Vacancies

Job title: Youth Academy Coach

Reporting line: Academy Director
Department: Football
Location: Fir Park Stadium/ Braidhurst High School
Contract: Part Time

The Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic Youth Academy Coach to join our ambitious and hard-working team. This candidate will:

• Provide quality, age-appropriate coaching to players in accordance with the Academy philosophy and coaching curriculum.
• Deliver, monitor, and periodically review each player’s individual learning plan.
• Be familiar with all Academy policies and processes, working as part of an interdisciplinary approach to player development as per the Academy Performance Plan.

Motherwell Football Club is renowned for producing young talent that have gone to have successful careers, playing at the highest level. The likes of David Turnbull, Allan Campbell, James McFadden, Lee McCulloch, Chris Cadden and Jamie Murphy have all came through our academy setup and we want to produce and help the next crop of talent become the very best version of themselves on the field, and off it.

The applicant must have a flexible working approach, with the ability to cater for each players’ needs. They must be able to work evenings, weekends and match days as required.

Applicants preferably should have experience in working with a youth academy. Applicants must be qualified to Advanced Children’s Licence (ACL).

To apply, please email your CV and cover letter to david.clarkson@motherwellfc.co.uk and scott.currie@motherwellfc.co.uk.

Closing date for application is Friday 18 October 2024.

SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT

The Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people

and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The Club have systems in place to ensure that the welfare of vulnerable groups is dealt with appropriately ad sensitively.  Everyone working at the Club has a duty of care to safeguard the welfare of children and young people by creating an environment that protects them from harm.  Our standards of practice ensure all staff are fully ware and understand their responsibilities under safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance.

The Club ensures that all staff that have a direct responsibility for children, young people, or vulnerable adults, have been subject to the most stringent of recruitment practices which include Disclosure PVG checks and reference checks.  

EQUALITY STATEMENT

The individual must always carry out their duties with due regard to the Clubs policies and procedures and in particular the Club’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy.

The individual must ensure a positive commitment towards equality and diversity by treating others fairly and not committing any form of direct or indirect discrimination, victimisation, or harassment of any description and to promote positive working relationships between all internal and external stakeholders.  The individual must contribute to encouraging equality and respecting diversity by embedding such values I the workplace and challenging inappropriate behaviour and process.