Soft Tissue Therapist

Organisation: Aston Villa Football Club
Salary: Attractive Remuneration Package depending on experience
Location: Bodymoor Heath Training Ground
Contract type: Permanent (Full time)
Closing date: 25 January 2026
Job Description: 1. The Department

Our Men’s First Team Medical and Sports Science Department strive to deliver a world-class, multi-disciplinary service to empower our players to achieve and maintain their peak performance. We are driven by a relentless desire to win, our team continually challenges on another, fostering a high-performance environment grounded in excellence and innovation.

2. The Role

Based at our world-class facility at Bodymoor Heath Training Ground, we are looking for an experienced Soft Tissue Therapist with a passion and expertise in providing proactive treatment, reducing injury risk and ultimately maintaining our players peak performance.

You will be responsible for providing evidence-based soft tissue therapy for the players including conducting thorough assessments of soft tissue injuries and providing individualised treatment plans with clear clinical reasoning.

This is an opportunity to work with some of the best football talent in the world and to make a valuable impact on their career.

You will play a vital role in our multi-disciplinary working collaboratively with the Performance Director, Head of Medical Services and Head Physiotherapist.

3. The Person

To be considered for this role, you will need to hold the following qualifications:

• Level 3 or 4 in Sports Massage
• BSc in Sports Therapy (or equivalent)

You will need to have previous, significant experience in delivering soft-tissue therapy in an elite sports environment, ideally in football and have experience in using instrument assisted soft tissue therapy, such as TECAR.

We are looking for someone who is a concise, assertive and effective communicator and can build relationships with a range of stakeholders including the wider multi-disciplinary team and our players. You will need to be organised with a proactive, calm and positive attitude and be comfortable in working in a fast-paced dynamic environment.

You will need to be available to work flexibly including evenings, weekends and matchdays and be available to travel to away matches on a rota basis.

4. Why join us?

There has never been a better time to join Aston Villa Football Club. Our drive to succeed is visible on the global stage, we are building a family ethos and culture to be proud of, and realising our ambitious plans for the expansion and improvement of our world-class facilities. If you are already excited by this challenge and want to play your part in our historic Club, then you'll be pleased to hear about our amazing staff benefits you'll receive whilst working for us! See our Staff Benefits booklet to find out more.

As part of your application, you will be asked to:

1. Upload your CV

2. Answer the following question:

a) Please outline how your key skills and experience make you the ideal candidate for this role (400 words maximum)

For further information, the Role Profile and to apply please go to careers.avfc.co.uk/jobs

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 diversity and embraces equal opportunities for all.

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 Foundation. 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 Foundation. For more information, please see Aston Villa Football Club | The official club website | AVFC - Safeguarding
How to apply: https://careers.avfc.co.uk/jobs