Head Coach - Loughborough Sport

Loughborough Students Women’s Football Club
Job Title: Head Coach/ Assistant Coach (2 positions available)
Time Commitment: two training sessions and two matches per week (Wednesday and
Sunday) minimum
Salary: Paid (£2,500 Head Coach/ £500 Assistant Coach)
Responsible to: Club Chair
Loughborough Students Women’s Football Club currently has over 70 members registered.
We have four squads competing in BUCS and local regional leagues. Loughborough
University is consistently ranked as one of the best and most successful sporting universities
in the country, as well as having a fantastic international reputation. We are looking for a
passionate, experienced and inspiring coach to lead the first team in the 2015/2016 season.
The post will be part-time with around 0-10 hours required per week; this includes
Wednesday and Sunday matches and also training which takes place out of office hours. It is
required that the coach should be present at all matches and therefore needs to be
available on Wednesdays during the day. We will however accept applications from people
who can’t be present on Wednesday due to other commitments but it may be taken into
consideration when the candidate is being selected.
If you are a student this role will not be paid and will be classed as voluntary/work
experience. We offer excellent CPD opportunities for students wanting to get involved with
football coaching and if suitable we can subsidies any relevant coaching qualifications they
wish to take.
Recent success: Loughborough Students Union Club of The Year 2012, BUCS Cup Champions
2012, BUCS League Winners 2013, 2’s East Midlands Regional League Champions
2012, Leicestershire County Cup Champions 2013, Midlands Combination League
Cup Champions 2014, 3s BUCS League Champions 2014, 4s BUCS League Champions 2015,
3s BUCS Cup Champions 2015
Job Duties:
Management
1. Management of other coaches is vital.
2. To ensure high level of communication between all squads to guarantee development
and squad movement of players.
3. Provide support and advice to assistant coaches and helpers within the coaching team.
Coaching
1. Whilst working alongside the committee, set appropriate goals for the 1 st team and
create a strategy to ensure these goals are met.
2. To plan appropriate sessions for the 1st team that will ensure development and
progression of all players.
3. To be responsible for pre-season training (July – August).
4. To command respect from players and fellow coaches.
5. To attend all training sessions and matches (Wednesday & Sunday).
Other
1. To maintain a professional attitude at all times.
2. To attend any meetings with fellow coaches and club committee where appropriate.
Reports to: Club Chair/ Loughborough Athletic Union
Responsible for: All coaches and players
Personal Specification:
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Experience of coaching
football
Experience of coaching women’s
football
Experience of managing people
Experience of working within a high
performance environment
Skills and
Excellent coaching skills,
Stage to be assessed*
1,2,3
1,3
1,3
1,2,3
Abilities
specifically football
Ability to work as part of a
team and to collaborate with
others
1,3
1,2,3
Excellent communication
and interpersonal skills
1,3
Strong people management
skills
1,3
Excellent time management
and organisational skills
1,2,3
Energy, enthusiasm,
initiative, flexibility/
adaptability
Training
A willingness to undertake
further training as
appropriate and to adopt
new procedures as and
when required.
Qualifications
Minimum UEFA B Coaching
Licence (or modules working
towards)
Other
Commitment to observing
the University’s Equal
Opportunities policy at all
times.
3
Any other FA accredited coaching
awards/ modules
1,3
3
*Stages in assessment: 1: application form at short listing, 2. Practical session, 3. interview.
Closing Date and Additional Information:
Closing date Monday 4th May at 1pm. Interviews and practical will take place on Wednesday 6th and
Thursday 7th May 2015, please make sure you are available.
To apply please send CV and cover letter to Club Chair Nicki Russell: lswfcchair@gmail.com
For informal queries also email lswfcchair@gmail.com