Community Engagement Coach (sessional)
At a glance
Mid-level Community Marketing role at Palace For Life Foundation. London.
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What you'll do
- Plan football sessions by age, combining life-skill development with core techniques and football skills
- Lead activities across Premier League Kicks, including sessions for girls and participants with disabilities
- Help run matches and tournaments, officiating and making sure every young person gets equal time to play
- Keep communication clear with participants, families, community partners and colleagues to build positive working relationships
- Log attendance and feedback, while maintaining a safe, inclusive setting and meeting safeguarding duties
What you bring
- Football coaching experience, ideally from community engagement or a Premier League Kicks programme
- An FA or UEFA coaching credential, or a suitable youth work qualification
- Current FA first-aid and child-safeguarding credentials, or readiness to earn them before starting
Who this fits
This sessional role suits someone who enjoys coaching young people and can work evenings, weekends or school holidays. Sessions run from late afternoon on weekdays and on Sundays at sites around South London. Successful applicants complete safer recruitment checks, including a criminal records check.
From the employer
Key Details
Salary: £14.80-£21.00 per hour (depending on FA Coaching qualification level)
Hours: Sessions available from 4pm Monday-Friday and Sundays
Location: Various across South London
Contract term: Permanent
Closing date: 20th October 2026
Interviews: Arranged as applications received
Job Overview
We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic Community Engagement Coaches to work across our Premier League Kicks, Get Involved and Community Outreach projects. You will be responsible for planning and delivering engaging sessions, using sport and youth work to support young people to thrive and reach their potential.
Job Description
Plan and deliver age-appropriate sessions that develop life skills alongside fundamental football skills and techniques;
Deliver engaging sessions that promote enjoyment and participation across the Premier League Kicks programme, including disability and girls' provision;
Support the delivery of tournaments and matches, including officiating and managing participants, ensuring all young people have equal playing time and experience;
Build and maintain positive relationships with participants, parents/carers, community partners and colleagues through clear and consistent communication.
Maintain accurate records, including attendance and feedback, for monitoring and evaluation requirements;
Promote a safe, inclusive and supportive environment for all participants, fulfilling safeguarding responsibilities and following Foundation policies and procedures.
Person Specification
Experience coaching football, ideally within a Community Engagement or Premier League Kicks setting;
FA/UEFA qualified football coach, or an appropriate youth work qualification;
In-date FA First Aid and FA Safeguarding Children qualifications (or willingness to obtain before starting);
A passion for making a difference to young people’s lives;
Be reliable, organised, flexible and willing to learn;
Be available for evening, weekend and/or holiday work.
Safeguarding
We are committed to ensuring the welfare and protection of all children, young people and adults who take part in our activities, and all staff are expected to share this commitment. All successful candidates will go through safer recruitment checks (including a criminal records check) before commencing employment.
Equalities
We endorse the principle of equality and strive to ensure that all our staff and participants have a genuine and equal opportunity to participate to the full extent of their own ambitions and abilities, and can be assured of an environment in which their rights, dignity and worth are respected.
We want our staff to reflect the diversity of our local community, and we welcome applications from individuals of all age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion of belief and marriage and civil partnership.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made to support your application, please just let us know.
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