Time left to apply End Date: January 28, 2025 (10 days left to apply)
job requisition id R2245
We are a football club with a desire to be the best and are always looking for talented people to join our Everton Family.
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Casual Academy Driver
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.
About the opportunity: We are looking for a number of Casual Academy Drivers to join our Academy Operations department.
You will provide transport using your personal vehicle for academy players and trialists to and from the academy at Finch Farm and other locations as required.
Who we are looking for: Essentially, we are looking for an experienced commercial driver who has a full UK driving licence and own vehicle. The successful individual(s) will be working closely with our academy players, so excellent communication and organisation skills are crucial.
The role is based at Finch Farm training ground in Liverpool (Halewood). This position is on a casual basis.
The closing date of this advert is Monday 27th January 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a substantial 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 (Disclosure and Barring Service) 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, 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 - careers@evertonfc.com.
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.
About Us
Everton Football Club
We are constant innovators in the footballing world, ceaselessly striving to be the best, and the first to accomplish new feats, while establishing new forms. We are one of the Founding Members of the Football League and pioneers of the game.
Throughout our 140-year history, we have been recognised as a family-oriented Club based on our proud traditions. Those traditions have also encouraged innovation, ensuring Everton has remained one of the great pioneering Clubs in the history of the game.
The first Club to construct a purpose-built football stadium, Goodison Park is one of the most revered stadiums in England.
It was also the first Club to see its players wear shirts numbered 1 to 11, the first Club to go on an overseas tour, the first English Club to install dugouts and undersoil heating, the first Club to feature in a televised match, the first Club to introduce a regular matchday programme, the first Club to present its players with medals for winning the Football League championship, and the first Club to have a player, Dixie Dean, break the 60 goals barrier in a single league season.
Everton in the Community
EitC is one of the UK’s top sporting charities and firmly established on the world stage of community sports development. We are considered one of the Premier League’s leading community schemes due to the quality and reach of our various programmes. Since 1988, we've been at the forefront of social intervention across Merseyside. We use the power of sport to motivate, educate, and inspire people not just in our local communities but around the world to improve their life chances.
Everton Women
Everton Ladies sits proudly as part of the ‘one club’ structure at Everton Football Club. We continue to boast one of the richest histories in the women’s game and were one of the founder members of the FA Women’s Super League. Everton Ladies’ Regional Talent Centre (RTC) provides players with a clear pathway into the first team. Development age groups range from Under-9s to Under-16s with our RTC bringing through Ladies players that have gone on to represent their country.
Everton Family
The Everton Family is committed to equal opportunities and is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and we accept all job applications in a variety of formats. Should you need any documents in a different format or require any further support or assistance, please contact the Recruitment team on 0151 705 9709 or via email careers@evertonfc.com.
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.
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