Women's Sports Science Assistant

Organisation: Charlton Athletic Football Club
Salary: To be discussed
Location: Charlton Athletic FC, Sparrows Lane Training Ground, South East London
Contract type: Permanent (Part time)
Closing date: 22 June 2025
Job Description: Women’s Sports Science Assistant

Hours: 20 hours per week between Monday to Sunday and Matchdays

Benefits include private medical insurance, health cash back plan, EAP, auto enrolled pension.

Charlton Athletic Football Club are recruiting for a Women’s Sports Science Assistant. This role will contribute to the aims and objectives of the Performance Services department through the provision of Sports Science and physical development to the Women & Girl’s Programme.

To contribute towards an innovative sport science team striving to achieve optimal results in the areas of performance, sport science and rehabilitation, while providing excellent support for players.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

To assist the Lead Strength & Conditioning Coach with the development and delivery of a Sports Science and Strength and Conditioning support program to the Charlton Athletic Women’s FC.

To provide sport science support provision to Charlton Athletic Women’s FC – inclusive of physical/physiological testing, GPS training analysis and daily monitoring data.

To support the delivery of gym and pitch based strength and conditioning for the Women’s First Team programme.

To support the technical coaches with the design and delivery of pitch based football programming incorporating physical, tactical, technical and mental components.

To collaborate with the Medical staff in designing and delivering rehabilitation programming to injured players.

To support the implementation of pre- and post-match nutritional strategies for the Women’s First Team programme.

Implement and manage recovery strategies where necessary.

To implement guidelines for athletic development in line with best practice for the FA WSL.

Utilise Kitman Labs, SharePoint, and Teamworks systems to store, monitor and visualise relevant data.

Communicate with international federations to ensure the safe transition of players from club to international duty.

Collaboration with wider Performance Services staff across the Men’s First Team, Boy’s Academy and Girl’s Academy, contributing towards club-wide CPD.

Undertake any other reasonable duties for the Football or Performance Services Department as may be requested.

Attend FA workshops, calls or meetings where required.

MAIN JOB REQUIREMENTS AND PERSON SPECIFICATION

Education/Qualifications/Training:

Undergraduate degree in Sports Science / Strength and Conditioning, or related field, from a recognised University.

Postgraduate degree specialising in Sport Science, or related field, from a recognised University.

Working towards, or have achieved BASES accreditation.

Attended UKSCA workshops, and working towards full accreditation.

FA Emergency First Aid qualification.

Specific Experience:

Experience in providing sport science support to female athletes and coaches to improve performance.

Experience of using team monitoring systems (e.g. GPS & heart rate).

Ability to implement innovative ideas, problem solve, make decisions and be comfortable working under pressure within strict time-frames.

Experience of working in gym based setting delivering physical performance and rehabilitation programmes.

An understanding of I.T. and ability to use computer-based programmes to fulfil the role of the job.

Commitment to continued professional development, both personally and departmentally.

 

Abilities/Skills/Knowledge:

Knowledge and understanding of child protection and safeguarding issues.

Track record of successfully integrating into a multi-disciplinary team.

Excellent planning and communication skills.

Be a good role model for staff and players within a high performance sport environment.

Maintain high professional standards at all time.

Ability to work in a fast-moving environment.

Possess communication skills that are clear, engaging and responsive.

Demonstrates good work ethic and high output.

Safeguarding

Charlton Athletic Football club are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We endeavour to provide a fun, safe and welcoming environment where children and young people feel respected and valued.

If you are successful then you will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS.

 

Additional Information

This a part time role that includes work on weekends and evenings

Applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK

Charlton Athletic FC and Charlton Athletic Women FC are committed to following relevant health & safety regulations and all members of staff are expected to be fully aware and adhere to, at all times, the Club’s H&S and fire safety procedures;

Charlton Athletic FC and Charlton Athletic Women FC are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment;

Charlton Athletic FC and Charlton Athletic Women FC is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and its policies for recruitment, selection, training, development and promotion are designed to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, ethnic and national origin, disability or gender reassignment.

Any personal data that you provide to Charlton Athletic Football Club Ltd (data controller) will be processed in line with applicable data protection laws and will be used only for the purpose of recruitment.

We will keep your personal information for 6 months after which we will erase it. You can always choose to have your data erased earlier by emailing us at dpo@cafc.co.uk

This job description is not to be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. It is an outline of activity, roles and responsibilities and is open to change.

Please note that due to the high volume of applications we receive we regret that we are unable to respond to unsuccessful applicants.

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