Football Coach

GLL is looking for enthusiastic, player-focused coaches to join our Girls District Football Programme across a range of age groups. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a structured player development environment supporting talented young female footballers within the district pathway. If you have the skills and ambition to join us as a Football Coach, there's never been a more exciting time to join us. This is more than a Football Coach job, it's a career. As a Football Coach you’ll be highly motivated and committed to engage and inspire pupils of all ages and abilities within a safe setting providing a fun, friendly and encouraging environment you’ll pass on your knowledge to help improve pupil’s football performances whilst teaching the fundamental footballing skills - you’ll get great satisfaction seeing pupils progress and develop. Your FA level 1 or above qualifications will ensure that you can comfortably deliver high-quality sessions at a variety of levels, abilities and age groups from children through to experienced adults. What you’ll do: Plan and deliver engaging, age-appropriate training sessions Support player development across technical, tactical, physical, and personal areas Assist with matchday preparation, coaching, and in-game support Provide constructive feedback to players and support communication with parents when required Attend matches, festivals, and district events Work collaboratively with coaching staff and District programme lead Contribute to a positive, professional, and development-focused environment You will be responsible for the delivery of a football programme which will be well structured, focussing on progression and the development of your pupils. The delivery of high quality coaching Improving the level of coaching and increasing the numbers on the programme Be aware of pupils status, nature and needs Maintain a good and positive image of the Better to customers and the public generally by providing a welcoming, helpful and professional service. Setting up equipment Deliver first-class customer service Deal with customer queries As a leader within the leisure industry we can also offer scope to progress your career, and job variety like nowhere else. What you need: A can-do attitude FA level 1/ Introduction to coaching (Essential) UEFA C Licence / FA Level 2 (Desirable) UEFA B Licence (Desirable) Experience working with youth football players Experience working within girls’ football (Essential) Strong communication, leadership, and organisational skills Passion for player development and women’s football A real focus on customer service. Passion and personality Knowledge of health and safety Be a great team player A First Aid qualification Experience of coaching in a community setting As a charitable social enterprise owned by its staff GLL has a great range of benefits for its employees: A values driven organisation Learning & development to support career development Good pension schemes Discounted gym membership for you and your partner A full time permanent position / A part time permanent position of  / A flexible working position - SELECT ONE The opportunity to join the GLL Society and have a say on how we are run plus associated events Exclusive discounts on our villas in Portugal Exclusive discounts on our Ski chalets in Bulgaria Career Pathways, professional development is just the start. To ensure your stay on top of your game we provide training with practical and theory elements too Discounts across thousands of retailers (GLL Extras) 25% off Red Letter Days 25% off Buy a Gift 20% off GLL spa experience treatments and associated products Ride to work scheme Free eye tests and discounted glasses About GLL: As the UK’s largest leisure operator and charitable social enterprise, we offer a range of careers for everyone in our local communities. We manage over 400 facilities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, including public sport and leisure centres, elite sporting venues, libraries and children’s centres. Our people are from the communities we serve and help us make real changes in their local area. One of our core values is ‘More than a Job’, because working with us opens up a wide range of possibilities and opportunities for you, starting with how you work with us. To make sure we’re having a positive impact on our people, we also offer some flexible and part-time working options so you can make sure your new job works for you. Subject to vacancies, whether you are after a contractual commitment and a regular work schedule or the freedom of flexible hours, you may be able to choose an arrangement that works best for you and play your part in improving the health and wellbeing of your community. We offer two different types of work arrangements: A permanent employment contract - part time and full time A flexible worker engagement by joining our flexible worker pool If you are looking for a regular number of hours that you can work, a