Post Title: Casual Football Coach

Site Location: Littledown – Bournemouth

Salary: £15.50 per hour

Contract Type: Casual

The role:

The Littledown Juniors Football programme is looking for a qualified, fun and enthusiastic football coach to join the team. You will be working alongside other coaches to provide sessions to our youngest of players (3-7 years) during the football season and some of our older players during the off season. We provide a safe, motivational, and enjoyable environment for players of all abilities to learn and play football. Your role is to ensure the safety and enjoyment of all participants by providing high quality coaching and customer service throughout sessions.

BH Live is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. Rigorous checks will be made of the successful applicant’s background credentials, including referencing and an enhanced DBS checks.

Applicants will be required to work on Saturday mornings with the opportunity to take on Football Parties to extend the hours. Additional hours are also available over the summer months on both weekdays and weekends.

You will:

· Coach football session in accordance with the Littledown Juniors and Littledown Centre’s rules and regulations.

· Arrive punctually for sessions and assist with setting up prior to the sessions commencing.

· Provide a safe and enjoyable environment for all participants to learn in whilst supporting any players who may need extra help.

· Ensure that all participants are collected at the end of each session by a parent/guardian before leaving yourself.

· Inform the Littledown Juniors Coordinator of any issues regarding participants including any safeguarding concerns.

· Report any damaged equipment to the Littledown Juniors Coordinator.

· To be aware and adhere to the Littledown Centre’s Safeguarding policy.

· To be fully aware of the Normal Operating Procedures and Emergency Action Procedures.

You will need:

· A minimum of an FA Level 2 Football Coaching Qualification (Essential)

· Practical experience of football coaching (Desired).

· Experience of working with young people (Desired).

· Satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.

· First Aid Qualification (Desired).

· Safeguarding Qualification (Desired)

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We offer:

· Gym and Swim membership (eligibility criteria applies)

· Onsite parking

· Training and development opportunities

· Holiday allowance

· Pension (subject to eligibility criteria)

· Flexible casual working hours, including weekends, bank holidays and evenings

About BH Live:

We are one of the UK’s leading leisure and event venue operators – a registered charity and social enterprise.

Our geographical reach spans across multiple venues, leisure centres and attractions across Portsmouth, Southampton, Croydon and the BCP region with millions of visits per year.

Our organisational and charitable purpose is to generate:

• More participation – through the provision of leisure facilities to encourage active communities, improved health, and wellbeing

• Higher audiences – through the provision of a diverse range of cultural and artistic events that appeal to a wide audience

• Greater economic and social benefit – through hosting major conferences, exhibitions, and events for the benefit of the local, regional, and international economies and people

We are making a positive difference across the communities we serve.

To apply:

All applications are to be made via the BH Live Careers site.: https://careers.bhlive.org.uk/

BH Live reserves the right to close the vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. We therefore highly recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible.