Vacancies

Job title: Club Academy Scout

Reporting line: Academy Director
Department: Academy
Location: Various

The Role

Motherwell FC is currently seeking a committed and motivated Academy Scout to operate in the Paisley and Renfrew area, although you may be asked to travel outwith this area. The main purpose of the role is to identify children and young people that have the potential to play within a professional academy.

Key Responsibilities 

• Work unsociable hours at times, including evenings and weekends regularly
• Attend necessary matches and events
• Follow safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring the wellbeing of children and young people
• Report information to the Academy Recruitment & Scouting and other relevant staff members

Requirements and Skills:

• Must have Scottish FA talent ID level 1.1,1.2 and 1.3
• Must be working towards Scottish FA talent ID level 2

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 Club’s 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 in the workplace and challenging inappropriate behaviour and process.