Women's Football Apprentice

Woman's Football Apprentice

Salary: £7,000 per annum  

Closing Date: Wednesday 15th August

Interview Date: Friday 17th August

Nelson and Colne College, an Outstanding education provider with excellent facilities and unparalleled staff benefits, are looking for a highly motivated and dedicated Woman’s Football Apprentice to join our Sports team on a fixed-term basis, working 30 hours per week until August 2019. 

The ideal candidate will be joining an exceptional team and a College with state of the art 3G all-weather sports pitch and gym. The FA and AoC Sport apprenticeship programme is an exciting opportunity to be involved in the rapid growth of women and girls’ football across England. Working as part of a national network of apprentices, you will be tasked with engaging 100 girls/women in the game who are new to football both in the college and local community. You will have the opportunity to work with local partners, such as County FA’s, professional women’s clubs and grassroots teams. Alongside your fellow Women’s Football Apprentices, you will come together over the course of the year at the home of English football – Wembley Stadium and St George’s Park – to develop yourself personally and professionally with the help of sector-leading experts organised by AoC Sport. An ambassador for the women’s game, you will learn the ropes of football development, make contacts in the world of women’s football and inspire the next generation of girls and women to play football.

The successful candidate’s working week will be spent managing projects, planning and delivering events such as FA Girls’ Football Week, meeting with local football stakeholders, recruiting and managing female volunteers to help deliver activity, delivering football activity to college students and primary/secondary students, all the while monitoring and evaluating your work.

At the same time, you will undertake a Level 3 qualification apprenticeship. This will usually manifest itself as one day a week spent learning, writing coursework and completing all necessary aspects of the qualification.

The ideal candidate will have:

• GCSE Maths and English (minimum Grade C) or equivalent
• FA Level 1 coaching award (or equivalent) and First aid qualification
• Knowledge & understanding of the FE sector deriving from significant time spent studying within a sixth form/college
• Experience of mentoring and able to facilitate group discussions (desirable) 
• Knowledge of equality and diversity relating to sporting provision (desirable) 
• Basic understanding of The FA Women’s Strategy (The Gameplan for Growth) (desirable) 

You will need to be available on 21st & 23rd August 2018 for National Training. 

How to apply:

If you're interested in this post and would like to know more, then please visit our website and complete an application form by the closing date. 

We will then review your application and if shortlisted, you will be invited for an interview at Nelson and Colne College. Further shortlisting may take place and you will then have a Skype interview with AoC Sport and The FA (dates to be confirmed in due course). 

We are an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We particularly encourage applications from women and black and ethnic minority candidates which are currently under represented at this level. 

Please note: All of our posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check due to working with vulnerable adults and children. Should you wish to discuss this further, please get in touch with the HR team.