Casual Community Football Coach - Parks and Estate Programme; Kicks

The Role

We are looking for a passionate Community Football Coach to join us on a casual basis
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You will play a key role in our community Kicks and Positive Futures programmes. The programmes provide weekly football sessions on parks and housing estates in Islington, Hackney and Camden. We adopt a child centered approach with coaches delivery of football activity, whilst also using youth work approaches in order to build trusting relationships with participants.

We are one of the most famous clubs in world football, with a rich heritage and history of success – read more about our history, here.

Beyond that, we are passionate about our local community and, behind the scenes, we have a wide variety of opportunities and career paths for all. We have a very defined purpose: to act for a winning team, culture and community. We achieve this by ensuring we are courageous in the pursuit of progress, we champion our community and each other, and that we do the right thing (even when no one is looking).

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Our Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed to ensuring that our environments for children, young people and adults at risk remain safe and inclusive. We therefore require successful candidates to complete a DBS check and other essential background checks prior to starting their employment. Depending on the responsibilities of the role, a DBS will be either a basic, standard, or enhanced check.

• Inspire and educate - you will deliver high quality coaching sessions to children that are in line with the programme values and support young people’s personal development both on and off the pitch
• Engage and collaborate - you ll build and support positive working relationships with players, parents/guardians and professionals such as local youth workers and police
• Support and develop - you will oversee and mentor trainee coaches delivering on the programme to help them develop their skills and confidence to deliver high quality football sessions
• Oversee data collection and administration - you will complete tasks related to the sessions such as updating registers, consent forms or risk assessments
• Deliver child friendly competition - you have a positive commitment towards equality and diversity by ensuring that sessions are accessible to all
• Champion safeguarding and health and safety - you ll create and support safe environments for our participants to engage in and take action to share any concerns for them
• Drive your own development - you will consistently stay up to date with training and opportunities to grow in your role

• Experience in a similar coaching role - you have an FA Level 1 Award in Coaching Football/UEFA B and a valid, up to date certification(s) in First Aid and Safeguarding Children
• Inspiring leadership skills - you have excellent inter-personal skills with a positive, engaging and confident demeanour
• Excellent organisational skills - you re committed to high quality delivery and service so enjoy working to deadlines and have a flexible approach
• Dynamic communicator - you re able to communicate clearly across a highly diverse range of audiences, adapting your style, tone and approach as needed
• Passion for community - you have an understanding of youth principles and you re motivated with the desire to make a real difference to people s lives within the local community
• Trusted ambassador for our club - you recognise your responsibility as a representative of our club and maintain exceptional standards of professional behaviour and boundaries towards colleagues, our community participants and the wider public

Arsenal for Everyone is our commitment to promoting and embracing equality, diversity and inclusion, so that everyone connected to the club feels like they belong to the same Arsenal family. We believe that diversity of background, skills and experience drives our success on and off the pitch.

We are a Disability Confident Leader. We actively welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities and long-term…