About Skills Academy
Skills Academy provides structured, enjoyable and inclusive football coaching for children through our after-school clubs and Soccer Saturday programme.
We're looking for reliable, enthusiastic football coaches who genuinely enjoy working with children and want to help them improve both as players and as people.
For us, a great coach isn't just someone who understands football. You need to be able to engage a group of children, communicate clearly, create a positive environment and help every player get the most from a Skills Academy session.
The Role
You'll plan and deliver fun, structured football sessions for children of different ages and abilities.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Planning and delivering engaging football sessions.
- Helping children develop their technical, physical, social and mental skills.
- Creating a positive, safe and inclusive environment.
- Motivating and engaging children with different levels of ability.
- Working positively with other Skills Academy team members to deliver high-quality programmes.
- Maintaining attendance and session records.
- Reporting any incidents or concerns promptly.
- Keeping relevant coaching, safeguarding and first-aid qualifications up to date.
- Taking part in ongoing training and development.
What We're Looking For
We're particularly interested in coaches who are:
- Reliable, punctual and well organised.
- Confident communicating with children.
- Positive, enthusiastic and engaging.
- Comfortable taking responsibility for their own sessions.
- Passionate about football and developing young people.
- Able to create a positive environment where children feel comfortable learning and making mistakes.
- Open to feedback and keen to continue developing as a coach.
Whether you're an experienced coach or looking to take the next step in your coaching journey, we're interested in hearing from people who have the right attitude and want to become a part of a high quality coaching team.
What Skills Academy Can Offer You
We want our coaches to develop too!
You'll receive:
- £15.00-£20.00 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications.
- Regular coaching work.
- Potential additional daytime coaching hours.
- Ongoing CPD, mentoring and support.
- Opportunity to develop your coaching skills and qualifications.
- Opportunity to take on additional hours and responsibility as you develop.
- A supportive coaching team and the opportunity to learn from other coaches.
- Company events and opportunities to be part of the wider Skills Academy team.
We're committed to helping our coaches improve. We want you to become a better coach, take on more responsibility and a build a long-term future with Skills Academy.
Interested?
If you're passionate about football, enjoy working with children and believe you can be a reliable, positive and committed member of our coaching team, we'd love to hear from you.
Please apply with your CV and answer the application questions.
Pay: £15.00-£20.00 per hour
Expected hours: 5.0 – 15.0 per week
Application question(s):
- Do you drive and have access to your own transport?
- What football coaching qualification do you currently hold?
- Are you available to coach during weekday afternoons between approximately 3:30pm and 5pm?
- Are you available to coach on Saturday mornings?
- Tell us briefly about your experience of coaching or working with children.
Work Location: In person
