Job Summary
We are looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic and inspiring youth football coaches to join our growing coaching team.
We are currently recruiting across both our boys’ and girls’ programmes, working with players at U14, U15 and U16 level.
LDN City Football Academy has established a strong competitive and player-development environment, with recent achievements including:
- Current London County Cup Champions
- Back-to-back League Champions
- Best in London Champions
- Over 34 Professional Academy & Scholar Signings
We are looking for coaches who are passionate about player development, confident working within a competitive youth football environment and committed to learning and delivering the LDN coaching philosophy.
Applicants should be London-based and able to travel reliably across East London for training and matchday commitments.
Weekly Commitment
The core commitment for these roles is:
- One midweek training session per week
- Saturday matchdays
LDN teams compete within the JPL and SFL leagues, so coaches should be able to commit consistently to both weekly training and Saturday fixtures.
Additional specialist sessions, Academy Select Programme activity, scouting opportunities and CPD may also be available depending on the coach’s role, availability and development goals.
Paid & Volunteer Opportunities
LDN offers both paid and volunteer coaching positions.
The most suitable route will depend on the applicant’s:
- Previous coaching experience
- Qualifications
- Level of responsibility
- Availability and commitment
- Ability to lead or support a team
- Personal development goals
- Desired outcome from joining LDN
Some applicants may be seeking a paid coaching role with greater responsibility, while others may want to gain experience, complete CPD, strengthen their coaching CV, develop scouting knowledge, gain academy exposure or progress towards future lead-coaching opportunities.
We are therefore open to discussing the most appropriate pathway for each successful candidate.
Available Coaching Roles
- Boys U14 Coach
- Boys U15 Coach
- Boys U16 Coach
- Girls U14 Coach
- Girls U15 Coach
- Girls U16 Coach
Both supporting and lead-coaching opportunities may be available depending on experience and suitability.
Role Responsibilities
Responsibilities may include:
- Plan and deliver one high-quality midweek training session each week.
- Develop players technically, tactically, physically and psychologically.
- Create structured training programmes aligned with LDN’s player-development philosophy.
- Develop players’ understanding of football principles, tactics, decision-making and game management.
- Assess individual and team performance and provide constructive feedback.
- Prepare matchday plans, formations and tactical strategies.
- Coach and manage teams during Saturday league fixtures.
- Support teams competing within the JPL and SFL leagues.
- Motivate and inspire players to perform to a high standard.
- Create a positive, competitive and professional development environment.
- Ensure player welfare and safety during all Club LDN activities.
- Work collaboratively with other coaches and staff.
- Communicate professionally with players, parents, scouts, academy staff and opposition teams.
- Demonstrate excellent standards of punctuality, attendance, professionalism and behaviour.
Scouting & Professional Club Opportunities
LDN provides opportunities for coaches who want to develop experience beyond traditional team coaching.
Depending on your goals, you may have opportunities to become involved in:
- Player scouting and talent identification
- Player assessment and reporting
- Supporting LDN recruitment
- Identifying players for advanced development opportunities
- Academy referrals
- Professional club liaison
Coaches can also be supported and taught how to liaise and engage professionally with professional clubs, including:
- Communicating with academy scouts
- Engaging with professional academy coaches
- Understanding player referral processes
- Presenting and recommending players appropriately
- Building professional relationships within the game
- Understanding academy recruitment and talent-identification structures
- Supporting players and families through professional-club opportunities
Specialist Coaching Opportunities
Depending on experience, expertise and personal development goals, coaches may also have opportunities to:
- Deliver specialist development sessions
- Lead position-specific sessions
- Support individual player-development programmes
- Work with high-potential players
- Deliver technical or performance-focused sessions
- Take part in the LDN Professional Academy Select Programme
- Support talent identification and academy pathways
Coaching Development & CPD
LDN is committed to developing coaches as well as players.
Development opportunities can include:
- Structured CPD programme
- CPD opportunities with professional teams and academy environments
- Employee mentoring programme
- Coaching observations and feedback
- Session-planning development
- Tactical and match-management development
- Leadership development
- Talent-identification and scouting education
- Professional academy liaison development
- Opportunities to learn from experienced coaches
Progression Opportunities
The pathway within LDN can be tailored depending on what you want to achieve.
Potential progression may include:
- Support Coach roles
- Lead Coach roles
- Specialist Coach opportunities
- Professional Academy Select Programme roles
- Scouting and talent-identification responsibilities
- Player recruitment roles
- Professional-club liaison opportunities
- Increased responsibility across LDN programmes
For coaches who demonstrate the required standards, volunteer involvement may also lead to paid opportunities as responsibilities and experience increase.
Qualifications & Experience
We are interested in candidates who have:
- Previous football or sports coaching experience
- 1+ year of coaching experience preferred
- Strong understanding of football
- Good communication skills
- Strong leadership and motivational qualities
- Good organisational and session-planning skills
- Confidence working within competitive youth football
- An interest in player development and progression
- A professional, reliable and positive attitude
- We are open to train and develop individuals with no experience
Relevant football coaching qualifications are desirable.
Driving Licence: Preferred.
Benefits & Development Opportunities
- Paid and volunteer pathways available
- LDN CPD programme
- CPD opportunities with professional teams
- Employee mentoring programme
- Lead and supporting coaching opportunities
- Specialist coaching opportunities
- Scouting and talent-identification development
- Professional-club liaison experience
- Academy scout and coach engagement
- Professional Academy Select Programme involvement
- JPL and SFL matchday experience
- Opportunity to work within a championship-winning environment
- Potential progression from volunteer to paid roles
- Employee discount
- Free parking
Location & Availability
Training: One midweek session per weekMatchdays: SaturdaysLocation: East LondonCompetitions: JPL and SFL
Join LDN
Whether you are looking for a paid coaching position, want to gain high-level practical experience through a volunteer role, or are seeking a pathway into coaching, scouting, leadership or professional academy environments, LDN can offer a route based around your development goals.
As current London County Cup Champions, back-to-back League Champions and Best in London Champions, LDN offers the opportunity to work within a competitive programme with strong standards, meaningful development opportunities and exposure to the wider football pathway.
Please note: The exact role, responsibilities and paid or volunteer status will be discussed with successful applicants and will depend on experience, qualifications, commitment, suitability and the desired outcome from the opportunity.
Pay: £15.00-£50.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Paid volunteer time
Work Location: In person
