written and verbal who place high value on attention to detail.
Essentially, the successful candidate must hold a minimum UEFA B Coaching award and other qualifications in accordance with Premier League Youth Development Rules, as well as being able to demonstrate good practice when it comes to safeguarding children, contributing to our player-centred holistic approach at the Academy.
This position is on a casual basis, the closing date of this advert Friday 9th August 2024.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a substation amount of applications.
Everton Family Safer Recruitment Practices
The Everton Family is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
As a requirement of our safer recruitment practices, this role will require an Enhanced DBS check or evidence that you are subscribed to the DBS Update Service information of which can be found here
This role is subject to both evidence and verification of relevant qualifications including proof of eligibility to work in the UK which will be discussed with you if your application is successful.
Equity & Inclusion
Everton is committed to ensuring everyone is respected, celebrated, and empowered for who they are, regardless of their identity. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, those who identify as female and those from racially diverse communities. We are dedicated to supporting the physical and mental/emotional wellbeing of all our people. Should you have a disability or long-term health condition and require reasonable adjustments to be made to the application/interview/onboarding process, please let us know by contacting the Talent Acquisition Team via email -
To support our pledge to diversify our organisation and through our commitment to the FA’s Football Leadership Diversity Code, Everton welcomes applications from people of all walks of life. As part of our commitment to Disability, Inclusion and Accessibility we are more than happy to make reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process should you require.