Department: Women’s Academy Department
Hours of work: 35 hours per week (flexible working hours including afternoons, evenings & weekends)
Contract Type: Full Time, Fixed Term Contract until 30 June 2023
Salary: £25,000 per annum dependent on experience
Location: Bodymoor Heath Training Ground
Closing Date: Wednesday 15 June 2022
Interview Date: Friday 8 July 2022
1. The Department
Our Aston Villa Women's Football Team and pathway has grown significantly over the last 3 seasons. To support this growth, we are now focusing our efforts to ensure our Women's Academy and Girl's Regional Talent Club have the right people in the right roles to help us in delivering our ambitious plans for nurturing, encouraging and developing talent within our Women and Girls youth structure.
We now are looking for a self-motivated, forward-thinking, and proactive individual to join our Women’s Academy as Physical Performance Coach Lead.
2. The Role
Working at our Bodymoor Heath Training Ground the successful candidate will have the responsibility for all sports science and strength and conditioning provisions across our pathway working closely with our Women’s First Team to ensure a clear alignment of the pathway and high standards and of coaching are applied as appropriate.
You must be able to demonstrate a detailed knowledge in order to develop and deliver a leading physical performance programme across the pathway. Working effectively with the whole multi-disciplinary team, the postholder will provide an integrated approach to performance enhancement and ensure that the delivery of physical programme effectively meets its commitments to the players and coaches.
For further information please see the Role Profile.
3. The Person
The successful candidate will hold a BSc or MSc in Sports Science, Strength and Conditioning or equivalent and hold or currently working towards a UKSCA ASCC accreditation. You must have demonstratable experience in working with elite athletes in a sport environment and be a team player who has experience within interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary teams.
As part of your application, please ensure you upload your CV and Cover Letter.
Right to Close Vacancy Posting Early
The Club reserves the right to close any advertised vacancies earlier than the advertised closing date if sufficient applications have been received.
Equality Statement
Aston Villa Football Club celebrates the diversity of its Club and embrace equal opportunities for all. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and fully support The FAs Football Leadership Diversity Code.
We welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, race, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, sex and religion or belief.
Safeguarding Statement
Aston Villa Football Club is fully committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk across our Club. As such, we adhere to Safer Recruitment processes and for some roles a satisfactory enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure & Barring Service may be required prior to starting in a role at the Club. For more information, please see Aston Villa Football Club | The official club website | AVFC - Safeguarding