We are seeking a passionate and experienced Head of Men's Football to lead and develop our college football programme. This is an exciting opportunity to shape a high-quality performance environment, support young athletes in reaching their potential, and contribute to a positive and inclusive student experience.
You will deliver outstanding coaching, drive player development both on and off the pitch, and play a key role in recruitment, programme management, and stakeholder engagement.
Key Responsibilities
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Plan and deliver high-quality coaching sessions aligned with FA principles
- Develop clear performance pathways into elite programmes
- Support student-athletes in balancing education and football (dual-career pathways)
- Monitor attendance, behaviour, and overall engagement
- Manage a team of coaches
- Work closely with coaches, staff, and external partners
- Build strong links with clubs, FA networks, and the local community
- Represent the college professionally at events, meetings, and fixtures
For this role, it is essential you have the following:
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UEFA B Licence
- Level 3 qualification in Sport (Coaching/Sport Science or similar)
- Experience coaching male footballers (ideally 16–19 age group)
- FA Safeguarding Children certification
- FA Emergency First Aid in Football (EFAiF)
- Experience in education, academy, or community football.
Desirable
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UEFA A Licence
- FA Advanced Youth Award
- Experience in AoC Sport, JPL or elite academy environments
- Knowledge of the England Talent Pathway (ETP)
- Experience with video analysis tools
- Background in Strength & Conditioning or sport science
About Gateshead College
At Gateshead College we’re famous for education with Employment Edge, industry inspired education that combines high quality learning with real world skills. This means giving our students the knowledge and skills to be successful in work and life and supporting them to be the best they can be.
This means putting everything we’ve got into making sure our students are the most employable and this is what makes our college such an exciting place to work.
From bringing industry expertise into the classroom and working hand in hand with businesses, to delivering the highest quality teaching and learning and supporting students to develop personally as well as professionally, we’re all about creating experiences that will set learners up for life
If you share our ambition, we’d love to hear from you.
In return we can offer a values-driven organisation and the chance to work with brilliant people who put students first. You’ll be listened to and will have opportunities to make an impact. We prioritise health and wellbeing and your work life balance will be respected.
Our inclusive culture means you’re valued for being yourself and diversity is celebrated, and our commitment to being a sustainable organisation means we always try to do business the right way to make our community better for everyone.
At Gateshead College we all have the opportunity to help our learners succeed and it’s this clear purpose and shared effort that makes us such a great place to work; we hope you think about joining.
Our Benefits:
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Generous holiday allowance of 33 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata to fixed term end date).
- Mental health and wellbeing support, with 24/7 access to an employee assistance programme and counselling services.
- Career average pension with the Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Travel support including subsidised on site parking, discounted public transport scheme and cycle to work scheme.
- Retail and travel discounts.
- Volunteering Days.
Interviews will take place on Wednesday 29th July 2026.
