Cambridge United are hiring a Community Development Officer & Lead Coach to join the team...
The successful applicant will manage and lead the development of Cambridge United’s school holiday courses, providing high quality coaching and opportunities for youth players. They will be required to coach within the Club's youth development programmes, supporting the centre managers with the recruitment and progression of players.
Key Job Outcomes:
- To lead and manage all tasks in the organisation and delivery of the Club’s school holiday courses which includes the communications, marketing and planning of all courses
- To coach and support the holistic development of players within the youth development programmes
- To work closely with the programme managers to identify top performing players suitable for player progression
- To complete reports which will provide players with feedback on their technical, tactical, physical, psychological, and social performance
- To recruit, train and manage the required staff for the running of the school holiday courses, including the delivery of CPD and induction events
- To work closely with the youth development team to ensure safeguarding standards, policies and actions are implemented/maintained appropriately
- To meet/exceed the financial targets for the school holiday courses as set by the Club. This includes the creation, monitoring and evaluation of the course’s budgets and targets
- To manage the recording of the necessary statistics about all school holiday courses and necessary youth development centres including attendances, participation, and growth
- To obtain the necessary timesheets from staff members, checking and signing off the required part of the payroll process
- To deliver the brand standards of outstanding customer service whilst ensuring a clear and effective line of communication is maintained across all staff, programmes, and departments
- To promote and market all Club activities and programmes by appropriate means as and when requested. The Communications Manager and the other business operations team members will assist you with this.
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The application deadline is Sunday 17 March 2024.
We do not discriminate against staff on the basis of age, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religious or political belief or affiliation, trade union membership, gender, gender reassignment, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, disability, socio-economic background or any other inappropriate distinction or characteristic covered by the Equality Act 2010.
